Would you rescue a shelter yorkie?

[sashajade]

It must of been hard losing her like that so sorry

Originally Posted by 1Ieisha

No, I've never rescued a yorkie. But growing up my father used to rescue pits, and Rottweilers. He eventually let me rescue a westie terrier (her name was Miley), and I loved her to bits and pieces. But she died about 2 and half years after we got her (kidney failure). As we all know a lot of rescue and shelter animals Dont always come in the best health. & I was completely torn a pretty much crushed when she died. I haven't rescued since.... And I am DEFINITELY NOT saying I will never rescue again, I'm just saying I needed time to heal, because in my opinion 2 years was definitely not enough. (though, I Was ans still am very thankful for those 2 years) That may sound a little selfish but anyone that has lost a pet after only a short while knows what I'm saying. But with that being said I will definitely be rescuing or adopting my next fur baby (when the time is right).... Which will most likely be a yorkie or yorkie mix.

[sashajade]

Originally Posted by Carlea

I rescued Gismo from the Humane Society on 12/2/11. See avatar. Gizmo was picked up as a stray and according to both the shelter and our vet he was 11 months old. We are amazed at how good he has been. He has never had ani accident in the house, even asks to go out. From the beginning we have allowed him run of the house even at night. We are retired but when we do go out to doctors he is good and does not bother anything. We do put him in our master bedroom but he did have access to our bathroom. He is intelligent and learns commands quickly. We couldnt be more pleased.

[sashajade]

Everyone is entitled to there opinion
I guess it depends on what you would call a real yorkie.... in showing circles i would guess not very many of us have what they would call a real yorkie.... unless your yorkie is under 6 pounds, has a perfect coat and every measurement is correct
I have seen loads of photos of real yorkies in shelters so there are some
I have known people who have got a yorkie from a breeder to only find out that there yorkie might not be ALL yorkie, you only have the word of the breeder i guess....
The one thing i love about yorkies is that they do all look different, not many breeds out there that you never really know what your gonna get

Originally Posted by KazzyK810

I haven't ever adopted a shelter yorkie and probably never would.

The chances of finding a healthy REAL YORKIE in a shelter near me, here in the States, are extremely slim. There are many listed as "yorkie" or "yorkie mix"...but take a look at the pictures and they either look nothing like a yorkie, or are very old and/or have serious health issues. I wouldn't deliberately choose a yorkie with health problems and I'm not at all interested in a mix of any kind...cos then its just a dog...and I know this might sound strange to some (and I'm not meaning any offence to those with other dog breeds as family members) but I definately wouldn't label myself a "dog lover".....I'm just a "yorkie lover"...so nothing but a yorkie would do for me.

I would, however, consider rehoming someone's yorkie, if the right one came along. There was a local grown woman whose elderly mother passed away and she was looking to place her mum's yorkie....I'd be open to that kind of situation.

[Tae1107]

All of my Yorkies have been adopted and they are all perfect of course I am biased.

[yorkieusa]

I would!

[sashajade]

The great thing with the groups i have is that members/rescues on them will pull the dog for you and transport it to you in another state, i have been involved in transporting over many states

Originally Posted by BeyonceMomma23

I would LOVE to adopt a shelter yorkie & save a life. No, Bee was not a shelter yorkie, she was from a breeder, but I have nothing against adopting shelter dogs & dogs in need. Where I live I hardly ever see small dogs such as yorkie/bichion frise/shih tzu etc. in shelters. With my next yorkie I plan to rescue for sure, as soon as I get a new place & get settled I think it is a great thing to do.

[sashajade]

your little one in your avatar looks perfect to me

Originally Posted by Tae1107

All of my Yorkies have been adopted and they are all perfect of course I am biased.

[sashajade]

Originally Posted by yorkieusa

I would!

[robintz]

We just brought Louie home from a shelter a month ago. The shelter was about 80% small breeds (mostly chihuahuas) and the woman we spoke with said they bring up a ton of dogs from Los Angeles because they euthanize them down there and so the other states try to bring them up when they can (ours is a no-kill shelter in Washington).

Louie is eight years old and we know very little about his previous life (this is definitely his third home, at a minimum). He is extremely anxious and cowers when you try to get him to come to you, like he's afraid of being hit or punished. He also hates going outside, so we have to carry him outside and then insist he stay out there (with us) until he goes to the bathroom. He had a few peeing accidents when he first got here but none since, although he does not ever ask to go out so i have to take him out regularly.

He does have poop accidents sometimes although he is finally starting to come to me and act weird when he needs to go out and then I'll take him out. So that's a step in the right direction! The vet said his anal glands were severely impacted so he probably wasn't feeling the sensation of needing to go to the bathroom so that's why he has poop issues.

He also had 9 teeth pulled the week before we adopted him and he had almost no fur on his body (but it's growing in now). Pretty neglected.

He is a cuddler and a sweetheart and it's wonderful to see him settle in. I'm wondering if anyone has adopted an older dog like this and how long it will take him to really trust us? He definitely has bonded with me but it breaks my heart how scared he still is and how anxious he seems.

Our 14 year old Bichon passed away about a month before we brought Louie home and we'd had him from puppyhood, so we don't really have experience with an older shelter dog.

[butchpoodle]

My first yorkie was a rescue from a shelter. She and her male partner were both up for adoption at the same time, and when small dogs become available, people come early (more like late at night) and sleep in line in cars or RVs to adopt when the shelter opens. Cassidy was adopted by one of these people then returned when their free vet visit disclosed all of the care she was going to need.

In my county, any dog returned for any reason gets marked A-24 (Available for 24 hours then destroyed), so we got a call to rescue her and my friend picked her up and bathed her and sent her to me to foster. She was in terrible shape, but once she decided she wanted to live (it took a while), she was spitfire! I loved that dog!!

I only had her 2-1/2 years, but I wouldn't trade a day of those years. She was hard on my other dog (a toy poodle) so I promised her she'd never have to live with another yorkie.

Ten years later, I have my second yorkie. She was born into rescue; her mother was in the shelter quite pregnant. I met her when she was 5 weeks and brought her home at 8 weeks. She is a riot and I hope to have her for many, many years to come.

As with most things in life, quality is much more important than quantity, and when it comes right down to it - all we have it this very day. I wholeheartedly support adopting from shelters and rescues. They know that you've saved them and they love you even more for it.

[navillusc]

Absolutely!!! Lots of them have ended up here because I have already done it many times, and would do it again!

In fact, all of my animals have been feral, re-homed, rescued, or sheltered. That's where you find some of your most dearly beloved friends and companions...they sometimes need some place to go...which is why I go there to get them.

- Cat

[butchpoodle]

Everybody disagreed about Cassidy's age. The shelter said 12, my vet said 10, and the ophthalmologist said more like 7. She had been at a puppy mill somewhere cranking out babies and living in filth.

Watching her come back to life was a precious gift, and went on for months as she learned the ways of our life, as opposed to wherever she came from. She became pretty trusting of me, 'though I don't know that she ever really believed I wasn't going to dump her someday.

Our poodles are all rescues, and Kirby was in the pound a month. Before that he lived with 6 children and was confined to the bathroom or outside because they never trained him. He's a great guy - but to this day (he's 10 and we got him at 1-1/2 years) he tenses up if you pick him up. Even though we have never dropped him, clearly someone else did before us.

I think six months will give you an idea of how he will be for the rest of his life. Encourage what you like, discourage what you don't - like with anyone else ... you've done a great and good thing!!

[SophieandZiggy]

I would've adopted a shelter rescue Yorkie here in WV on Tuesday but they said he didn't get along with other dogs.

[butchpoodle]

Originally Posted by KazzyK810

The chances of finding a healthy REAL YORKIE in a shelter near me, here in the States, are extremely slim. There are many listed as "yorkie" or "yorkie mix"...but take a look at the pictures and they either look nothing like a yorkie, or are very old and/or have serious health issues. I wouldn't deliberately choose a yorkie with health problems and I'm not at all interested in a mix of any kind...

When Cassidy was with me, we learned a few things - she came out of the shelter, as I've said. She looked terrible, stripped with a 10-blade, her teeth were crusted over. Whoever adopted her first brought her back 'cause she was going to be "too expensive," per the free vet visit you get when you adopt a California shelter dog.

One thing we learned is that she had likely been a show dog - she stacked perfectly with a slight pull on the lead. Not the moment I got her, but several months later, when she had decided to live ... you didn't have to touch her, just stand with her on lead and gently tug the lead. I wouldn't believe it if I hadn't lived it.

Her confirmation was excellent except for her cottony coat, and I was told by yorkie people that people show cotton coats; they just slick their coats before taking them into the ring. Not my area of expertise, but that's what I was told at the time.

Pretty much all I did was loved her, loved her more, had her teeth cleaned regularly, exposed her to a good life, spayed her, fed her good whole food, and kept her groomed. And there was that hefty $75 adoption fee. )

I was in a dog show once (I'd snuck her in to watch the best in show ring with me) and someone near me was talking about rescues and I told her Cassidy was a rescue; her jaw dropped. Then she remarked, well - rescue, yes - but you'd never find a dog like her in the shelter. Not if you don't look, I answered. Not only was she in the shelter but she was scheduled to be destroyed.

To each their own, but having watched rescued dogs - Cassidy being the worst of the worst when she came along - reclaim their lives and spirits after being in shelters - it is a precious experience one will never know until they live it. And I'm so glad it isn't me who has missed out on that kind of great love.