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01-29-2012, 04:51 PM | #1 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: KS
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| New baby and then the Yorkie gets re-homed Many of us, including myself, frown and condemn young parents for wanting to re-home their Yorkie once a baby is born. Most claim they no longer have time for the furbaby. We all know that is a matter of opinion. You just make the time. Many furbaby parents do just that when a baby is born. But then you have those who just don't love their furbaby enough to care. I have now changed my mind. If young parents want to re-home the Yorkie then it is most certainly the best for the Yorkie. At this moment I have a malnourished 3.3 lb. Yorkie snuggled in beside me. Lucy is 7 yrs. old and has been with her family for 3 yrs. During the first year or two I believe she was loved. Along came a baby. The baby turned one. Lucy was scared and nipped at the baby. Time to re-home Lucy. The moment I saw her I knew she was malnourished. Spine was very prominent. Hip bones were sticking out about 1/2 inch. No hair on any of the legs. Facial hair very thin. No, they hadn't noticed any of this. Yet they had cut her toenails before they brought her to me and they didn't see that there wasn't any hair on her toes. I could see that the nails had been very long and were now clipped short. How they must have bled. How she must have cried. Her teeth are in horrible shape. No, they couldn't tell me if she had actually been eating. They have a lab. He might have eaten her food. Lucy was scared of her bowl because it moved on the wood floor. She would back away from her food. And, no, they didn't think of putting a placemat or a towel under the bowl, or buy a new bowl. I am now softening her food and hand feeding her three x's a day. She is very hungry. She feels so fragile that I'm afraid she might break in half. She gives us kisses. She snuggles. She gives and wants love. Lucy has a long way to go. Tomorrow a vet check is in order. Only bloodwork. She is too fragile to go through a dental. (Thank goodness she is spayed) She will most likely need a knee done. I will have all of that done before she goes to the rescue I deal with. No, it is not always best for a doggie to stay with new parents when they really don't want it and choose to ignore it until it nearly perishes. The little furbaby has a much better chance going to a rescue, maybe even a humane society, then to be left to suffer under families who do not want them. ~Joanne~
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01-29-2012, 04:55 PM | #2 |
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| Poor thing. Sounds like it was definitely the right decision for the pup to be re-homed in this case.
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01-29-2012, 04:56 PM | #3 |
YT 1000 Club Member | Oh my gosh I read this and cried. I cannot fathom how the hell any human can treat an animal so inhumanely. So glad this baby found you and vice versa. Wishing all the best for her and you :-)
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01-29-2012, 04:59 PM | #4 |
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| That breaks my heart. Thank heaven there are angels like you, Joanne, to save a little one in dire circumstances. How sad for her to have gone through that for so long.
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01-29-2012, 05:00 PM | #5 |
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| i am so glad she found you. i really can't believe people that people treat their furbabies like that. |
01-29-2012, 05:06 PM | #6 |
I ♥ Joey & Ralphie! Donating Member | I too am crying as I read this, that poor little thing. I know what you mean, if someone is thinking about a rehome, we shouldn't talk them out of it and it doesn't do any good to make them feel guilty. The sooner the dog has a new home where it is wanted, the better. Not everyone who has a dog should have a dog, and I'm sorry they don't understand how wonderful dogs can be. Anyone this negligent of a dog probably is a horrible mother for human children, as well. I really admire you Joanne for what you do on behalf of these forgotten babies. God Bless and I hope this little one finally finds a home she deserves.
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01-29-2012, 05:12 PM | #7 |
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| Please understand that I did not write this to be patted on the back. I just wanted to get some of my anger out at the couple who gave me little Lucy. She is darling. How could they do that? Wish there was a black list to put lousy furbaby parents' names on as a warning to the rest of the world. But then my name would be on it from when I was newly married and before I knew better. Grew up a farm girl many years ago and pets were disposable. That mentality is still very prevalent in our modern world. ~Joanne~
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01-29-2012, 05:19 PM | #8 |
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| I do agree to an extent. In situations such as this it is clearly in the best interest of the li'l Yorkie to go elsewhere. However, generally speaking, I feel most people get rid of the dog when a new baby comes, without even trying to make it work. Oh...doggy snapped at baby, time to go. When in reality what they should be doing is everything in their power to make it a happy situation for everyone, including the dog. There are a great number of trainers and dog behaviorists out there who are all to willing and happy to help work with the pooches in their fear/aggression/confusion over the new skinbaby. People are just lazy....imo. I'm glad you took this little one in, she really needed to feel loved again, bless her little heart. I DO feel that in this situation it was clearly the right choice to find her a new home. Any longer and who knows what her outcome would have been; I dare not think of it. |
01-29-2012, 06:08 PM | #9 |
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| Ahhh...she's a little lovebug that just needed to be shown love to reciprocate. I hope she finds a wonderful loving home where she's cherished.
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01-29-2012, 06:26 PM | #10 |
and Bear too! ♥ Donating Member | My heart is aching for this poor little girl right now. It makes me so sick when people decide to get a new pet, and they don't look at it as a forever commitment. How could they neglect this poor baby so badly? I thought bear was neglected, but hearing her story make's his not sound so bad. Bear's owner was the same way. She had a baby, and he had to go. When I got him, he was so matted that I had to cut his hair down to his skin in many places. He had fleas, and ear infections in both ears. I wish we could get more people to rehome pets, or make the corrections that they need to, so that the abuse and neglect of these poor animals is stopped!
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01-29-2012, 08:29 PM | #11 | |
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..and bless you for being there for her and giving her that love and a chance to be home with people who truly care for and about her! Hugs...and lots of them!
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01-29-2012, 08:52 PM | #12 | |
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01-29-2012, 09:42 PM | #13 |
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| Bless her sweet heart!! Now this I don’t understand and never will actually! I had my kids as teenagers and yet I found a cat that was so small she looked like a rat but yet I took her in and gave her a home and fed from a bottle for 6 weeks. Now she is 3 years old and the most amazing cat ever. I am all she knows so I make sure every day to spoil her. My dogs and my cat are my world. I have two young kids still in elementary but I still make time to groom all 3 of my pets, walk them two times a day, take them with me and let them socialize, and spoil them with toys, clothes, love, … IE… To me they are like my kiddos and I try to give my two dogs and my cat the world! I take them everywhere and spend all of my time with them just as I would and do my children. They are my responsibility as much as my kids are! Yes I had to learn to multitask but that is okay, everyone is happy. I just don’t understand how you cannot sacrifice everything for your pet as much as you would your child! Sukie has snapped at my kids but it is not anything really. I am working on teaching her and my kids to meet each others needs and to learn my kiddos scare her with their quick movements. There is no way I would ever let them go nor not do anything for them just as I would for my kids.
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01-29-2012, 09:49 PM | #14 |
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| That poor little girl... I'm so happy she is in good hands now. She deserved better than that! I cannot believe they let her deteriorate like that
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01-30-2012, 06:15 AM | #15 |
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