OOOPS what I meant was it wouldn't be right to keep a the dog when it's not mine. It wouldn't be right to NOT make an effort to find the owner.

I still maintain that if that other doggie comes available we will likely still adopt her, but puppy did well last night, I brought her out to potty once. I'm guessing her blanket will need washing since she doesn't have to potty this morning.

That sounds pretty irresponsible of the owner...not even knowing what day their Yorkie went missing. :eek: You have proved your integrity! :D

I have rescued dogs when neglect was obvious...food/water withheld and/or not provided, then the skin-and-bones dog turned out into the streets in such a state to fend for itself...and I don't care what the previous owner thinks under such conditions. My 'other' option would land them in legal trouble with fines and/or jail time, so they have received a huge gift in the rescue. If that turns out to be anywhere similar in the case with the Yorkie, especially if it is chipped, I'd present a similar 'alternative' and transfer ownership...I'd not want a chip to send the dog back there ever again in case something bad happened and it got away or was swiped, etc...and, regardless how careful and diligent we try to be, there are those occasions where things do go wrong.

I had a pair of Boxers show up in my kitchen once wearing ID collars, called the 'owner' but the dogs were also chipped and registered to a different owner. The 'owner' as identified by the collar had sold the dogs...it took a week to straighten out the 'ownership' issue before we agreed to release the dogs. The previous owner, as reflected by the tags, was a lawyer, so that helped because he guided us with what proof was necessary, etc., to avoid us releasing the dogs to anyone other than the 'rightful' current owner. The current owners were on vacation, on a cruise, and the dogs were being dog sat at their home where they tunneled under a 6' stockade fence ("no way those dogs are getting outta there"...famous last words...lol). They 'should' have disposed of the former ID tags and/or put current info on the collars, too...but did not. The dogs were well cared for, in great shape, very well trained and well mannered, slept with us in bed and we tried to fit in around them, and on the sofas, and were such sweetie pies.

Having been through that, and knowing of several other 'spaghetti ownership' snarls, I would want to make certain that my 'claim' was 100% valid and/or supportable. But, personally...having read the rest of the story...I kind of hope the Yorkie gets away again soon, and this time the owner admits they don't want her, have time for her...whatever is giving her the freedom to wander alone, and that they are only too willing to give her up to you! That may sound awful of me, but so far, the Yorkie's been lucky and been returned home...repeatedly. Who knows when the unlucky time will occur, and she's likely safer and more loved in your care.

However...:D

I am super thrilled :happyboun you have found a puppy :animal-pa...looking forward to seeing pix.

What kind of puppy did you get?

Sorry it's taken me so long to respond, we had a super busy day yesterday and an appointment with the vet this morning. We got a 12 week old chihuahua, her "Mommy" was going to be going back to school and wasn't going to have time to care for her. I will wait until my girls are a little older for my yorkie, I'm guessing this little one will be around 6 or 7 pounds when full grown.

That being said, we haven't named her yet, my girls want a princess name... any ideas? :)

Well congrats on your chihuahua! Hmmmm names. Think about what name you want all the neighbors hearing you call! :D. Both of my girls were already named when I got them. Bella? Jasmine? Precious? Tiara? Lol. I'm just throwing a few out there. :D.

Airelle, or Princess Leah, I know some who's real name is Princess and she is called
Cess. a puppy could be Cessie How about Kate or Katie, for Prince Williams wife
or Pippa for her sister,

I suggested Katie, they didn't approve... LOL

She's tan and white, short hair. 2 pounds at 12 weeks.. hehe Pees every 5 minutes. LOL

We have 2 other dogs, Pumba (a pug) and Ariel (black lab), my 15 year old kitty cat (Dakota), and Daisy (our 4 year old cat)... is there a way to post pics from a cell phone or do you have to link to them? Or how do I go about posting pics?

I like Katie, Pippa, Lady Di...

I think Pippa is such a cute name!

Don't know if this will work...

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Until I can figure out how to get a pic on here, there's one there...

omg, she is just too cute.
i love chihuahuas..
i also like the name pippa

She is adorable! Congratulations!:)

She's adorable..and she looks downright comfy right where she is! :p

She is sooooo cute!

Hi. I am new to this site, but my solution may be of help to you :) I recently adopted a Yorkie from my local shelter. His previous owners gave him to the shelter because of some issue with their small child. His adoption fee was only $100, and after his license and collar we left the shelter paying about $125 for him. Of course, after the first trip to PetSmart, we were already at over $200... then yesterday the vet visit, add another $80! And after today, another $40 for grooming, so we are already at about $325 for the first week of being his new parents. When you consider the cost of purchasing one from a breeder however, this is a very good alternative. Plus, because he was a rescue, Tig is already housebroken, has been through obedience training and is already at his full grown size, so we know what we have, no surprises. He has been, and will be worth every cent we spend on him in the future! Just be very cautious as some of the places that claim to be rescues, actually purchase dogs from puppy mills and breeders and then claim to have rescued them, but are really only making a profit off of a pet that just wanted a loving home. We had runs in with two places like that!!!! Your best bet is to stick to local shelters and humane societies, or choose rescues that have the same prices for the same type of animals, i.e., same prices for small dogs, same prices for large dogs, same prices for cats etc etc... if you notice a rescue listing two dogs of the same breed for different prices, they are trying to profit off of the more desirable dog and thus shouldn't be supported in their "cause". I am sure with some effort and lots of searching (it took us about 2 1/2 weeks) and being realistic with what you are looking for vs what you will actually get, you will find the little pet your daughter will love for years! Also, most rescues will not adopt our small breed dogs to homes with small children, so looking at a shelter would be better. Good luck in your search!!!! :)