Looking for a Yorkie puppy in Southern California
 

Hello everyone, my name is Amber and I am new to this forum. I am currently looking for a Yorkie puppy. I used to have a Yorkie and she passed away and I am finally ready for a new one. If anyone knows of anyone that is rehoming in the Southern California area please let me know, thank you!

This thread is updated fairly frequently with yorkies in shelters in So Cal. http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/yor...es-need-7.html

Your best bet is to check petfinder and do a search. Shelters in Carson constantly have yorkies and yorkie mixes coming in and that is one of the worst shelters and they put down a lot of dogs. Moreno Valley also.

There's also a few in CA from YTNR. Yorkshire Terrier National Rescue, Inc. A few more up north than in Southern CA.

I'm sorry for your loss. How did your yorkie pass away and what was his or her name?

BTW welcome to Yorkie Talk.

I want to add also, I'd be weary of rehome ads on Craigslist. Not to say it NEVER happens, but most of the time it's a scam. Or a fake rehome of a puppy that is way too young (meaning they are backyard breeders/BYB pretending to rehome). I would also never pay a rehoming fee of more than $100 for a dog that is not from a rescue. Reason is, rescues can prove to you the dogs are UTD on shots, spayed/neutered, dentals, socialized, healthy, and ready to go to their forever home. That all costs money for the rescue, and most of the time the rescue is charging LESS than what they have already spent on vetting the dog. A private party that charges several hundred dollars to rehome their dog is just trying to recoup their "losses" unless they have proof the dog was recently vetted. But personally I don't think a family would usually vet their dog if they are planning on giving it up, even if they are surrendering to a reputable rescue.

Thank you. Her name was daisy, I only had her a few weeks and she got sick. The vet said she had pancreatitis which he supposedly has no idea how she contracted it.

I am so sorry for the loss of that precious baby....please, honor her and her memory, and say her name often on the site.....we adore our babies, we cherish the ones we have all lost, and we honor their precious memory...... She was an important, treasured, loved moment in time, be it a fleeting moment, she WAS.......

RIP Daisy.

I am sorry she had to go through that. Pancreatitis is a very painful condition. My yorkie Uni had it twice. I had it late last year and I almost didn't make it. I was in ICU for over 4 weeks. A good friend of mine's yorkie almost succumbed to it as well. It is scary bc you don't know what it is at first that triggers it. I now know Uni's trigger is lamb. Usually it is fatty foods that causes dogs to get it: bacon, steak, cheese, hot dogs, etc. Please, when you get your new yorkie, do not give these high fat foods. Not saying that is exactly what caused it in Daisy, but it is the most common, so keep that in mind.

Yes I completely understand that. The thing that gets me though is that Daisy only ate the puppy food that the breeder told me to give her. I never gave her anything else.

Then maybe it wasn't pancreatitis at all. Did you contact the breeder and let them know what happened?

Yes I did contact him and he said he had never heard of pancreatitis, which I felt was quite odd since he breeds yorkies and they are prone to it.

WTF. You need to report this breeder. Have you? What have you done so far? What did the breeder say? Do you have a copy of the puppy contract? If you bought the puppy in CA as your profile says you are in CA, there is a puppy lemon law.

California Lemon Laws for Dogs
California Lemon Laws for Dogs
California's law falls hardest on sellers of unhealthy dogs, but hobby breeders do not fall under its provisions except for the extremely active ones. It applies to anyone who sold, transferred, or gare away two or more litters during the preceding calendar year.

Buyers have 15 days to document contagious or infectious disease, one year to document congenital or hereditary defects. The seller has 120 days to produce advertised registration papers. If the seller fails to do so, the buyer may return the dog for a full refund or keep the dog and receive a refund of 75 percent of the purchase price.

If the dog is proven to be ill or to have hereditary defects, the buyer is entitled to a replacement plus reimbursement for veterinary expenses related to certifying the dog's illness, up to the price of the dog including sales tax.

The buyer may also choose a refund plus reimbursement for veterinary expenses related to certifying the dog's illness, up to the price of the dog.

If the buyer elects to have the dog treated, the seller is required to cover up to 1 1/2 times the purchase price of the dog in veterinary expenses.

It is important to note that the cost of testing to certify a dog unhealthy could double what a seller is obligated to refund to the purchaser. This makes it very expensive to sell ill and defective dogs in California.

No I did not report him, when I first bought my puppy I was a new buyer and did not know much about the laws and things. He said if he decided to breed his dog again we could work something out. I was oblivious to the puppy lemon law and other laws. Now I feel it's too late because it's been a year.