I don’t have any control over what animals are taken into rescue, unfortunately.

I would take the baby myself if I thought I might be able to save her, but I seriously doubt the breeder in question would give her away if there were any chance of getting $$ out of her.

Saving her doesn’t seem likely from the poster’s recent update.

You’re better off with reputable breeders you’ll find through the Yorkshire Terrier group Ladyjane suggested. There are a lot of puppy mills and poor quality backyard breeders in NC, and there are even more in Virginia to your north. I wouldn’t trust any breeder I found through puppyfinder or any sales site (Hoobly, craigslist, etc).

Oh, I doubt she would but it never hurts to put it out there.

One never knows...if she is ill and is in the breeder's hands I doubt she could be saved. She likely would not spend the money. That does not mean the puppy could not be saved.

If the breeder told her the puppy is still at the EC, I imagine she is probably already gone. I have my doubts she would pay to leave her there that long.

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I suspect you’re right about that. And an emergency weekend clinic probably couldn’t do the kind of emergency surgery such a tiny baby might need, even in the unlikely event the breeder was willing.

Since you already gave your email, and we don’t even know whether she will be back, I’m not going to send a private message. But if you do hear from the breeder, and you need someone to step in, I’m willing to do anything I can. I’m probably not more than a few hours away if the poster was planning to drive to pick up the puppy.

Thank you. :)

The puppy did not make it. Poor little thing! I appreciate all the advice and education from reading comments and articles on here. I believe I am on reputable
breeders waitlists, according to guidelines I have seen on here, there are no red flags. If I have to wait a year to get a puppy, it will be worth it if she is healthy. As far as the breeder of the puppy, after talking with her I believe she may be a backyard breeder. This was her first litter of pups from the mother. The father had only been bred one other time with someone else's dog. She seems genuinely upset and didn't give up until the vet said there was no hope. If anything, I think she was probably just in over her head. I've learned through this process, there is a lot more to breeding puppies than just finding homes for the cuties.

I’m sad but not surprised to hear that the baby didn’t survive.

Being in over her head is probably the kindest possible interpretation of the backyard breeder’s motives and actions.

I will say, though, that for a teeny-tiny nine week old puppy to go from “the vet said it’s worms” to “the vet said it’s a more serious gastrointestinal issue but we caught it in time” to “the vet said there’s no hope” in such a short time frame indicates there’s more wrong with this situation than inexperience.

Poor puppy.

Hang in there, you will get that perfect, healthy baby :love:

I am so sorry for your loss. Just getting a new puppy won’t necessarily fix your other dogs depression because you can’t just replace his sister. Also the Alpha theory has been long debunked. There isn’t necessarily an alpha in a pack or a hierarchy per say. Normally the oldest is the one that respected due to age in the pack so a new puppy won’t just come in and be an alpha for many reasons and they may not even have that personality. Reputable breeders don’t post on puppyfind nor do they breed a female under 4 pounds so with that said I’m sure they didn’t do anything else reputable breeders do like health testing. What you are saying happened to the puppy is bloat and that is not normal in a yorkie so either something else went on or there might be something genetically wrong with that puppy.

So sorry that little one didn't make it. Such a heartbreaking story - poor little thing. would definitely wait longer for a healthy, normal-sized Yorkie as the tinies really do have so many problems just staying safe and living life. They cannot live a normal dog's life due to their tiny size, even if you are blessed enough to get one w/out physical and/or congenital problems or family history of medical problems.

Just a seemingly simple jump from the bed or couch can end up in an injury, should the dog's doggie stairs get accidentally displaced and terriers are usually too impatient, spontaneous and lacking in judgment to avoid trying to jump off things they shouldn't.
So many tiny dogs have congenital conditions that do \n't manifest for years and the rewards of a healthy, happy dog that can live a normal dog's life(even with normal sized Yorkie you have to be constantly vigilant as they are still very, very small dogs which increases their chances of accidents and danger. Save yourself from the heartbreak of buying and living with a very tiny dog. I once waited 18 months for a breeding, pregnancy, whelping, infanthood, weaning and at 4 1/2 mos. of age, finally got my seemingly perfect dog home and she was healthy and sturdy enough to be able to live a normal toy dog\'s life. Then at age 18 mos., weighing 7.6 lbs., she had a heart attack, didn\'t survive.

I\'ve never been able to talk about her before on YT as she was from a perfectly healthy breeding pair w/history of healthy lineage going back 6 generations, health certificates from vet, reputable breeder from all I could find out. Beautiful dogs in the line, healthy, sturdy, good bone, perfect temperament, no health history in family history for generations and then she just essentially dropped dead. You just cannot be too careful in searching/finding a reputable breeder with history of healthy dogs and still things happen so starting out with a tiny just increases your chances of heartache. Best wishes and hope you find your perfect little one very soon.