rescue yorkies

[livingdustmops]

Rescue organizations are no different than breeders. You have good reputable ones and you have bad ones. Again, people should do their homework on a rescue organization just like when you buy a dog. I have found that people who have patience and are willing to wait for their perfect rescue will one day have the dog of their dreams - unless it is a newborn puppy and even then I have seen them come through rescue.

The only question I would ask anyone is, if you know you were dying and had absolutely no one to take care of your little one how would you go about adopting this little one out. How would you find it the best forever home possible. Remember this is your baby we are talking about. Oh and throw into the mix your little one has an attitude.

[sashajade]

well first of all i wouldnt get a dog if i had no one to have it if i died,as anything can happen,id think about what would happen to the dog if i had to go in to hospital and no one to look after it,so if there was no one i wouldnt get the dog.

[livingdustmops]

Originally Posted by sashajade

well first of all i wouldnt get a dog if i had no one to have it if i died,as anything can happen,id think about what would happen to the dog if i had to go in to hospital and no one to look after it,so if there was no one i wouldnt get the dog.

It isn't about getting the dog but adopting the dog out. I am asking the question as some members feel rescue's rules are to strict.

[strawberrycream]

Yes indeed if I had the money and the space available I would rescue any animal that needed sheltering lol. I am a big time pet lover and it's hard for me to say no. When I got my little Babe Girl I also wanted to get her sisters and brothers but I couldn't afford it nor did I have the space. But I hope they will find loving homes..

Babe Girl Mommy

Originally Posted by sashajade

i cant belive how many yorkies are in rescues in the usa or chihuahuas , in the uk you are hard pushed to find either of them in a rescue. have you got a yorkie you rescued? or if you havent would you? i have a standard female called brandy

[sashajade]

what i ment was before i got my dogs i thought about who would have them if i went in to hospital or if i died,and i have a good family and friends who i knew would have the dogs if something happened to me,so i got the dogs,my point was if i hadnt of had that back up i wouldnt of got a dog in the first place. yes id want them to make sure my dog was looked after.i do think some places are to strict ie you cant adopt cos you have kids, a dog,no fenced yard,as i said before aslong as the kids meet the dog and they handle the dog right,the dog already at the home meets the new dog and they get on fine,and the yard is safe or the owners dont leave the dog on its own in the garden they should be allowed to adopt.i also think sometimes a rescue place can tell if that person is a good dog owner or not.the place i got mine from are ment to do home checks b4 the dog goes there but they didnt with me as i took my other dogs with me and they said they could see that i knew what i was doing and my dogs were well cared for and loved,so they let me take the dog home there and then,they just did a follow up home vist 3 months later.

[Gazou]

Originally Posted by londonteatime

I agree, Sasha. It's getting ridiculous. I have a friend who quit Boston Terrier rescue because the rescuers were making the potential adopters jump through so many hoops that the dogs were languishing in rescue a year or longer than they should.

Another thing I noticed in some rescues is the foster parents or other volunteers adopt the best dogs and alert their friends and family to the prettiest, least problematic dogs. So the ones available for adoption tend to be elderly, sickly or with some major issue such as blindness or deafness. I encountered this 9 years ago with basset hound rescue. A foster mum flat-out told me that she loves the red and whites and snags them immediately when they come into the program. Those she couldn't take she would push to place in the homes of family members.

I wouldh't have cared personally, except they all lied about the age and condition of the dog I went to adopt. The poor thing was a LOT older than described but I didn't have the heart to cancel on her. We had her for a bit over a year and she died of natural causes. TOO sad.

Julie

I know a YT member who took care of a 3 days old Yorkie , was he supposed to give him away to the first person who wanted to adopt the dog ?
How many peoples lie when they are adopting a dog ?

[livingdustmops]

Originally Posted by Gazou

I know a YT member who took care of a 3 days old Yorkie , was he supposed to give him away to the first person who wanted to adopt the dog ?
How many peoples lie when they are adopting a dog ?

Unfortunately, many lie about adopting a dog and unfortunately some lie about being a true rescue organization.

[alona1]

Originally Posted by sashajade

i cant belive how many yorkies are in rescues in the usa or chihuahuas , in the uk you are hard pushed to find either of them in a rescue. have you got a yorkie you rescued? or if you havent would you? i have a standard female called brandy

I was thinking exactly the same thing too when I joined YT! Odd isnt it? In the UK, its mainly mongrels that are in kennels.

[sashajade]

yes people do lie thats why home checks should always be done,then a follow up home check say 3 months later. im not knocking what rescue places do far from it,my sister worked in one and sometimes they had so many dogs there would have to have them in there bedrooms/some rescue workers lived there/i think a lot of them do a good job and the rules they go by are mostly fair,my problem is i do think sometimes they can turn down good pet owners for silly reasons,ie the people have kids ,they have a large dog already.the fence isnt 6foot high. battersea dogs home where i got my little yorkie from have there rules they go by but they also take each person as they come so if the person dont tick all the boxes but they do most of them and they are good pet owners they will let you adopt but with a follow up.how many little yorkies are in a rescue now in the usa that could of gone home with someone who would of loved that baby to bits but couldnt cos they had kids,a large dog.my yorkies have lived with my mums 3 gsd,my brothers labs,and my sisters 15 stone bull mastiff and 12 stone irish wolfhound,and trust me it was my little yorkie that was top dog.

[sashajade]

yeah its very strange alona,very sad too poor little mites

[ARCHIE]

I also contacted many rescue group via the internet. Filled out the necessary application forms on line and never heard from any of the 4 or more I contacted! I had a german shepard for almost 17yrs, then a terrier mix, he was 16yrs when I had to put him down, both rescued from the local pound. I then wanted a Yorkie, called the local pounds and was put on a list, kept calling and nothing. After a year of this I bought my Buddy. He was born in Budapest, Hungary. He is registered with the EKC, not recognized by the AKC but who cares. I purchased him from a pet store and have not been sorry. His papers are all in Hungary but I don't care. A neighbor from Hungary read the papers and said they are all legit. Even have all his papers from when he entered the country.

[Kirby's Dad]

Obviously from my signature I'm a big advocate of rescue dogs. Kirby is not purebreed but is Yorkie mix and is about 7 months old and VERY happy and healthy!! I couldn't have asked for a better dog if I designed him from scratch myself!!!

[dinek]

Originally Posted by ARCHIE

I also contacted many rescue group via the internet. Filled out the necessary application forms on line and never heard from any of the 4 or more I contacted! I had a german shepard for almost 17yrs, then a terrier mix, he was 16yrs when I had to put him down, both rescued from the local pound. I then wanted a Yorkie, called the local pounds and was put on a list, kept calling and nothing. After a year of this I bought my Buddy. He was born in Budapest, Hungary. He is registered with the EKC, not recognized by the AKC but who cares. I purchased him from a pet store and have not been sorry. His papers are all in Hungary but I don't care. A neighbor from Hungary read the papers and said they are all legit. Even have all his papers from when he entered the country.

How did you adopt a dog that was from Hungary?

[ARCHIE]

Originally Posted by dinek

How did you adopt a dog that was from Hungary?

It seems that pure breeds are transferred to the USA by breeders who
feel certain dogs will not be show dogs so they come here for companions.
All are home raised and carefully checked by vets before the trip. Then checked again by our Dept. of Agriculture and vets when they enter the
US. Yes, they are given to pet stores for sale. Never knew this until I purchased Buddy. It was a private pet store, not like the mall. A friend told
me it's location. Store was spotless. He registration reads like the AKC I assume. Shows his parents, grandparents and great grandparents. He had
an Hungarian name (Cerdi Odon) and certificate said EKCH. It is recognized by England but not AKC. I found the website several weeks later and it said
the same thing the breeder/store owner told me. I really wanted a rescue so I could get a homeless dog a home and I guess I did in a way. He came a long way and I am glad I was the one who found him. I paid 1,400.00 for him
and he is in perfect health. He is now 2yrs. old.