I found 3 yorkies today!
 

My husband and I took our two babies (skin and fur) to the park as we always do everyday and my son saw a yorkie in the street so we picked her up. After we picked her up, another came running towards us. My husband didn't know who it belonged to and didn't want it to get hurt so he chased after it. After catching it, we found that both yorkies didn't have any kind of identification on them. My husband decided to go on and do what we always do (set up Buttercup's expen and play tennis) and we thought maybe the owners would show up. After 2 hours, no one came looking for them. As we were walking to our car (with the 2 that we found) another was sitting in the middle of the street, so we picked him up. He had fleas, ticks, a collar with a metal chain (one that you chain a pitbull up with) but no identification. As soon as we got home, we made signs with pictures and posted it everywhere around the neighborhood. We got tons of calls and emails! But how do we know who is that actual owner? What do we do now?

I would make them identify them. Ask them what type of collar they had on, whether they are male or female. Ask them the names and see if they come to you by the names that the people give. You can also check to see if they are microchipped.. I believe that most vets can check this. Good luck finding the real owners.

I forgot to mention, what do I do with one that has fleas and ticks? I don't want the others to get any of that. My husband said the best place for him was in the laundry room by himself. What do you guys think?

You're probably going to end up with some fleas anyway. I don't really think that you will be able to avoid that. Are your babies on Frontline, Revolution or anything?

My buttercup isn't on any kind of fleas or tick prevention. His vet says that if he doesn't have any then I should use anything. I don't know about the ones that I've found. I really don't know what to do now. What if I can't find the actual owners? Do I keep them? Do I give them up for adoption?

You have a couple of options. You can always turn them over to a Yorkie Rescue or post a thread here.. Yorkie Rescues always do really good by them..

Put an ad in your local paper & if anyone calls ask them all sorts a questions

If you dont find their rightful owners...I guess you can keep them if you want more Yorkies...:)

What a rare find"......"Good Luck":aimeeyork :aimeeyork :aimeeyork

I would give them all a flea bath asap! You can use Dawn dish soap if you don't have a flea shampoo, it works! You are probably going to get tons of calls saying those are someone's dog & it isn't. People like to snatch up yorkies whenever they can! So be careful & make sure to ask tons of questions about how the dog looks, size, markings, everything!

Have you been wanting more yorkies? :D If you don't find the rightful owner then you could keep them! :p Wow, 3 yorkies in one day! :thumbup:

I have to say...I'm jealous...lol

That is so weird to find 3 in one day!! Do you think they are from the same place. Do they seem to know each other? I would also call the local police and animal control to report them. I would be afraid of giving your baby whatever thay have so if possible keep them isolated. Please keep us posted on these babies.

You could ask (quiz) them on the type of collar....Ask them if they had on a red collar and if they say yes, then you know that they aren't the real owners, but if they say..... They had on a chain collar then they are the real ones!!!! Hope I helped!
*Lauryn*

Got alot of great advice, if it was one of mine I would have ads up everywere. Could be they were taken and not even from around were you found them. Lucky that you all picked them up or they might never get home.

Wow, they are lucky to have found you!! I'd be careful who you give them to. Be positive they are the real owners. If they lie to get a free dog you might not want the dog in their hands. And what if the real owners show up later. And like someone else said I'd give them all flea baths and carefully pick off the ticks. Let us know what happens, and ya know... if you don't find their owners... you may just have yourself 3 more Yorkies!! :p But rescue groups are great and I'm sure if you decide to you could find them awesome homes on YT! Good luck!

my suggestions:
 

Wow...3...what a find for you!
For starters...You would figure the yorkie owners would have some kind of pictures of them. I have sooooo many pictures of my babies I can't even count them anymore! Ask the people who claim to be the owners if they have any pictures to prove ownership! Ask if they were reported missing to any local shelters but beware...someone might have seen your flyers and called the shelter to back up their story of missing pets!!! I had that happen and we let a dog go to the wrong person who had just seen the flyer and made calls to back up their lies. look for marks, scars, anything that can identify them...maybe even something that stands out...like an obvious thing...hair cut a certain way...ears shaved on the tips even a sanitary buzz. My yorkies all have identifying marks I can use to prove ownership and to top it off they are microchipped!!! I wouldn't let people see the babies until they can accurately identify them! And do check your local vet for microchips or reports of missing yorkies...they may belong to a client. On the other hand it sounds like at least the one was treated cruely so you may consider how you handle that one! I would also have that one treated for fleas and bath and remoe the ticks because you don't want that risk of disease spreading and the longer they stay on that baby the more he/she is in a health risk for lime disease or other diseases! Good luck and keep us posted on what happens!!!
:-)
~Tru

Wow, those babies were lucky to be found by you. I hope you find the rite owners. If not I guess you have 3 new babies or put them for adoption here or take them to a Yorkie rescue. I agreed you should give them a flea bath and keep them separate from Buttercup until they are check by a vet. Good luck. :thumbup:

I would advise you to call the Yorkie Rescue in your area ASAP! If you call other agencies, you might have to be prepared to give them up. Of course, you can always work around that. I would NOT say in the newspaper that they are Yorkies but would say they are small mixed breeds or something similar. The real owners will take issue with those statements and make a fuss. Someone just wanting to get them for the wrong reasons will jump on the Yorkie ad right away and it will be harder to identify the REAL owners. Also, do not give your address in the ad.....
Has there been a mill or BYBer raided in your area recently? They might have gotten away from such a place and should not go back....
I would be VERY suspicious of anyone trying to claim them. But remember, they are not your animals and if a crook wanted to, they could say you took them from their property.
Please have your vet give you enough Frontline or similar product for your dog and the others. There are gonna be fleas just because the one has them..Treat them and crate them for a few hours til all the fleas are dead or follow your vet's instructions...They are so lucky to have found you. There might be some grieving owner somewhere and maybe they have learned a lesson about watching their babies...

We found an owner of the female yorkie. She was able to identify the bracelet that was on the front right leg. As for the other two, if I can't find the owners in about a month, I think I'm going to give them to my 2 sisters. They wanted one for years but have been unable to afford one and besides, one Buttercup is all I can handle right now

Great news. :thumbup:

yay... :-)
 

Wonderful!!! I wish you the best with the other two babies!!!
~Tru

This seems very confusing to me. You found three stray yorkies in the same general area and an owner has claimed one but doesn't know anything about the other two? It seems really odd that unrelated yorkies would be running loose near each other. Did the owner say how her yorkie got there? Like, did it escape her yard? Very odd.

She said that her daughter opened the front door to check the mail and her dog ran out since this morning around 10am. She said she called to put an ad in the local newspaper, I called to confirm what she said and it was confirmed. I think the other two are not related to the one that found her owner.

Me too! I am glad that God was watching and sent you there to rescue them.

I think it sounds kinda shady also. Good luck and I hope the puppies find their real owners ;)

Finding three yorkies in one day is an odd twist of fate...
 

But strange things have been known to happen! I am so happy you found one owner, and I hope that the other two also show up. I know I would be frantic if my baby disappeared like that.:(

You were very nice to pick them up! But I can't imagine catching them, lol!! When my kids don't want to be caught, it's near impossible to get them!!:p

A) if their original owners really wanted/cared about them, why were 3 of them IN THE STREET?

B) a metal chain? for a yorkie?!?

C) if even one of them had fleas then obviously it wasnt being taken care of appropriately.

D) if they dont have tags or microchips then you cant really be sure who they originally belonged to.

please. please. please. do not give them to just anyone. and honestly if i were you i wouldnt give them to anyone who calls.

if you cant be 100% sure of their owners then PLEASE contact a rescue. or give them to someone on this forum. if they've gone through the trouble of posting on this forum, then they probably really care about the breed.

just please dont give them to just anyone.

rescues are wonderful organizations.

glad to here you found at least 1 owner. Is your sisters still taking the other 2? I cant believe you found 3 yorkies, that has got to be the darndest thing I have ever heard.

I find this very odd also.........I went back and read your original post and read that they were found near a park....I'll bet the 3 yorkies belonged to the same people and they "decided" that they couldnt handle it anymore and thought it would be easier to just drop them off near at a park where people would obviously pick them up. Maybe the owner then felt a little guilty and had a favourite one out of the three and decided to claim the one. Did the woman seem kind of shady or anything????? Anyways, Thank God someone like you found these poor little guys. I will bet that you would have no problem getting adoption for them on this forum. Good luck to you, and God Bless.

Wow, that all does seem strange. My guess is the one with the fleas and ticks does not belong with the other two, or they would all have them.

This is really strange! 3 in one day! All I can say is WOW!!! :eek:

Another thing to think about... is maybe the yorkies were stolen somewhere else and got loose from the thieves.
I don't think the thieves would want to come forward to try to claim them ..thinking it might be a trap to arrest them.
It's still sad that someone's babies are missing.
I hope you find the owners of the other 2.