Thanks but I already contacted them through PM. Jen helped me. She such a saint!!

LOL!! :D Girl I am going to help you find a new baby even if it kills me!! LOL!! I'm a woman on a mission!! LOL :D :D

I'm far away from New York, but I'll keep my eyes and ears open, too! Good luck on your search!

omg...you guys are DA BOMB!!!

Its funny cause I live with my mother and I told her I was getting another dog and she thinks I'm crazy!!! well, I pay the bills and for the dogs so I told her that all she has to do is love them!

That's funny that you say that your mom thinks you're crazy. My aunt breeds dogs (not yorkies) but my family thinks she's crazy for having so many dogs. So when I got my second yorkie, my aunt told me to watch out because if I got anymore, my family would start thinking I was crazy like her :p I just tell my family that yorkies are like Lay's Potato Chips...You can't have just one! :D

I would adopt from a rescue but their requirements are so strict and I have a 6 yr old child.

they are very strict & like most people said most of the small dogs are older if i were to get a large breed it would deff be from a shelter theres no doubt about that but its very hard to find a small breed thats young and healthy and weve looked for the past 10 years they are always scooped up right away or have a temperment or health problem or the shelter is so strict

the last dog I adopted from are shelter turned on me and took my lip and ripped it in half, so I'm a little leary on getting a dog that is not a pup. Before I got Kloey I checked into rescue but at that time there were none available in my area. I would always be more then happy to give my home out to a Yorkie who needed a warm and safe place to stay. Right now my funds are limited but I hope in the future I can rescue a Yorkie!

Good points about it not always being EASY to adopt a dog from a shelter. I've run into the same roadblocks looking for a yorkie to adopt (I don't have a fenced in yard, DO have kids, can't personally afford lots of ongoing health issues, etc).

We do have one yorkie (and a choc lab) that were placed with us by previous owners unable to provide them with the care they needed. I'm always open to those kinds of situations, because our hearts (as a family) really are with wanting to give animals happier and healthier homes.

Shelters are pretty strict, aren't they? Rusty wasn't really from a shelter. it was just a pound. We bought him for...I think $20. He was a little over a year old and we got to take him home that day. I think my dad had to fill out a form, but I'm pretty sure they weren't really strict about it.

Yeah, pounds are way less strict, but that's a double edged sword. Private rescues can/will give you MUCH better insight into the history and personality/temperament of an animal, so that there isn't as much risk of ending up with a pet that is a bad fit for your home.

I've known people who have gotten GREAT pets from pounds, but I'm personally leary. (Esp. having small kids)

It's hard to adopt from a regular shelter because personally, I am not a fan of big dogs, and shelters TYPICALLY have slim to none small dogs.

I have tried going through a private rescue and their procedures are outrageous. I filled out tons of paperwork, got asked 50,000 questions, and then got denied simply because I don't have a fenced in backyard. :thumbdown

Re: shelters--the humane society in my area mostly has large breed dogs and I prefer small dogs (just a personal preference.) Also, I looked into getting a rescue before I got Abbie. I thought it would be nice to be able to provide a loving home for a yorkie that needed one rather than going to a breeder. I found a little guy that was the same age as Max and his family was unable to keep him (for whatever reason). I was interested in adopting him. I understand that rescue organizations are only concerned about the 'best interest' of the dog because they want to find a forever home for the dog but IMO their requirements are too stringent. I would not be an appropriate candidate because I do not have a fenced in yard and because I work. My yorkies get everything they need and then some and it's a bit disheartening to be told that you are not an appropriate candidate to adopt one of their rescues--you're not good enough because you don't have a fenced in yard. Being unemployed and having a fenced in yard does not necessarily mean that you will be a good parent to your dogs! So I went to a breeder and found Abbie and I will probably get my yorkies (or any other dogs) from breeders in the future.

Our first dog was from the pound. He was a german shepard and still a puppy
at one when we got him. He lived to be "17" and was wonderful. Then there
was Teddy. He was 2 when we adopted him from the pound after Pepper passed. Teddy was found in a garbage can in the city when he was picked up. He was a terrier mix and was hell on wheels when we brought him home.
I do not believe he was ever in a house! He ate furniture, rugs, walls actually
ate through the wood gate I put up when we left the house. How that dog
did not have splinters embedded into his gums is still a mystery. After awhile
he settled down and became another wonderful pet. He passed at "16". I tried
to get a Yorkie rescue but never got an answer from several Yorkie rescues I
believe because I am a working Mom! Their loss as far as I am concered because I am very dedicated to my dogs. I bought Buddy for 1,400.00. He is also a wonderful pet. I hope he lives to a ripe old age as well. There are many wonderful pets in pounds and shelters. They just need a chance. Love and patience is the key to any successful relationship.

Tila is the only dog I haven't rescued, all others were.

She's probably the last most likely too
next I'm looking for a papillon mix
they have a ton of websites where you can find a rescue dog ANY age, ANY breed, ANY place.

and the shelter where I live doesn't put dogs down, so
I usually try other places first

the one down side is they're already fixed
and not everyone always wants that

http://petfinder.com