You'd think she'd be smart enough and responsible enough to keep the dogs separated though. I looked their Petfinder site up and, if I were looking for a dog, I'd think that they were a great rescue...they certainly sound like it. Are the Lab/Pointer X's the "oops litter"? They just say that they were born at the shelter, so I would have assumed that a dog came in pregnant...

I tried to look for statistics, but I can't find any. I know that with the rescues I volunteer for, they just do that to ensure that they find their forever home because it's not good for any dog to be passed around...reputable breeders do the same. I don't think it's so much because shelter/rescue dogs are more likely to return to the shelter, just because they want to be responsible in their placement of the dogs so that there isn't any unnecessary suffering by the humans or the dog. On the other hand, backyard breeders and puppy mills couldn't care less, so most of the time, the screen process is practically non-existant. When I bought my backyard breeder dog, Mocha, I went there, paid the money, and took her home. They didn't ask if we had kids, if we were going to breed her, if we had a fenced yard...etc. They just didn't care. Of course, even a home with kids and without a fenced yard could be a great home, those are just the questions that people are usually asked. Then again, a lot of shelters have next to no screening process either.

I think that Panna would have been a wonderful dog for a first time owner and a lot of my fosters would have been (and have been) also. I think it's a common misconception that rescue and shelter dogs "have something wrong with them" or that they're harder to train. Of course, some are, but BOTH of my rescue dogs were much easier to train than Mocha (backyard breeder). She has an extremely dominant personality and takes a lot of time and patience...plus in the long run, she cost a lot more since she got sick plus everything was included with our rescues (but we love her dearly and wouldn't trade her for the world :D).

Actually, you'd be surprised how many small dogs are euthanized daily. I had NO idea, especially since small dogs don't appear in rescue as often as large dogs do in my area, but if you look, there's definitely lots that need homes. Like snickers mom, remy and others said, it's all about education and people becoming aware of the issue. My Panna (a young purebred Maltese) would have been euthanized if we didn't adopt her and there was barely any screening process with her. Even when I was looking for a rescue, I had no idea that it was that bad...it's unbelievable.

You're right, few rescues list "Teacup Yorkies" and instead list them as just Yorkies. However, you can still find Yorkies that are just as small :), just not by the name "teacup". Earlier in the summer there was a small 6-month-old purebred Yorkie in a shelter about two hours from me and I adopted Cannelle (a small Maltese/Yorkshire Terrier, I think backyard breeders refer to them as "Morkies") from a rescue. In some areas, it is harder to find small breeds as often they are more desirable and they might be more tucked away, but it's certainly possible. I hope you do decide to find adorable little Remy a friend! :D Please let me know if I can help at all when you do.

Good luck!!! :D

Yes - I asked about those puppies because I wondered if someone brought in a pregnant mommy. She told me a boy got loose and "got" one of the girls. She has a heart of gold - and means well - just can't quite keep up.

hmm..don't know about a shelter..but I do know of one rescue group that won't consider you at all if you don't have a fenced in yard or if you have kids because they believe it is unsafe for the dogs. I was quite upset. I have 8 acres, plenty of running room for any furbabies! and my kids LOVE animals and my 7 yr old daughter is usually up first and she has fresh food and water down for our furbabies before my hubby and I are even up! Also, we have two large dogs outside that are our watchdogs. It didn't matter that I have a wonderful vet nor did it matter that we treat our dogs as children. My furbabies are sooo spoiled! and they love to run!

They are Morkies if the mother was a Maltese and the father is Yorkie, York-Tese if the mother is a Yorkie and the father is Maltese. I have York-tese puppies on the way.:)