Please help Emma find a forever home
 

As many of you are aware, a breeder here misrepresented her Yorkie to me and is now refusing to stand up and take her back. So since the responsibility lies on my hands, I want to do what's right for Emma and find her a home where she can prosper, be the happy girl she wants to be and grow. This whole mess has, at best, been emotionally taxing.

I have absolutely no idea what to ask for a rehoming fee. I know what I paid for her, but I'm also aware that I'll never get that back.

SO.... I'm open to suggestions. No doubt, I'd like to recoup some of my losses. $1100 is too much to lose. Emma will be placed with a spay contract unless by some stroke of a miracle I can get her spayed before placement.

I need a contract stating that she'd be spayed and surrendered to Yorkie rescue if the adopter cannot keep her. Since I'm not in dog rescue, I don't have any of this available. I also need to know how to go about enforcing such contract. Particularly involving the spay. Is it appropriate to withhold her CKC registration until proof is submitted?

I'm also asking if someone would be willing to help me advertise her and write an ad. I will work on getting pictures of Emma today that are a true likeness of her appearance. I will NOT fly her, but if an appropriate home is located that isn't close to Salt Lake City, UT, I would be willing to put together a Yorkie train.

Please help me help Emma. She deserves more than what she's gotten.

Thanks
Gina

I am sorry it didn't work out for you Gina.

However, I would most definately have her spayed before re-homing her
to protect her from being bred. You never know who is lurking at ads
and will use her over and over to made a $. That would be my first priority.
If you go to the humane society or aspca they spay for a minimal fee.
Or even your local pound does this, they do here in NY.
My daughter had her pug done for $50.00at the humane society and I paid 325.00 for my Yorkie at my vet's.
I don't think you will recoup your money. I would be more interested in
getting her spayed and into a new forever home at minimal charge.

good luck to you,

I hope Emma finds a good home. If I could I would buy her from you. I would have her spayed before you place her

I agree on the spay part. She should have never been advertised as a Good Breeder. There are crazy, BAD ppl in the world (as you know) and my heart is breaking just knowing the life she could end up in if she isn't spayed :(

I agree with Carol - please have her spayed before her placement. I don't think withholding her CKC registration would stop someone from breeding her.

As far as recouping your original payment, could you not still pursue the Florida lemon laws on this? Since it's been proven that the greeder will not take her back, I wonder if you could still win your case and rehome Emma?

If I do hear of anyone wanting a sweet yorkie girl, Emma will be the first one I recommend - of course with making sure the placement would be a good fit for both.

Ya know...I just thought of something???

Sometimes, Rescue do work with an individual on rehomes:
Curtesy Postings ;)

I have called my local humane society and was told they were booked months out. I can't keep her that long. I just can't. With her disposition, it's really complicated things around here.

I explored Friends of Animals for low cost spay but they don't have participating vets in my area.

Don't worry, if it's possible, it'll be done prior to placement.

You could ask for a rehoming fee. $1100 would definitely be a little too much but you could ask for something. That would at least help cover some of the spay costs.

I hope Emma finds a good home soon! At least this is moving in the right direction now :)

I am so sorry to hear what happened Gina. Sounds like Emma has food guarding issue and needs someone with experience and some sort of training. I am sure with the right family that knows her issue, she will be the perfect dog. I just think that for Emma, it will be best to spay her first before leaving your home. Perhaps, the right thing to do for the breeder is to refund half of what you paid and use that money for spaying her before she leaves your home or someone will pay you for her and use that money to spay her before she leaves you. One way or the other, you will never recoup the lost. What goes around comes around maybe instead of worrying about recouping the losses/recovering half of it, why not focus on the right thing to do and that is to get her spayed before leaving you. I am sure one day in future, you will be paid back many times over for that good deed in other form. I hope you don't take offense, its just a suggestion.

Guys,

Listen....

I've lost $1100 for the purchase of Emma, $582 having to have my 3lb dog treated for injuries because of her aggressive behavior involving food and $45 in grooming charges at the suggestion of the breeder when she was trying to convince me it was the same dog. I seriously cannot spend any more money on Emma. I want to try to do the right thing, but I don't have any more money left and I STILL have to pay the balance of the vet bill for Teiya. I'm not at all wealthy. God I wish I were, but the sad reality is, if it's not there, it's not there and I can only do what's within the realm of my ability.

I don't know how others feel but have had another thought regarding having Emma spayed before her placement.

With proof of her being spayed, I would be willing to donate $$ (if others will chip in) to cover the cost of the procedure. There would have to be confirmation of it being done and paid for first though.

I agree and I would too ;)

Teiya: Please get a Quote from you Vet on the cost of spaying her and when can it be done?

if i could i would buy her off of you but i just bought minnie and i have to take her to vet appointments and from me wanting her so badly left me behind on some bills i hope she finds a forever home she is a little darling and whoever don't want her is selfish every dog needs a home :) good luck on ur search..

I talked to my vet.

Scheduling is flexible and they have appointments available as early as Wed, April 1.

Jordan River Animal Hospital
1519 W 9000 S
West Jordan, UT 84088
(801) 790-0126

Cost: $400, includes Pre-op bloodwork, surgery, anesthesia, iv fluids and pain medication.

WOW ~ Roxy's spay was $135

How about checking around at other Vets in your area :(

$400? That does sound a bit excessive. It seems like Ruby's was under $300 and that was with removal of 10 retained teeth.

I understand your frustration so I am going to suggest something else.
If it were I in your situation I would contact a Yorkie Rescue and turn
her over to them. She will get the spaying needed and be placed into a loving
home for the rest of her life. I would not be at all interested in recouping
any $ from her. You bought her knowing what expenses might arise,
afterall no dog ownership ever goes without expenses.
Knowing she is safe and in a rescue being taken care of and loved should
make you feel better. Your only creating more stress for yourself trying
to get back money already gone plus now worring about spaying her before
she leaves with no money to do it.
Do yourself a favor and call a rescue. The sooner you do that the better
off both of you will be.
It's only a suggestion and in no way am I trying to tell you what to do,
only trying to find a way out for you before you get yourself stressed
out more.
In all honesty if I had to re-home Buddy my only concern would be that
he be loved and safe. I have spent a small fortune on him in 5yrs and I
would not expect one nickle back. The important thing here is the welfare
of your pet.

Again, good luck,

I took the time to make a phone call and I've no idea if this vet would be acceptable but found one considerably less expensive.

I was quoted $103.50 for spaying and an additional $32.50 for pre-op bloodwork. They can schedule her for as early as this coming Tues.

Forest Hills Pet Care / Home

I know it is a lot of money to lose but Emma's overall health and welfare is what is most important.

I have had to rehome a few adults (maltese) who turned out not to be breeding quality and I did lose a lot of money. You just have to live and learn.
But here is what I did and I suggest to try the same for Emma.

I advertised them in an ad stating that before they left to go to their new homes they would be spayed/neutered, no exceptions. The price of course was very low, just enough to cover the surgery and other costs.
After interviewing several people, I found the perfect couple. I had them pay the amount up front, of course with a contract stating that it was paid in full. I then used that money to get the dog spayed. After it was done from recovering they were then allowed to pick up the dog and take him home. During the recovery time they were allowed to visit, so they felt reassured about it all. Of course they knew all of this when they agreed to it. This way you know that the dog will be spayed/neutered and you will have the cost to do it.

If someone is interested enough in Emma, and truly wants her and only wants the best for her, it shouldn't be a problem for them to agree to this. If not, then they really aren't the best home for her.

good luck with finding a home for emma! I really hope she finds a great loving home.

Pictures of the little girl!
I just took these a few minutes ago. She had a bath 2 days ago, is well fed while she's with me and not treated any differently than Teiya. I hope these pictures reflect that and despite the fact that this situation is difficult, she IS being taken care of. I've been working with her to help her establish her confidence but I still can't get those ears to come up.

Poor baby. She needs to be spoiled.

I just really have a hard time believing that if everyone pushing the rescue of Emma were adopting your first Yorkie or an addition to your family would be able to do it. It's IDEAL and it's easy to say. But if you had just invested $1150 in Emma and come to find out she was not a fit for your home would then scrape up the extra amount to have her spayed and basically give her away.

If there are indeed that many of you out there then my hat is off to you and perhaps you would like to adopt Emma and do just that?

I, however; work two jobs for my family, parrots, and dogs. I can say that while it's money that was saved, spent and would not have been spent if I could not of afford to. I am still not willing to just eat the loss. Her adoption was something that was saved for as a result my wife, and children expected an addition to our family. I work far to hard for the money and if I wanted to give it away I would have donated it to a rescue organization rather than use it for the adoption of Emma.

If that's shallow then I guess that I am a bad person but how many of you can honestly put yourself in our shoes and just continue to selflessly continue to hand over money as a result of you being ripped off? It's not an ideal situation for Emma but in the end she is not being abused and her life is not in danger whether she is with us or the seller. It's not ideal for her to go back to the seller given her attitude but it's what needed to happen and Emma could still of been FAR worse off, no doubt she was not abused by the seller. But she was put in the middle of an unfortunate situation.

Regarding a flight back to the seller, the only reason that I would not want to fly her to her adoptive home is because they need to meet and interact with her. We all take our dogs in the car and various other places, it's not cruel to ship a dog. They all spend time in a crate at some point or another, they are not being hurt or emotionally distressed so some extreme degree. The airlines are actually quite accommodating with pets, now days at least.

This just really bugs me, there is so much stress to do the right thing for Emma. I will always do the right thing for any pet. But it's just not realistic to continue to shell out money for a dog that was imposed on us in the first place. It would be a different story if she was there with us to stay.

Stop and SERIOUSLY put yourself in our shoes for a moment. You don't really know what you would do until you were in that situation. Everything changes when things are happening to you, it's human nature.

I agree, it's absolutely ridiculous too ask these people to take a $1150 loss. She will not get back what she paid, but she CAN recoup some and still find this baby a good home!!

Try posting her on Petfinder dot com - you'll get more hits on that website.

This thread was started at admins suggestion to try and find Emma a good home. Please you guys, don't start the same nastiness that caused the other thread to get closed. we all know about the breeder and everything that has been done by both parties involved in this situation. This thread was started soley for the purpose of finding Emma a good home. Everything else needs tp be laid aside.

We've absolutely been in that very situation with our Harlequin Macaw. Money was not an issue and never is with something like that.

Somehow though Emma being dumped into our lap just does not extend the same sympathy. I feel bad for her and I play with her and scratch her etc... but there has just been no bond like there has been with other pets. I care that she is ok, and taken care of. But I still want my money back. It's something that I would have just as easily sided with all of you and ideally I do. But realistically I'm still not willing to just take the loss, if that makes me a horrible person then I guess that I am and as much as I want to I really can't help the way that I feel :(

If you need help with a Human-Yorkie Train across Nebraska/Iowa - call on me. I can take a leg of it to get this baby to her forever home.

You go girl!!! :thumbup:

I do not think it is unreasonable for her to at least ask for a rehoming fee...it's done all the time and in the case, perfectly understandable....not $1100 but something. I don't see why anyone would be opposed to paying it either if they truely want Emma and are serious about making her a part of their family.

I would indeed get her spayed. I would ask as many places as I could trying to get the most reasonable price. I think the best you could do on rehoming is probably just cover her spaying fees.

I'm sorry, no one will come close to pay what you guys did because I agree with many others that said it was way too excessive to begin with.

It's a rock and a hard place, but if you can't afford it I would indeed turn her over to a rescue if I could not spay/find her a home..even after thinking long and hard if I were in your shoes. It's that or keep a dog that is all ready costing me more money to keep, care for, and in vet fees for my other dog it fights with..I hate to sound insensitive but I think the longer you keep clinging to getting reimbursement for Emma from some source (including rehoming) the longer you hold on to her making her chances of rehoming somewhere she fits becoming smaller and smaller. My guess is she will just continue to become more aggressive and uncontrollable in the current situation.

I wish you guys all the best and I truly hope you and Emma find the end result that is best for all.