Contact info for Yorkshire Terrier Rescue?
My aunt has a teacup Yorkshire Terrier. Unfortunately she's in the hospital and we're not sure when she coming home. Right now, the dog is by itself in her home. My mom and other aunts have been taking turns stopping by the house, feeding her, and cleaning up after her. But they're getting worried that the lack of companionship will take a negative toll on the dog. The dog is by itself all day long. The only time she sees people is when someone stops over to feed her. I'm half thinking the best thing for the dog is to go to a rescue but I don't know the best Yorkie rescue to contact. Any chance you guys can help me with some contact info for a Yorkie rescue? Or any other words of wisdom? Thanks. |
|
|
you need to get permission but it would be better rehomed. Yorkies need companions it will be fretting by itself. I know there is a yorkie forum I used to be on, nationwide one, perhaps someone ought to look at rehoming. I would have it like a shot but I think it is a bit too far to fetch the little love...good luck....I am worrying about it now!  |
| Thanks Sue. Yeah, I'd need a rescue here in the States. Anyone else? |
| I couldn't find a Yorkie-specific rescue in your area by doing a quick search. Since Yorkies are a fairly common pet, how about contacting a local all-breed rescue and ask them for help in placing the dog or recommending a breed-specific rescue? Rescues tend to network and will only send you to people they know and trust. Small breeds are usually quite easy to place in wonderful homes by all-breed rescues. As KTB noted, the owner or their power-of-attorney has to be the one to actually surrender the dog. Please don't do it without your aunt's knowledge. If she does become able to again care for her Yorkie, the worst thing that can happen is to come home and find her dog is gone permanently. Dogs are better therapists than most medical professionals.  |
| Why don't yourself & bricks move in until Aunt is better |
| ----------UPDATE--------- The little yorkie is at the Bridge. My cousin was working at getting prospective adopters lined up. There was a young girl that was supposed to come up from NJ today to look at Latte and most likely. My cousin set up an appt with the groomer for this morning to get her all cleaned up for the prospective adopter. When the groomer saw Latte, she said she couldn't groom her and that she needed to go to the vet ASAP. There was poop & pee all over her and her butt and privates were all red & inflamed. So my mom and 2 of her sisters took Latte to the ER vet this morning. The vet did her assessment and said it was difficult to know the dog's full condition without running a bunch of expensive tests. My mom and aunts couldn't make that decision as Latte is not theirs. The vet called my cousin (the real owner) and laid everything out for her. The vet thought that given all her other issues (no teeth, big benign growth on back, un-housebroken, growls & snaps at people, and her age (13)),plus the new issues she could see, PLUS she has been alone in the house since my aunt has been in the hospital, that maybe euthanasia was the best thing for her. My cousin agreed with her. So, at about 11 AM this morning, little Latte was freed to run at the Bridge. Run free little Latte. |
| So sorry Mark--what a sad story. |
| Ya know what's sad, is that my cousin got Latte when she was a pup but quickly pawned her off on her dad. And that neither of them tried to housebreak the dog. And he never tried to modify her behavior when she showed signs of aggression. And when he passed away in May, my cousin thought it was a good idea to let my aunt attempt to care for the dog. And when my aunt went into my hospital, my cousin thought it would be fine for an elderly, un-housebroken dog to stay home alone with only marginal human contact. So while I'm kinda sad Latte is gone, I'm more mad at all the missteps that were taken in her life. She didn't deserve all that BS. |
| Mark, you're 100% right. Poor Latte.  |
| oh bless, poor little thing. I am sitting here in tears now, I just love yorkies. I know lots of people dont, but I just do. When I was 21 hubby bought me a dog, I had never had one, as a child, just guinea pigs! I wanted a poodle but there were none about. I went to look at this tiny little bundle and got my first yorkie, Tammy, I got Pepper 6 months later for company. I was devastated when they both died and got Misty who I had for 17 years. In the meantime hubby had managed to get a sheepie cross! So that was him hooked on sheepies Now I have my Tilly and he has Summer. Run free little yorkie, no more pain no more loneliness just friends to play with..xxx  |
| I'm so sorry Mark; what an awful experience. |
| Poor pupper. You guys made the best choice. |
| Oh gosh, I didn't expect that when I started reading this thread o: So sad that people made the wrong choices for her throughout her life, but they finally made a good choice at the end. Poor pup. On a slightly related note, my friend got a yorkie puppy yesterday. It's five weeks old.  I'll be posting an angry thread about that soon. |
Didn't find exactly what you're looking for? Search again here:
Custom Search
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|