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AllIllinoisLouisianaNorth CarolinaTexas Illinois Name: Cosmo Gender: Male Age: 4 Weight: 8.8 Location: IL Adoption Fee: $350 For more information on Cosmo, contact foster parent at: illinoisfostermom@yahoo.com Apply To Adopt Cosmo I'VE BEEN ADOPTED!! 6/24/09 - Good morning. As promised, I went to the dogtor yesterday and have been told that my luxating patellas are Grade 2 and surgery was not recommended at this time. My teeth did have quite a bit of tartar on them, so foster mom is scheduling a dental for me because she said that healthy gums and teeth are very important. I’ll take her word for it. I’m up to date on everything else, so once my teeth are sparkling, I’ll be ready to join you for my birthday party (remember, I’ll be 4 years old on 7/7). June 23, 2009 - Guess What! I have a birthday coming up soon (July 7th - I will be 4 then) and I know it might be too much to ask, but I would like a new family as a birthday present. And, if I can be a little choosy (which foster mom said I can), I would like one very different from my last one. You see, my last family gave me to the local kill shelter because “they said” my potty training wasn’t going very well. Well, I’ve only had 1 poopy accident since entering my foster home, so I think they were just looking for an excuse to make themselves feel better about giving me up. Not that I won’t and didn’t have accidents, but I don’t think that is a reason to give a family member away. Guess I wasn’t a true family member. Which brings me to my demands. I would like a nice mommy and daddy that wouldn’t mind me sleeping in the bed with them, and since I can climb over an x-pen or babygate, I would probably just either need free roam of the house when you are away, or be in a bathroom with puppy pads until you know I am totally trained. My previous people’s idea of “handling the situation” was to board me at the vet’s office 3 days a week so they didn’t have to deal with me. Can you imagine living at least 12 days out of a month at the vet’s office. I made some really good friends there, but they weren’t family. This brings me to my next condition. If you ever have to go away, or go on vacation, I’d like to go with you or have a family member (of my choice) watch me. I’ve spent my fair share of time being boarded and don’t care to ever be boarded again. I love to be cuddled and held, but am not so submissive that you can roll me on my back for belly rubs. I would be great with another pupster around my age to play with, but we need to make sure that he or she isn’t too alpha, because I’m used to being the only pet and won’t take any crap from a grouchy one that thinks their poop doesn’t stink. Got one of those in my foster home right now and we aren’t seeing eye to eye on everything. Like the humans, she thinks they are all hers and I wish for them to be all mine. I’m very quick and limber and can jump from the floor to the sofa in one silent leap, so if you are up for playing chase in your fenced in backyard, I’m just letting you know now that you can’t catch me (if I don’t want you to). I haven’t got used to playing with the doggy toys that my foster parents have all around here, but I’m sure I’ll be tearing the stuffing out of them in no time. I’m going to the vet 6/23/09, but foster mom says that from reading my previous vet records, I have Medial Luxating Patellas in both back legs. This where the knee caps slip out of their socket to the inside and then back into place again. I don’t know what grade mine are quite yet, but I’m sure the vet will let me know today if it is a problem or not. I personally feel great. This is probably from me jumping up and down on things, so I should probably be picked up or learn to use puppy stairs. I’m a really sweet young man that wishes to be spoiled since the first 4 years of my life weren’t quite what I expected or deserved. Cosmo's Donors: Cyndi Adzema I have serious medical issues, Please Donate! Name: Truman Gender: Male Age: 10 Weight: 12 Location: IL Adoption Fee: $150 For more information on Truman, contact foster parent at: illinoisfostermom@yahoo.com Apply To Adopt Truman April 1, 2009 Hey it's me Truman! It's been a while since I checked in but I've been busy! I've gained a few pounds, got a new hairdo, get 2 great meals a day and my arthritis is so much better with the little pill I get every morning. I love to lay in the yard when the sun it out, hang out with my foster dad in the garage on the weekends and sleep in my comfy bed. I am very proud to say that I am full housetrained and when it is time for me to go outside I just give a bark and outside I go for potty! I love to go for rides in the car and am a great passenger too. My eyesight is not all that great but if I follow close behind my foster mom or dad in the yard I am just fine. I also have great manners on a leash. My foster mom says that I would be best in a senior home that is quiet and peaceful. Due to my arthritis and eyesight carpet and no stairs is also important to me so that I can get around better. If you have what it takes to be my new forever home please fill out my application. Once you see me you will love me. :-p February 25, 2009 Well it’s been 2 whole weeks since I have been living in this new place and boy do I love it here! I am feeling so much better now. Mom cut all the mats off me so now I can look up at her, wag my tail, and she gives me lots of love. Oh yeah, and the food here is unbelievable! I have never had so much food! Wow it is really yummy too! Mom warms it in the microwave and I gobble it up. She gives me as much food as my hungry tummy wants to eat. She told me that since I have been eating I am getting stronger every day. When it is time to go potty I like to stand up in my bed and bark for mommy to take me outside. Since my eyes are not all that great I have a hard time finding the door so I get picked up and carried outside. But I am a good boy and always try to make it outside. When I am finished I come right back to mom for a great bid hug and she always tells me what good boy I am! It’s that neat that someone loves me that much after all the time I was forgotten about. I heard mom on the phone yesterday talking to her friend Mary daGroomer. I heard her say that I get to go for a ride in the car and we are going to visit with Mary daGroomer. I really like to take rides in the car so I can’t wait to meet Mary daGroomer. I’ll bet she will even have food for me! Mom said she is bringing the camera to take pictures because I am going to be so handsome. Hey wait I already am pretty darn handsome from the hair cut that mom gave me after all of those baths that she gave me. Hmmm, I guess she must be giving away money or something because my foster brothers and sister told me they feel like a million bucks after their visit to Mary daGroomer. I will have to send you some of these new pictures mom said she is going to take of me after my visit with my new friend Mary daGroomer! Well, I am back from car ride and my visit with Mary and just look at me now! That Mary daGroomer is great and boy do I feel like a million bucks just like they said I would. Am I not the most handsome little man that you have ever seen? Just wait till I have my teeth cleaned and that neuter thing mom keeps talking about! Wahoo! It just keeps getting better and better. :) February 12, 2009 - I went to the doggie doctor today. They put me and mom into a separate room because I have been coughing and they didn’t want to make the other doggies sick. Then the doggie doc came in to see me. Boy he really nice and paid a lot of attention to me. He had such gentle hands I knew he was not going to hurt me. Well, he told mom that I have a very bad infection in my teeth that has caused a chronic ear infection and upper respiratory infections that was making me cough. He gave me a bunch of medicine that will help make all the pain in my ears and mouth go away. They also took blood and talked about something called a dental and neuter. Boy, mommy really has a thing about baths! I got my second bath today. Hmmmm, before today I didn’t even know what a bath was and now I’ve had 2 in just as many days! When she was finished she started cutting some of my mats away and boy did that feel GREAT! When she was done there was more hair on the floor then on me! Wow I feel great! Oh yeah, I love peanut butter. Daddy gave me some on his finger with that stuff the doggie doc said would help me feel better. YUMMY! So far this place is GREAT! Maybe tomorrow I will be able to meet the other fur kids in the house. I hear them playing and romping around but mommy said we have to wait a few more days until she is sure that I am healthy enough not to make them sick like me. I can’t WAIT because they sound like they have a great time in this wonderful place. Feb. 11 2009 - Hi, my name is Truman and I have become the star of my own show! It was only yesterday that I was in a shelter that was very loud and cold. But it was much better than living on the streets like I had been for a very long time. I stayed at that shelter for almost three weeks and nobody paid any attention to me. But at least I was warm and dry. What I didn’t know was that way over in Illinois over 400 miles away, many phone calls were being made about little old me. When the sun came out yesterday little did I know that a very nice lady would come to pick me up. She scooped me up and tried to look into my scared eyes but there was way too much hair for her to see them or me to see her. She took one look at me and I knew it was love. She put me into her warm car and I knew I was safe! She had a young man with her that liked to listen to rock music on our ride home. Let me tell you I am so glad that I wasn’t living on the street with the storms that were going on outside the nice safe warm car. The nice lady had to pull over a few times because of the storms, it was raining so hard that she couldn’t see the road. Two states, a couple of MickyD’s stops for that hungry young man and we finally stopped. That nice lady and her son told me that I was home and I could call her Mommy. I got to take a nice walk all around their big yard and I met my new daddy too! He’s a really cool guy, he picked me up and gave me some love too! Mom disappeared into the house to let her other “kids” know she was home. Boy were they excited to see her. While she did that I hung out with my new daddy in the garage where I decided to lay on a sleeping bag and take a little nap. You know when you live on the streets you just need to find a place that is comfy and you try to keep warm. I thought I found heaven. But I was asleep only a few minutes and mommy came back and picked me up. Wow! She took me into the house! Then she put me into the kitchen sink and gave me a bath and used a brush and comb on my hair. Daddy was there helping too. He looked so sad when he looked at me and just kept shaking his head. I don’t know why anyone would be sad to be here. This new place is great! When she was finished I got a giant bowl of food and fresh water. Then I get a nice warm blanket in my new crate INSIDE the house. What more could a fella ask for. This is heaven! 2-11-09 - Truman just came to us today ... a long 400 mile journey and is resting quietly tonight. As you can see, he is a mess having been found on the streets and then taken to a shelter where he has been since January 27th. He will be getting a bath tonight and will also be visiting a groomer soon; and we will update his pictures. He has some issues with his back legs. He does not bend his knees and ankles and sometimes falls over when walking. He also is coughing. Truman will be seen by our vet tomorrow and we will update his bio then. Truman's Donors: Kathleen Pool Claudia Cortez Elizabeth Voyles Lisa Edwards Megan Harty Michael Davis Margaret Luther Gary France Charisa Antigua - Oscar Newman Luxury Pet Couture Patti Backman Bonny Sheppard Shannon Rose Louisiana I have serious medical issues, Please Donate! Name: Charlie Girl Gender: Female Age: 10 Weight: 3.8 Location: LA Adoption Fee: $150 For more information on Charlie Girl, contact foster parent at: bryorkiemom@yahoo.com Apply To Adopt Charlie Girl 6/24/09 - Charlie Girl is a sweet little lady who is still waiting on her forever home where she can be the little Queen that she has learned to be at her foster home. She is in the same foster home as Mia, and has shown a little interest in this newcomer. This is quite surprising since none of the other residents seem to spark her interest. She loves to eat, take naps and will sometimes have small spurts of energy at night and play a little hide and seek around the sofa with foster mom. Other than this she is just a little sweetheart that needs her own space. 3/17/09 - Charlie Girl had her dental today and is feeling fabulous. She is still waiting on her permanent home that she knows is out there and is ready and willing to give “fresh breath” yorkie kisses to her new family. 1/13/09 - Charlie Girl has had her surgery to remove her mammory tumors and it was a success. She was also spayed while under anesthesia, so hopefully this will remedy anymore tumors from coming back. She is settling into her foster home great and is gradually putting on some well deserved weight. She even lets her foster mom pick her up now which is a milestone. Charlie Girl is not much of a player and does not interact with the other pupsters in her foster home. She can co-exist with other pups if they aren’t "in her face", but would probably do best as an only pet to be spoiled and loved by a stay at home parent with lots of patience. 11/14/08 - Charlie Girl has just entered her foster home. Right now we know that she has 2 mammary tumors that will need to be removed but this cannot happen right away because she is very underweight. Once we get some meat on her bones and she settles in, we will schedule an appt. to have the tumors removed and update her bio. Please consider donating to her vet care. Charlie Girl's Donors: Rachelle Heiner Jennifer Rendon Belanger Jacquelyn Johnston Kateia Wolff Claudia Cortez Darlene Watts Name: Despereaux Gender: Male Age: 9 Weight: 7.15 Location: LA Adoption Fee: $200 For more information on Despereaux, contact foster parent at: bryorkiemom@yahoo.com Apply To Adopt Despereaux 6/25/09 - Hi everyone. It’s me, Despereaux. I’ve been busy lately and haven’t had time to check in, so I thought I’d take this opportunity to quickly drop a few lines. I’ve been doing well in my foster home and foster mom has learned that I am very motivated by treats. I’ve also learned to enjoy my baths and like to be brushed. It makes me feel special and look handsome. I seem to have developed a loving relationship with one of my foster siblings. Her name is Kala and she is a senior (like me) but is a Dachshund. Foster mom puts eye drops in my eyes daily to help with my dry eyes and I am a good sport about it because I know that she just cares about me. I still wear my belly bands, because some days I can hold it and other days, well, you know. Foster mom and I aren’t walking as much now since it is hot outside and I am 9 years old and wouldn’t want to pass out of heat stroke on foster mom. I’d rather stay inside with Kala anyway. I would definitely miss my new girlfriend, but am still ready and willing to join my new furever family when they are ready for me. 4/13/09 - Foster mom and I were having fun with the camera the other. Check out my new pics. 3/11/09 - Hi all. I just wanted to let you know what I’ve been up to lately. I was recently neutered and microchipped. I’m recuperating right now, but I’ll be feeling better in no time and then foster mom and I can get back to our every morning 2 mile walk. You know that getting in shape was your New Year’s resolution - why not adopt a personal trainer that is already used to a 2 mile a day regimen. 2/25/09 - Despereaux was most likely discarded by his previous "owner" when his work product was getting low. So typical of the breeding world, Despereaux lost his job as "executive puppy maker" and was put on the street. Despereaux tells his foster mom that the work conditions weren't all that great, he received no pay, little food, and his office was a pig sty - so basically, he is glad to be in retirement. His previous home cared so little about his health, Despereaux now has no teeth. He doesn't care though, because they make high quality soft dog food just as they do hard dog food. And -- he looks really adorable with his little tongue sticking out the side of his mouth. Thank goodness Despereaux found a home that was willing to take him in and foster him until his next permanent family could be found for him. He will be getting neutered next week and will then be ready to go see what being a "Part of a Family" is all about. The vet estimated Despereaux to be 9 years old, But don't let his age fool you. Despereaux and his foster mom walk 2 miles a day and he loves it. He also loves to ride in the puppy stroller and/or be carried around the house. Basically, he just wants to be with his owner 24/7. He is inquisitive of the other pups in the house and can co-exist with them perfectly, but isn't really big on playing with them. He does well with his baths, rides well in a car, can sit for a treat and is CONSTANTLY wagging his tail. He is working on his potty training and sleeps well through the night. This poor baby acts like he doesn't even know what a toy is. Well, that's going to change, because Despereaux's future is going to be totally different from his past. He will have the life of a King with all of the soft food and treats that he can handle, he will not be expected to mate so that a greedy human can pay their bills, and he will once and for all be loved for who he is. If you are interested in giving Despereaux the above mentioned kind of life, please fill out the online application. 2-23-2009 - Bio to come! Despereaux's Donors: Mariko Hernandez Name: George Gender: Male Age: 11 Weight: 6 Location: LA Adoption Fee: $150 For more information on George, contact foster parent at: bryorkiemom@yahoo.com Apply To Adopt George 6/24/09 - George realizes that his age is probably intimidating people from filling out an application for him, but he wants everyone to know that even though he is always up for a good nap, he does like to “get around”. He and his foster family go for regular outings to Baskin Robbins and social events and he is up for anything. He does not seem to give two cents about other animals though when he sees them on his outings. It’s as if they are foreign to him. So George would either do best in an only pup household, a household with a cat or other pups like him that do not really care to interact a lot. 5/17/09 - The groomer performed her magic on me recently, so I thought I'd take this opportunity to let you see my new summer haircut. Foster mom and I decided to go shorter for the season and it feels great. I know you are sitting there looking at my handsome face wondering if you should add a senior pup with no teeth to your family. I think it's a no-brainer, but then again, I'm biased. 3/11/09 - George here. I went back to the dogtor today and all in one big swoop, they took away my manhood and those rotten teeth (neither of which I needed to live a great life) Now I’m a new man ready for my new home. 3/5/09 - Hi! My name is George. You can call me King George, or you can call me Curious George, or your can call me George of the Jungle, or your can call me “Just George”. I arrived at my foster home on 3/2/09 and went and saw the dogtor on 3/3/09. Boy, he was not pleased with the way my teeth looked. I knew something in there was hurting and didn’t feel right. He said that I have 7 teeth left that are all infected and rotten and will need to be extracted after I am on pain medication and antibiotics for a little while. Having those stumps removed will suit me just fine, because I love soft dog food and eat heartily. My weight of 6 lbs. is proof of that since I could stand to lose ½ to 1 lb. Also, luxating patellas are very common in yorkies and mine are a grade 4, which means my back patellas (knee caps) are slightly out of place and cannot be manipulated back into place by hand. He thinks they have been this way for quite some time now and scar tissue has built up around it. I have compensated very well, and he doesn’t think it is causing me any pain. I just walk a little stiffed legged. After watching me walk, and taking my age into account, the vet does not recommend patella surgery since he thinks it would be more traumatic to have it done. So let’s see, I’m 11 years young/old, walk with a cute semi-stiff waddle and have no teeth. Some would call that “senior”, I just call it “growing old gracefully” and loving every minute of it. My eyes are in perfect condition, my blood work came back with flying colors and my hearing is good (if I choose to listen to you). I’m quite the spry little fellow, with a mild-mannered attitude and sweet disposition. I like to follow my human around, give licks when picked up and have just learned about this “belly rubs” thing. Isn’t that just the cherry on the top of my ice cream sundae. Also, I’m not one of the chauvinistic men that thinks being carried around by his female owner isn’t manly. I sleep great through the night snuggled up to my foster mom (this bed thing gets four stars from me) and you could say that I am somewhat housetrained (if I’m brought out enough). Although, I’m sure at first I would have accidents in my new home just because of the stress of moving again and learning new people. I cannot go to a home with small children since I am so small and will need an enjoyable, calm atmosphere to live in. I have plenty of good years left and just know that there is a great home out there for me. I’m actually already planning my 18th birthday party (which is 7 years away). Then I’ll be of legal age and can maybe drink at my party. Signing off for now. King George! 3-3-09 - Bio coming soon! George's Donors: Mariko Hernandez Mariko Hernandez Mariko Hernandez Mariko Hernandez Mariko Hernandez Name: Mia Gender: Female Age: 1 Weight: 7 Location: LA Adoption Fee: $500 For more information on Mia, contact foster parent at: bryorkiemom@yahoo.com Apply To Adopt Mia ADOPTION PENDING!! June 11, 2009 - I was picked up as a stray by an animal control in Texas. I patiently sat and waited for my owners to come find me, but they never came. It wasn’t a loss altogether, because a nice lady did come and spring me and brought me straight to the beauty parlor, which I needed desperately. Then it was off to her house to meet the gang. Some here are permanent and some are fosters like me. The fosters have their pictures taken and are put on the website while foster mom tries to find us a furever home. Foster mom promised me that the home she finds for me will never ever let me go astray to be picked up by animal control again. I sure hope so, because it was lonely and scary out there on my own. I went to this place called the vet’s office and gave them some blood. Apparently, they can tell a lot from taking blood from you, because they said I was a little anemic (whatever that means). They said that it was probably from the fleas while I was living on my own. I knew those things couldn’t have been good, because they made me itch really bad. My eyes were also a little runny and my ears weren’t in great shape either, but foster mom is giving me medicine for all this and I’m feeling great. I get along with the cats and all of the other pups (male and female) in my foster home, am doing good on my housetraining (so says foster mom) and am a very sweet, loving young girl. Foster mom has learned one major thing about me that she said I have to tell you. I LOVE BALLS. Tennis balls, squeaky balls, fluffy balls, all kinds of balls. I could play with them for hours. By myself, with another pup or fetching for a human. So, if you are interested in adding my to your family, you must love dogs and you must own lots of toy balls. Check in with ya later. Love Mia! May 30, 2009 - BIO COMING SOON! Mia's Donors: None North Carolina I have serious medical issues, Please Donate! Name: Ginger Gender: Female Age: 5 Weight: 7.2 Location: NC Adoption Fee: $350 For more information on Ginger, contact foster parent at: yorkiemommync@yahoo.com Apply To Adopt Ginger June 2, 2009 - Ginger had her first heartworm treatment yesterday, she had to spend the night after receiving the first injection. She came home today and is resting comfortably in her crate. She will have to be crated for the next 4 weeks and then she will go for her 2nd treatment which is 2 injections and she will spend 2 nights at the clinic. After that treatment she will spend another 5 weeks in her crate. The 3rd treatment is given orally and she will just spend the day at the clinic and then she will be freed from her crate!!! Four weeks after the oral treatment they will have to take a blood sample which is called a "knotts" test to check for any baby worms that may have lived. If it comes back positive she will have to start over with the treatment and if it comes back negative she will continue with her monthly heartworm preventative. Two months after that she will go in for the heartworm test that is done annually to make sure there aren't any adult worms. 05/05/09 - Ginger is doing great! She has not started her heartworm treatment yet. We are waiting for her puppies to be adopted out before starting because she needs to be kept calm and quiet for 8 weeks while going through the heartworm treatment. 03/24/09 - Ginger is doing very well these days! We have started her on monthly heartworm pills, as advised by our vet, until she is able to start her heartworm treatment. She seems to have reverted back to acting like a puppy sometimes. She has been known to take her foster moms shoes or any clothing or towels she can reach. She does not chew them up, but instead brings them into one specific room of the house. She loves to play with her babies, but can get a little rough at times. She loves having other dogs around, but is sometimes scared of people she does not know and will hide. She will start her heartworm treatment soon. Ginger and Puppies 02/18/09 - Ginger is doing much better now. Her throwing up and diarrhea have subsided. It is hard to keep her from being with the puppies, but it is necessary to get her well again. She is able to see them, but just cannot be in with them or clean up after them. We also take them out and let her lick their faces and see that they are doing alright. She does still have milk, so we are having to put hot packs on her a couple times a day to help keep it from hurting and hopefully eventually she will stop producing milk. We are just thankful she is feeling much better and hopefully now she will be able to put some weight back on after all she has lost with the puppies and being sick. 02/13/2009 - The puppies are growing so much! They will be 5 weeks old on February 15th. They are doing well except for having round worms, which is very typical in puppies. They went to the vet this morning and got some medicine to get rid of the worms. Since they have them, they have likely been passing them back to Ginger as well from her cleaning up after them. Consequently, Ginger has been very sick lately. She has been throwing up and having diarrhea. She has gone to the vet a few times because of this. It got better for a while with some medicine, but lately has gotten worse again. She is down to 6.4 pounds right now, which is underweight for her. It is a good thing the puppies are weaning off of her because she has to stop feeding them with the medicine she is now on and because they are draining her of everything she needs. She doesn't have enough milk for them anymore either. She was given fluids this morning because she was dehydrated and some more anti-nausea and other medicine to hopefully clear up her throwing up and diarrhea. She will not be able to start her heartworm treatment for at least 2 more months and we will need to make sure she is better and gains some weight before starting as well. So, please keep Ginger in your thoughts and prayers while we work on making her better. 01/29/09 - Ginger is doing very well, as are the pups. The pups have been growing so much! They have tripled in size in two weeks. We have also come to the conclusion that Ginger is a purebred yorkie. We came to this conclusion with our vet and other yorkie enthusiasts and the fact that her puppies are purebred as well. If she was a mix or had been impregnated by a different breed male her puppies would not have come out looking like purebred yorkies. We were thrown off by her long tail and coarse hair, but we have learned yorkies can have wiry, woolly, silky, or cottony hair. Please keep watching for updated photos of Ginger and her pups! 1/16/2009 - We would like to thank everyone for their interest and concern for Ginger and her puppies. We wanted to let everyone know that with the puppies, needing heartworm treatment, and eventually to be spayed, Ginger will not be available for adoption for at least 6 months if not longer. She cannot start her heartworm treatment until two months after the puppies have been weaned off, and then the treatment will take some time. Also, she is not house-trained, but we are working hard on it. The puppies also will not be available for adoption until after they are spayed and neutered, which can be 3 to 6 months. Thank you again for your continued concern and interest for Ginger and her puppies, momma and babies are doing great!! 1/11/09 - Ginger had all three of her babies today. Two boys and one girl. The first boy was 4 ounces, the little girl was 6 ounces and the second boy was 5.5 ounces. They are doing well and sound asleep with their momma. 1/6/08 - Well, Ginger still hasn't had her puppies yet, but we suspect it will be any day now. If she has not had them by Friday we will be going back into the vet for another x-ray to make sure the puppies have not gotten too big for her to deliver naturally. She is a very sweet and gentle little girl. She definitely has the mothering instinct and may have had puppies before because she keeps a watchful eye on two little old yorkies she is with in her foster home. It is very sweet to see. 12/30/2008 - Hi! My name is Ginger. I was wandering the streets in Jacksonville when I found a garage I wanted to stay in. The neighbors all fed me, but this home had the best garage. Lucky for me the people allowed me to stay. They checked all over the neighborhood for my family, but I didn't belong to anyone. They even posted flyers in the neighborhood and at the local Petsmart, but no one came to claim me. With no luck in finding my family, the wonderful lady contacted YHR to see if they could help me out. Oh, and did I mention I am pregnant with three pups too? The doctor says I should give birth to my babies in about a week or so. We did get some bad news at the vet too. Unfortunately I am heartworm positive. We won't be able to start working on that until I have my babies. I also have hookworm, but we are able to take care of that now. I must have been attacked by another dog or gotten into something at some point since I have a puncture wound under my chin and several sores between my eye and my ear, but they are all healing good. I have an ear infection in both ears as well, but I have medicine for that which makes them feel a lot better. I am a very happy little girl that loves belly rubs and any attention you will give me. Ginger's Donors: Claudia Cortez Angela Brumley Marilyn Nauhaus Marilyn Nauhaus Vicki Dykes Erick Yip Terry Brinson John & Jennifer Beard Name: Halley Gender: Female Age: 0 Weight: 0 Location: NC Adoption Fee: $500 For more information on Halley, contact foster parent at: YorkieRescueNC@Yahoo.com Apply To Adopt Halley 6/8/09 - Halley is one of Kailee's puppies. Kailee came to us pregnant from a puppymill and has four puppies looking for their loving forever homes. Kailee's puppies are Malti-pooslook like little puff clouds so we gave them celestial-type names. The puppies are all very sweet and now 15 weeks old. They be spayed and neutered in a month and ready to go to their forever homes at that point. Halley is a very sweet puppy and just loves to be carried around and lay on people. She loves belly rubs and playing with her brothers and sisters. Halley is named for Halley's Comet of the same name. If you are interested in adopting Halley and know you can give her a wonderful forever loving home, please fill in an adoption application. Thank you! Halley's Donors: None Name: Kailee Gender: Female Age: 7 Weight: 13 Location: NC Adoption Fee: $275 For more information on Kailee, contact foster parent at: YorkieRescueNC@yahoo.com Apply To Adopt Kailee 3/23/2009- UPDATE Look at the new pictures of Kailee and her puppies! They are all doing so well! The puppies are starting to nibble on some puppy food on their own now. They are so friendly and as soon as we come into the room, they start to wag their tails and come over to us. Kailee is getting sweeter by the day too! She comes over and loves to be pet now. She loves attention and is also a great mommy. More updates soon! 3/6/2009 -UPDATE Kailee and her puppies are all doing well and gaining weight - including the surrogate Chihuahua she is nursing. The Chihuahua opened his eyes yesterday and is nursing on his own now. The Maltipoo puppies have been nursing on their own since last week. Kailee is such a good mommmy and takes wonderful care of her babies. She is also coming out of her shell and becoming more sociable now and less scared. She lets us pet her and she comes out to greet us with her tail wagging! She is such a sweet dog and will make some family a very lucky one! Kailee's puppies will be listed separately for adoption once they are old enough to be separated from their mom and can be spayed or neutered. Please continue to watch for updates and keep this family in your thoughts and prayers. Thank you. 2/25/2009: Two of Kailee's puppies would not breathe right and despite all our efforts including syringe feedings to all the pups, heating pads and CPR, two of the puppies did not make it and sadly passed onto Rainbow Bridge. The remaining 4 puppies (2 boys and 2 girls - all white) are doing well and now nursing from momma Kailee. The local Chihuahua Rescue also picked up some pups from the puppymill that Kailee came from with us. One of the Chihuahuas gave birth last week to a pup, but the momma Chi's milk dried up, so they asked if Kailee could be a surrogate mommy until the Chihuahua puppy could eat on his own. Kailee accepted the Chi puppy, but he is still very weak and we are feeding him with a syringe for a few more days (he is the brown puppy in the pictures). Please keep all these sweet pups in your prayers. They came from an awful puppymill and deserve the very best life. Thank you! 2/23/2009 - PUPPY UPDATE!! Kailee had her puppies today - all 6 of them! She was able to deliver 4 on her own. Our vet Dr. Pete Gilyard had to induce her to have the 5th puppy come out, and when the last puppy wouldn't budge, he had to perform a C-section. Thankfully all 6 puppies and momma Kailee are doing well. We will post more pictures soon. With the added expense of the c-section surgery, we hope you will please consider a donation to assist with the medical costs. Thank you, and please keep Kailee and her babies in your prayers. 2/12/2009 - Meet Kailee! She was one of over 300 pups confiscated from a puppymill in NC. We wanted her to have a special name with meaning so we choose "Kai" from Finnish meaning "rejoice", and "Lee" from the English meaning for "meadow." We want Kailee to be joyful and free from a cage and enjoying green meadows for the rest of her life. Kailee is a Malti-Poo and is the SWEETEST pup despite living her entire life standing in a wire cage in an outbuilding with no heat or airconditioning. Kailee is very timid as the only time she received attention was when the puppymill owners would swat her back when giving her food, or when they would take one of her precious babies to sell and make more money. Kailee is pregnant (as most of the females that came from the puppymill were) and has at least 4 puppies inside her. She is due to have the puppies in less than two weeks. Thankfully this will be the last litter this sweetie will ever have to birth. After the puppies are weaned, she will be spayed and be available for adoption to a VERY LOVING home. This sweet girl has given her life for the greed of the puppymill owners to make money, and we want her to spend the rest of her life just being loved and adored like she should have been all her life. If you can help with Kailee's vet bills and the bills of her puppies, please make a donation. Every bit matters, and every bit helps. Thank you for reading about Kailee and for caring. Kailee's Donors: Alisa McCall Frances Foster Catherine Bairhalter Breyl Brinkley I have serious medical issues, Please Donate! Name: Katie Gender: Female Age: 6 Weight: 4.5 Location: NC Adoption Fee: $275 For more information on Katie, contact foster parent at: yorkiemommync@yahoo.com Apply To Adopt Katie 05/05/09 - Katie is doing well. She is a little stressed out with all the puppies and other dogs around, but does well when the house is quiet and there are only a few older calmer dogs around. We tried some anti-anxiety medicine to see if that would help, but it didn't seem to change anything for her so we stopped. She does best with no other animals around. She really cannot handle noise or commotion at all and will bark if any other dog barks. 8/18/08 - Katie is doing fairly well. We have started her on two weeks of prednisone again. It has been several months since we last had to do this, but Katie has been extremely cranky lately. She has calmed down and is more relaxed now that we put her on prednisone again. Katie does not handle stress, chaos, commotion, or change very well. That is partly due to her hydrocephalus. 4-12-08 - PLEASE NOTE: Katie cannot be in a home with children, other pets or men. She does not like them and with her hydrocephalus she cannot handle the stress. 12/27/07 - Katie is doing really well!! She has had her stitches out from her spay, hernia repair and tumor removal. Everything went extremely well and she has recovered great. She is getting back to herself again! The change in environement has also helped Katie. She isn't quite as cranky all the time like she was when there were more pups and more chaos. She has also started to cuddle a little more than she used to. She still has her moments though where she gets so upset her tongue turns purple while she is growling and barking at you. At these times you cannot even look at Katie without her getting upset. But, those type of episodes have lessened. She still flips herself, licks and bobs her head and likes to smell corners and objects and then gives them a little lick after she smells them for a second and moves onto the next object. UPDATE 12/17/2007: 12/17/07 - We found out a few weeks ago that Katie had actually not been spayed because she went into heat. She had also recently developed a hernia and it was to the point where you could push the organ back through. A hernia is a protrusion of an organ through an abnormal opening in the body. If hernias at the stage Katie's is at are not fixed, the organ protruding through can get stuck and cut off the blood supply and possibly lead to death. We were going to avoid anymore surgeries with all she had been through with everything else, but the hernia needed to be fixed to avoid any serious complications. So, last Thursday Katie went in and was spayed, had her hernia repaired, and our vet found another mammary tumor and removed it. In spaying Katie, our vet noticed that Katie must have had several C-sections because there was a lot of scaring on her uterus. This did not make any of us happy, she is so tiny and has so many problems, and whoever bred her, bred all that into her little puppies. Plus, she is too tiny to be having puppies anyway. She did very well with these surgeries. She is on the same pain meds she got with her neck surgery and it has worked real well for her. She has been in some pain with the hernia repair though, but at least the pain meds are helping with that. ANY HELP WITH KATIE'S MOUNTING VETERINARY BILLS WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED! 11/26/07 Katie is doing better. She went through a second round of prednisone for her hydrocephalus since sometimes one round isn't enough. The prednisone does help her when she is on it. She recently got done with her second round and she is better than after the first. In talking with the neurologist about this, he said the next step would be to re-evaluate her hydrocephalus to see if it has gotten worse and then if it has, it would be a matter of discussing putting in a shunt. Her foster situation is going to be changing which might help her as well. For pets with hyrdrocephalus, it is important to have them in a calm environment if possible. Too much chaos or excitement can cause them problems and increase the intensity of some of the behaviors associated with hydrocephalus. She will now be in a very calm, quiet and man free environment, which we are hoping will help. Katie does not like men and really does not like other dogs, but the dogs she will be with now are older and very calm. We are going to see how things go after changing her environment and determine what next steps are needed if any. We do not want to put her through more than is absolutely necessary. 10/17/07 - Katie is doing OK these days. She is now a toothless wonder like so many other pups out there, she needed to get the last of those infected teeth out. Since having the rest of her teeth out she has been struggling a bit. We think the anesthesia and other drugs given after her dental were a bit too much for her hydrocephalus this time. She did have issues with the pain medicine and anti-inflamatory this time around and had no problems previously, so those were stopped a few days after coming home from her dental. She was exhibiting more intense behavioral issues after and so we had gone back to Dr. Queck to have the sutures removed that had not fallen out to see if that would help with some of Katie's licking, but it did not help. Sometimes dogs don't like the sutures in their mouth and may do more licking or scratching at the mouth because they don't like them. Katie was just licking a lot and putting her head down and opening her mouth as wide as she could, she never tried scratching at her mouth. We have spoken with Dr. Bergman, the neurologist, and he wanted us to do a bile acid test on her to rule out the liver. Severe liver problems can cause the same kind of behavioral issues Katie is exhibiting such as circling and head pressing and can even cause seizures and coma. Besides the circling and head pressing, Katie has become more unsteady again, had become extremely agitated and will lunge at people or dogs if she is irritated or doesn't want you near her while barking very high pitched, runs around and barks in a high pitch for no reason, cannot settle down very easily, is licking a lot and still putting her head down and opening her mouth as wide as she can. Her bile acid test showed that her levels were normal before she ate and then were doubled two hours after eating. The levels were not severe enough to be causing her behavioral issues. So, we are now trying two weeks of a very low dosage of prednisone to see if that will calm her down a bit. It has definitely made her better, even though she does still have moments where the behaviors are more intense than others. She isn't quite as agitated and angry as she was, she has stopped running around barking for no reason and isn't quite as unsettled as she was before. We think this is an indication that her hydrocephalus was really causing her problems after having her teeth removed, but we will confirm with Dr. Bergman after she is finished with her two weeks of prednisone. At that time we will determine what the next course of action is to give Katie some relief from all her problems. Please keep Katie in your thoughts and prayers. 8/14/2007 - Katie is still doing well. She had her 9 week check up yesterday for her eye and neck. Her eye is doing well. Dr. Eichenbaum did not remove the blood flow attached the graft at this time since her eye had not started growing enough blood vessels on its own yet for the graft. If he were to disconnect it, the graft would die and the blood flow would need to be re-attached. We will check back with Dr. Eichenbaum in two to three months too see where it is at. We have seen improvement from her neck surgery in that she no longer falls over when she looks up at you. That is a sure indication that the vertebrae are no longer pinching her spinal cord and we do not have to worry about it causing her to be paralyzed some day. Dr. Bergman has also started her on a steroid to help reduce the production of the fluid around the brain, meaning this should hopefully help with her others symptoms that could be caused from the hydrocephalus. We are starting her on a very low dosage for two weeks to see how things go and we will move forward from there. A small mammary tumor has appeared since her neck and eye surgery and was found to be non-cancerous. It will be removed when she has the remainder of her teeth extracted on September 4th. In getting to know Katie more each day, it is necessary for Katie to be an only dog and she cannot be around children. Katie does not like other dogs and she gets very protective of the person she likes and will growl and snap at other people and dogs if they get near her. When she gets irritated, it usually takes a while for her to get over it and she ends up growling and snapping even at the person she likes. 6/18/2007 - Katie had both her eye surgery and neck surgery on June 13th. Both surgeries went very well! She had her eye surgery first thing that morning. Dr. Eichenbaum was able to get a good graft from another part of her eye to cover the cornea. She has a red bubble on her eye right now providing blood flow to the area to help it heal. She will have that disconnected 8 weeks after the surgery. Her neck surgery went very well too. She had four tiny pins put in to connect the first and second vertebrae in her neck. She has 6 staples in her neck holding the incision together. The staples will be removed within 10 to 14 days of the surgery. She goes back in 4 weeks to have another x-ray done to make sure everything is holding up well. Dr. Bergman did take x-rays after surgery to make sure the placement went correctly, and they did. She is doing extremely well. She was able to go home the day after her surgery. They can stay anywhere from 1 to 3 days after surgery depending on their level of pain and discomfort. She appears to be walking better after surgery than before, eventhough they can be worse after surgery sometimes and may not walk for a few days. The tech at the hospital had to put her down on the ground to show us how well she was doing when we went to pick her up. They were very happy with her progress. She is such a tough little girl and continues to amaze us all with her tolerance to pain and how well she is healing with all her ailments. She is such a sweet little girl and just wants to live and get on with life. In about 4 months she will go in to have the rest of her teeth removed. Her vet bills to date are $5,883, so any help you can provide for Miss Katie would be greatly appreciated!! 5/31/2007 - Katie had her teeth cleaned last Friday and lost 19 teeth at the time. Dr. Queck could have continued and taken more, but she had already been under anesthesia for 3 hours and her blood pressure was going down, so they had to stop. She only has maybe 9 teeth left in her mouth. She had one tooth that had penetrated her sinus cavity allowing food, air and anything else to get up into there. If not treated, it would have eventually killed Katie from bacteria and such. Because of the severe dental disease, a lot of the bone around her teeth had deteriorated and some of the teeth were only being held in by the calculus build up. After they were able to get the calculus build up off her teeth and were able to examine the teeth better, Dr. Queck determined that Katie was actually around 6 years old and not 12. Dr. Queck made sure to get the worst teeth out and the sinus cavity cleaned up in order for her to be able to have her neck surgery. She will need to go back and have more teeth out a few months after the neck surgery. Then on Monday afternoon an ulcer came to a head in her right eye. We took her to the emergency vet and was put on ointment until we could get to our regular vet. When we went to see our regular vet he was very concerned because it was a very bad ulcer and had us see the opthamalogist. The opthamologist told us that the infection had eaten the tissue away down to the last layer of tissues over the cornea, therefore, if not treated it could rupture and she would run the risk of losing her eye. He is concerned about her eye and wants to do surgery as soon as possible to take tissue from another part of her eye and put it over the cornea in order to cover it back up and keep it from rupturing. With Katie's hydrocephalus and just being under anesthesia, there are some concerns about it. The opthamologist is going to talk to the neurologist to see if we can move up the neck surgery and do them at the same time. Katie has been on antibiotics for nearly 2 months now and has been on strong antibiotics for almost 4 weeks, so maybe that will allow her to go sooner than the 13th of June. Poor Miss Katie has been through so much already. We hope that she will be moving forward in her healing process very soon. Any help you can give for Katie would be greatly appreciated. Her vet bills are already at $2,934 and she has not had her neck or eye surgery yet. Please help us give Katie the life she has always deserved! 5/16/07 - Yesterday Katie went to see Dr. Queck, one of three dental specialists in North Carolina, for a consultation. She was referred to the specialist by our other vet because of the risk involved in doing the dental for Katie. Dr. Queck is going to contact the neurologist to see if there is a neck brace that can be used to keep her neck stable throughout the dental. Dr. Queck also uses a different anesthesia, which is used in children, that will help keep her blood pressure down and reduce that risk due to the hyrdrocephalus and it helps the dogs come out of the anesthesia much quicker and easily. The estimate for her dental was $1,200, which included a full mouth x-ray, two hours of anesthesia since they do not know how long it will take, a full mouth extraction since she likely will not have any teeth left once they are done, and the other usual items such as the IV and medication and cleaning. In looking at Katie and quickly looking at her teeth, Dr. Queck said she could actually be as young as 5 years old given her hair is good, her skin is good and tight with no age spots, her eyes are clear and with her unstable vertibrea and hydrocephalus, it is unlikely she would have even lived to be 12 without any attention to them. She also noticed that the parts of her teeth that she could see looked white, which would indicate she is younger than originally thought. She will not know for sure until she goes in and removes the build from the teeth to get a good look at them, so we may have a young girl on our hands! Age is generally determined in dogs by looking at their teeth, and right now there is no way to even see what Katie's teeth look like from all the build up on them. So please keep Katie in your prayers next Friday when she goes in to have her teeth cleaned. Thank You!! 5/9/2007 - Poor Katie!! Well, we visited the Neurologist yesterday and the news isn't great, but could also be worse. She had a Cat Scan done, a spinal tap, and an x-ray of her neck done. While the Neurologist did not find any tumors or cysts in Katie's brain, he did find that she has a little bit of excess fluid around her brain as well as a soft spot on the top of her head, which is called hydrocephalus. He said he would only put her in the moderate category, so he does not think this is the only thing causing her problems. He decided to take an x-ray of her neck to see if something there was causing any problems as well. He did find that her first and second vertebrae in her neck are not stable, which is causing them to pinch her spinal cord and could be causing a lot of her balance problems. There are a few options, but they do not seem promising based on her age and the length of time she has likely had these issues. If nothing is done, she will likely be paralyzed from the neck down some day. He also wants to wait and see what comes back from the analysis of her spinal fluid, which the results should be in today. As soon as we have all the information, we will discuss next steps for poor Miss Katie. Hopefully once we get this all figured out, she will be able to go in to get those nasty teeth out and to have her poor knees looked at as well. Miss Katie is a mess, but she is the sweetest little girl. Thank you for your continued prayers and support of this precious little girl! 5/4/2007 - OH SO SAD....Katie went for her dental today and unfortunately was unable to have it done, even though her teeth are the worst the vet has seen in her entire career. The vet thinks that Katie may have neurological problems or possibly an infection that has gone to the brain or affected the brain stem. A few of the neurological symptoms Katie is showing is going in circles, falls to the left, crosses her front legs when she walks, chatters her teeth and licks like crazy and then drops to the ground (which could partially be from her infected teeth), along with other behaviors. The vet did not want to do the dental for fear that the anesthesia could possibly kill her if it is something with the brain. We are going to put her on very strong antibiotics for three weeks and hope that makes her better. We will also be taking her to a neurologist to see if we can figure out what is wrong with this adorable little munchkin. She may also have an ulcer on her eye and the vet will be checking that today as well. If you can help this little girl in any way, she would really appreciate it!! Update 3-13-07: Katie got wonderful news from the vet – no heart murmur!! Her blood work also came back A-OK! We discovered that she has more vision and hearing than previously thought - she even follows me from room to room now! Katie is making up for lost time regarding food – she eats and eats, and has gained some much needed weight. We hope to get her to a good size and then have her dental done next month. She’s a tiny, fragile little girl with lots of spunk! Please donate to help with her medical bills so far. 3/5/07 - Original Bio: Katie was found as a stray and is in bad shape right now. She’s around 12 years old and only weighs 3 pounds. She’s partially blind and deaf, has a heart murmur and her back knees don’t work too well. She has a vet appointment for 3-6-07 so we hope to know more about what we can do for this little girl at that time. Please donate to help pay her medical bills and check back often for updates. Katie's Donors: Rachelle Heiner Courtney Campbell Harley, Cooper & Lacie Lu Burke Dena Neff Lori Yeske Gerald Bryant Gerald Bryant Marlene Bean M Collier Austin Rachelle Heiner Bob & Marilyn Rinell Annamarie Joseph John K. Beard Jennifer Hegdahl Cindy Cormier Rebecca Thorpe Christine Stutz Annamarie Joseph Jennifer Beard - Birthday gift for John: Brenda Van Valen Wachovia Foundation Volunteer Grants Program: John Beard Wachovia Foundation Volunteer Grants Program: John Beard Wachovia Foundation Volunteer Grants Program: Jennifer Beard Wachovia Foundation Matching Gifts Program: Michelle Belaustegui Jennifer Beard John Beard Ella Tabor Wachovia Foundation Matching Gifts Program: Jennifer Beard Wachovia Foundation Matching Gifts Program: John K. Beard Wachovia Foundation Matching Gifts Program: Michelle Belaustegui Yvette Morhee John & Jennifer Beard Wachovia Foundation Matching Gifts Program - John Beard Kayleigh Defenbaugh Gita Bhatia Name: Leo Gender: Male Age: 0 Weight: 0 Location: NC Adoption Fee: $500 For more information on Leo, contact foster parent at: YorkieRescueNC@Yahoo.com Apply To Adopt Leo 6/8/09 - Leo is one of Kailee's puppies. Kailee came to us pregnant from a puppymill and has four puppies looking for their loving forever homes. Kailee's puppies are Malti-pooslook like little puff clouds so we gave them celestial-type names. The puppies are all very sweet and now 15 weeks old. They be spayed and neutered in a month and ready to go to their forever homes at that point. Leo is a sweet puppy and the most active of the bunch. He LOVES to run and play and is fast as lightening. Like his brothers and sisters, he loves belly rubs. Leo is named for the zodiac constellation of the same name. If you are interested in adopting Leo and know you can give him a wonderful loving home, please fill in an adoption application. Thank you! Leo's Donors: None I have serious medical issues, Please Donate! Name: Lexi Gender: Female Age: 8 Weight: 6 Location: NC Adoption Fee: $200 For more information on Lexi, contact foster parent at: yorkiemommync@yahoo.com Apply To Adopt Lexi 06/29/09 - Lexi had her tumors removed on 6/18. There weren't as many as originally thought and they were spread among the two strands of mammary glands, so the doctor decided to just remove the tumors instead of the entire strand, which was much better for her. The bad news is that the tumors were cancer, but not the worst kind of cancer. He is sure he did get all of the tumors out, but now she needs to be watched closely for any new ones to appear. She has to go back in to have a hernia repaired near her leg that was amputated, and at that time he is going to check the lymph nodes to see if the cancer has spread to them. There were also some new lumps that appeared under her one leg since the surgery and they had lymph node tissue in them, so the doctor has sent a sample of the tissue from one of the lumps to the lab to be checked for cancer cells. We should get the results back from that tomorrow or the day after. Once we know more on whether the cancer has spread or not, we will decide what the next steps need to be. You would never even know Lexi was sick at all. She is such a sweet little girl that loves attention and has to be with you at all times. She loves belly rubs and playing with toys. She has continued to do well with her house training as well, just a few accidents here and there. Please keep Lexi in your thoughts and prayers while we work to figure out whether the cancer has spread anywhere else in her little body. 06/12/09 - Hi, my name is Lexi! I was out wandering the streets one day and ended up at the shelter. The shelter decided to contact the local rescue groups when my family didn't come to get me and no one else had adopted me yet, which is how I ended up here. I do have a series of medical issues, the first being I only have three legs and the one back leg I do have left isn't in the greatest shape. I keep it straight all the time and the vet couldn't even get my knee cap back into place! Even though I keep it straight and do drag it sometimes, I get around really well. That doesn't hold me back at all! I also have several mammary tumors. I am going back to the vet next week to have them all removed, which is a lot, and I was told it is going to be a very painful recovery. I also have a heart murmur and therefore my heart is a little enlarged, I have a skin infection that I am on antibiotics for, and I need my teeth cleaned. Even with all my many medical issues, I love everyone! I like to give everyone kisses and will roll on the floor and nibble on your fingers if you let me. I am a very good girl at bed time and whine a little bit and then I go and lay down and am quiet for the rest of the night. I am doing my best to make sure and go potty outside and have done very well so far! If you want to become my new forever home, please fill out an application! Lexi's Donors: Gita Bhatia Brenda Van Valen Mariko Hernandez Name: Maia Gender: Female Age: 0 Weight: 0 Location: NC Adoption Fee: $500 For more information on Maia, contact foster parent at: YorkieRescueNC@Yahoo.com Apply To Adopt Maia 6/8/09 - Maia is one of Kailee's puppies. Kailee came to us pregnant from a puppymill and has four puppies looking for their loving forever homes. Kailee's puppies are Malti-pooslook like little puff clouds so we gave them celestial-type names. The puppies are all very sweet and now 15 weeks old. They be spayed and neutered in a month and ready to go to their forever homes at that point. Maia is a sweetheart and loves belly rubs! She is active and loves to run and play with her brothers and sisters. Maia is named for the star of the same name. She loves to be carried and is looking for a loving forever home where she will be treated like the little princess she is. If you are interested in adopting Maia, please fill in an adoption application. Thank you! Maia's Donors: None Name: Titan Gender: Male Age: 0 Weight: 0 Location: NC Adoption Fee: $500 For more information on Titan, contact foster parent at: YorkieRescueNC@Yahoo.com Apply To Adopt Titan 6/8/09 - Titam is one of Kailee's puppies. Kailee came to us pregnant from a puppymill and has four puppies looking for their loving forever homes. Kailee's puppies are Malti-pooslook like little puff clouds so we gave them celestial-type names. The puppies are all very sweet and now 15 weeks old. They be spayed and neutered in a month and ready to go to their forever homes at that point. Titan is a very sweet puppy and was the largest of the litter so he was named for the largest moon of Saturn of the same name. Titan loves to run and play and is a real sweetheart. He is more calm than his brother and behaves very well in his baths. Like his brothers and sisters, he LOVES belly rubs. If you are interested in adopting sweet Titan and know you can give him a wonderful loving home, please fill in an adoption application. Thank you! Titan's Donors: None Texas Name: Ajay Gender: Male Age: 4 Weight: 16 Location: TX Adoption Fee: $250 For more information on Ajay, contact foster parent at: texasfostermom@yahoo.com Apply To Adopt Ajay March 18, 2009 - Hey now...don't let my non yorkie look put you off! I am quite the handsome guy with a great personality! August 08 - See! Told you I am slimming down! July 08 - I think my waist is showing again! Foster mom is running me ragged these days! She said she will post new pictures of me soon. ---- 4-2-08 - Hello dear applicants. Ajay here and I have to admit, I am getting a little depressed because it seems that no one wants to adopt me. Don't get me wrong, I sure do appreciate my foster mom coming to my rescue way back when and saving me. I was tossed around worse than a soccer ball and had heartworms to boot. Well foster mom has taken care of me, treated those nasty, nasty worms so that I'm negative now and now I am ready to move on to my forever home. I know what your thinking - "he's not a full bred yorkie". Your right, I'm a Chihuahua/Yorkie mix and not one of my foster siblings can hold a candle to my sweet personality, my love of humans, my zest for life or my longing to be loved. I am a little on the chunky side right now, but I'm starting a new diet and am working on getting some pounds off. It's not too late to make New Year's Resolutions, so why don't you apply to adopt me and we can get physically fit together! 12-2007 - Ajay is HW negative and still waiting for a furever home of his very own! He is a sweetie pie and loves to snuggle! He has gotten to be a bit on the chunky side....we are working on getting some of that weight off! 8-23-07: Would you like a quiet pup who is totally devoted to you? If so, Ajay is the man for you! You can see the caring in his eyes. He is a sweet, sweet pup! He needs someone energetic who has the time to walk him outside and help him enjoy being outside. He will go out now on my patio, but hesitates to join the other pups and play. In the house, he loves to play with them! Everyone who comes to visit me, falls in love with Ajay. He has a way about him that is so gentle and sweet. He will be going to the vet soon for his 6 month HW check-up. March 31, 2007 - Ajay had his Heartworm check last week and the results were NEGATIVE! He is doing so well now. So far, he is doing very well. He is no longer taking the cardiac meds and we are hopeful that he will not need them. He is a very needy pup...very loving. The sweetest disposition ever! His only issue is housebreaking and we are working on it...he still seems to be afraid to be outside. February 23, 2007 - Thankfully, Ajay is tolerating his second round of Heartworm treatment very well. He will be going back to the vet for a check up on the 27th. February 9, 2007 - Ajay received his injections yesterday and today and is resting comfortably tonight in his crate. He will be in his crate for the next 30 days to keep him quiet so that he does not develop any problems with his treatment. The vet is very encouraged by his progress. She said he looks terrific and his heart and lungs sound so much better. Please continue to keep him in your thoughts and prayers. This treatment is very hard on these poor babies. February 2007 - Ajay will begin his second round of heartworm treatments on February 8th. He has put weight on and is feeling so much better now; so we hope he will tolerate these treatments well. He is not housebroken...seems afraid whenever he is outside. Hopefully, in time, he will overcome this. If out in the backyard, he hugs the door. If on a leash, he pulls to go back in the house. Poor baby probably spent all of his time alone outside (might even explain why he had the heartworms...outside all of his life, with no HW preventatives. He wears a belly band. He is a very sweet pup! January 2007: Ajay was evaluated by a cardiologist and had an ultrasound. He is now on Enalapril, Lasix, and baby Aspirin. He will start his second round of treatment for Heartworms this month. We are very hopeful that he will be fine through his treatment. If you can help in any way, it would be appreciated as his medical bills are nearing $2,000 at this point. He really has had a rough time. Please also continue to pray for him. December 3, 2006: I sincerely hope that everyone will continue to keep little Ajay in their thoughts and prayers. He is having such a difficult time with his Heartworm treatment. He cannot even just simply be taken out for a small walk to relieve himself without having a terrible coughing jag. It just breaks my heart when he starts to cough. He gets frightened and tries to hide in a corner. He has such beautiful large brown eyes that seem to just look at you with such gratitude. He really does know we are trying to help him. He has to be kept still all of the time which is not too hard since he is a very laid back pupster. If you can help with his veterinary costs, that, too will be greatly appreciated. No amount is too small. November 19, 2006: Little Ajay is in his foster home now and just had his IV catheter removed yesterday! He just needs to be kept very quiet for the next thirty days at which time he will have his second and third injections for the Heartworm infestation. Thanks to everyone for your prayers and support. He had a very difficult week. November 14, 2006: Our precious little Ajay has taken a turn for the worst. Ajay completed his first round in a series of three treatments that will successfully kill his heartworms but unfortunately, the treatment is very hard on their little bodies. Sadly, with the huge infestation of heartworms that Ajay has, it has caused him major difficulty with his breathing. Ajay is now in the emergency hospital on an IV antibiotics and medication to help his breathing. Please keep little Ajay in your thoughts and prayers and if you would like to send a donation please go to his bio and click on his PayPal button. All of the pain and suffering that this little boy is going through could have been avoided with a simple monthly heartworm preventative pill. Thank you so much for your prayers and support. November 7, 2006: This little pupster started with another name, but this morning I decided to name him Ajay because of its meaning, "unconquerable", which describes his determination to survive. He is a sweet and gentle spirit. Following is Ajay's story which just saddens me ... amazingly he is still a sweet and trusting pupster. Little Ajay was turned into a shelter and adopted by someone who had him neutered, and then only 6 days later, they turned around and surrendered him to another shelter. Reason: unknown. Next came a yorkie rescue group who took him from the second shelter and kept Ajay for 8 days, and then decided they did not want him either. Reasons: he did not look "yorkie enough" and they did not want to pay for his medical treatments because they said he would be hard to adopt. In the 8 days they had him, they did nothing for him despite his having a bad cough, heartworms, fever, tapeworms, tracheo-bronchitis, and struvite crystals in his urine. His urine was bright golden in color from being so concentrated. This group started asking around for someone to take him and even called the shelter asking for advice on what to do with him! Finally, Yorkie Haven Rescue came and we took in this little soul. We brought him immediately to our vet who started him on antibiotics, cough medicine and put him on a special diet. Ajay's treatment for heartworm started a week after that. That was just yesterday. He will need to be kept very quiet and will go back to the vet in 30 days for two more injections to treat his heartworms. Ajay's cough is improving and he is such a wonderful little patient! Everyone at the vet's office says he is a little sweetheart. We believe Ajay is a yorkie/chihuahua mix. He has features of both dogs. His basic coloring is like a yorkie and he has a darling tuft of blond, soft, yorkie type hair on the top of his head! Ajay has beautiful brown eyes that seem to just look right into your heart and soul. I am still in shock that anyone would reject such a darling pupster. If you think you could provide a wonderful and loving home for Ajay, please complete our online application. If you can't provide a home for Ajay, but would like to help contribute to his care, please click the PayPal button to make a donation. Thank you for helping this sweet boy. Ajay's Donors: Melanie Riezner George & Lorayne Hritz Christine Stutz Anna Bergman Lee & Mike Stackable Anna Bergman Susan Pickle Anna Bergman Donna Barnett Elaine Burleson Martha Charest Name: Baby Gender: Female Age: 18 Weight: 8 Location: TX Adoption Fee: $100 For more information on Baby, contact foster parent at: yorkietude@yahoo.com Apply To Adopt Baby June 14, 2009 - BIO COMING SOON! Baby's Donors: Brigitte Chorey Mariko Hernandez Name: Blue and Belle Gender: Female Age: 10 Weight: 3 Location: TX Adoption Fee: $300 For more information on Blue and Belle, contact foster parent at: kamac65@yahoo.com Apply To Adopt Blue and Belle 3-5-09 - Blue went last week for his dental and Belle's had to be rescheduled. Blue's teeth were really needing a cleaning and he lost 4 teeth. But not the remaining ones are bright and shiny. He went today for a follow up and received some doggie toothpaste that tastes like chicken ..... yum ......... yum! Over the last couple of days, he got an infection in his left eye, so he received 2 prescriptions for that and will be returning for a follow-up next week. Belle will also be going next week for her dental. 2-21-2009 - Blue and Belle were finally able to get into the vet after waiting for paperwork from their previous vet to come in. Blue is 11 and Belle is 10. Blue and Belle, overall, are healthy. The vet found that Belle had a murmur on one side of her heart, but doesn't require any medication at this time. Blue and Belle have the slight onset of cateracts, but this doesn't slow them down. They will be going back to the vet this week to have dentals and the vet said that Belle will be losing her last 2 teeth and Blue will be losing a few, too. Belle has a quarter size lump on her back near her tail that will be removed when she's having her dental done. Blue has a pea size lump on the lower part of his belly that will be removed when he's having his dental done. We are still working on the housebreaking, but it comes and goes. Blue and Belle are very sweet pups and will enjoy a home that is quiet and not chaotic. 12/24/08 - Blue is a male and Belle is a female. Hello world! Belle here ............. Blue here, too. We just came to our foster home today. Once we all get settled, we'll write back. Once we're ready for our new home, you have to be ready to take us both because we have been together for a long time and would be very sad without each other. Blue and Belle's Donors: Vicki Dykes Shari Hilding-Kronforst I have serious medical issues, Please Donate! Name: Chance Gender: Male Age: 4 Weight: 9 Location: TX Adoption Fee: $300 For more information on Chance, contact foster parent at: linsyorkies@yahoo.com Apply To Adopt Chance PLEASE HELP July 1, 2009 - You can see by his new pictures that Chance's skin is improving. He was shaved on half of his body due to the severe matting, and will be going to the groomer soon to get his hair evened out since he is no longer deemed contagious! He is being neutered tomorrow and in a couple of weeks he will begin heartworm treatment. He is a very sweet boy! June 15, 3009 - Chance's skin scraping did verify sarcoptic mange and his treatment for that started today. His blood work was good... he was a little dehydrated but doing better. We also retested him for heartworms and he did test HW postive. :-( He is really a very sweet baby. Once his skin starts to look a little better we will have to shave him down. He will be much more comfortable. June 13, 2009 - Chance was found in a shelter in LA and was scheduled to be euthanized due to his unadoptability with his medical issues that presented. His story was posted on an internet forum with two other yorkies in the same shelter and a wonderful angel went to the shelter and adopted the other two; and promised Chance she was coming back to get him. She did just that, just in the nick of time as he had one day left; and then drove quite a long distance to bring him to Yorkie Haven! Chance has sarcoptic mange and also is heartworm positive. Poor little darling is so irritated from the mange and has open wounds all over his little body. He has been scratching and has his hair all matted. In spite of how he must feel, he really seems to be a very sweet boy. We will keep you updated as soon as we know more about Chance! Chance's Donors: Nicole Kurek Adrienne Ruth Megan Harty Penny Walters Name: Comet Gender: Male Age: 4 Weight: 10 Location: TX Adoption Fee: $250 For more information on Comet, contact foster parent at: kamac65@yahoo.com Apply To Adopt Comet 12/25/08 - Hey Everybody! Comet here! Nothing new here, just waiting for my forever family to come find me. Are you out there? I'm just happy to be anywhere there is someone to play, play and play some more. I love playing tug a war and fetch. Since my eyes aren't what they used to be, sometimes I have trouble finding the toy that is thrown, but I don't give up until it's found. Well, it's bedtime for me and the other pups here. Until next time ..... 2/2008 Hi everyone! It's me Comet. It's been a while since I last wrote because I've been so busy playing with the other pups. The only thing new is that last month or so, a blister formed on my right eye and good ol' Dr. Swanson gave some medicine and fixed it right up. The bad new is somehow my left eye, which is the one I could see a little, was effected. Dr. Swanson says that I'm totally blind, but I think I can still see, just not a good as I use to. Other than this, things are about the same. I still love to play with the other pups in the house and I love to be held and kissed on. I'm still waiting for my forever family .... Are you out there? Yorkie Kisses to Everyone!!! 4/2007 - Hi Ya'll ... it's me Comet! I went to the eye doctor yesterday and he says everything looks pretty good. He found a blister in my eye and he says if it bursts, I have to get back to him really fast. The ointment and liquid drops my foster mom puts in my eye has kept the pressure down and other than the blister, my eye looks good. The doctor said that my name was fitting because I move so fast I leave star dust behind. I love going to the doctor and spending one on one time with my foster mom. I hope my forever family is out there somewhere? Update 6/27/2006: Hello, it's me Comet! Well, I went to the doggie eye doctor and he was pleased that the pressure in my eye had gone down. My foster mommy says I'm ready to be adopted. Whoever's interested needs to be willing to give me my eye medicine every morning, every evening and to give me a treat, too. Can't forget the treats! I love those treats! I don't know if I told you, but I can do tricks. I can sit, lay down and roll over. I love seeing people smile when I do these. Is my forever family out there? I hope so because I have lots of Yorkie kisses to give! Update 4/28/2006: Hello everyone! It's me again, Comet! Well, I went to see the doggie eye doctor and he told me that I can see a little bit out of my left eye that has the cateract. He said that the cateract slipped to the side so I am far sighted. In my right eye, he said that I can't see anything with it, I could have told him that! He said something hard must have hit my eye which caused the cornea and lens to push in and then pop back. This caused my eye to start filling with fluid and forming blisters. He said if these blisters pop, it will hurt really bad. He said there are 3 options that we have: 1) I have to have eye drops and eye ointment put in my eye two times a day forever; 2) He can stick my eye with a needle, OUCH, filled with medicine that will keep my eye from having fluid, but this could cause my eye to get as small as a pea; or 3) he could take the eye out. My foster mommy doesn't like options 2 or 3, but we are going back to the eye doctor in June to see if the new medicine is working. Keep your paws crossed for me! Update 4/14/06: Hi everyone, it's me Comet! I just wanted to update everyone about my eye. My foster mommy took me to the vet today to see if the eye ointment did any good. My foster mommy said it helped a tad, but the vet wasn't too pleased because there wasn't much improvement. He gave my foster mommy some eye drops to try, but on Monday he's gonna make a referral to a doggie eye doctor so we can get his opinion. My foster mommy was a little sad because she had really hoped the medicine would work. Anyway, I'm really happy with or without my eye getting better. I love to play and pile up all my toys Update 04/01/06: Hi again! It's me Comet and today is my BIRTHDAY!!! Happy Birthday to me! I am 4 years old today and don't tell my foster mommy, but I overheard her talking to my human sister that they were gonna get me a birthday present today. YIPPEE!!!! I hope it's a toy. Well, anyway .... I went to the vet yesterday so he could have a look at my eyes and we got some good news. He said that the eye we thought had been poked was actually the one that is beginning to have cateracts. The other eye, which is the one we thought had cateracts, actually has a bad infection of the cornea and he gave my foster mommy some medicine to put in it for a couple of weeks. Then I have to return for him to look at it. He also said that I'm a little on the skinny side, so my foster mommy said she's gonna fatten me up. So keep your paws crossed that this medicine helps and I put on some weight. I'm loving it here at my foster home, I have lots of toys to play with and destroy and foster sisters and a foster brother to play with, too. I like to sleep in my foster mommy's bed at night, but it gets a little crowded with 5 foster sisters, 1 foster brother and me in there! But that's OK, I love it anyway! We'll update everyone in a couple of weeks. Original Bio 03/29/06: Howdy! This is Comet coming to you from Texas. I am a 3-year-old little boy and weigh around 10 lbs. My mommy and daddy turned me over to rescue because they were moving to Indiana and didn't have a back yard at their new house and I hear it's very cold there, too. My foster mommy picked me up and I was very scared, but once I got to her house and saw my foster brother and sisters, and a people sister to play with, I felt better. However, my foster mommy says that I can't be adopted yet because one of my eyes was poked with something sharp and the other has a cataract. So, she's gonna get me a referral to a doggie eye doctor to see if he can fix it. I can see a little and I just love playing with squeaky toys. She's gonna keep everyone updated after I go to the eye doctor. Keep your paws crossed it's something good! Comet's Donors: Jamison Vance Kimberly Vance Paula Tomsic Mariko Hernandez I have serious medical issues, Please Donate! Name: Gizmo Gender: Male Age: 8 Weight: 6 Location: TX Adoption Fee: $250 For more information on Gizmo, contact foster parent at: linsyorkies@yahoo.com Apply To Adopt Gizmo 6-7-09 - Gizmo goes for his dental tomorrow. Hopefully, he will be able to keep the teeth he has. He lost quite a few a couple of years ago. 6-4-09 - Gizmo here. Foster mom brought me to her groomer today and she said I was a very good boy. I'm finally starting to trust these people and know they will not hurt me. Foster mom said I can stay with her as long as needed, but the sooner my furever home comes along and I can get settled, the better. 5/23/09 - My name is Gizmo and I was born on July 16, 2000. I had a mom and dad who loved me very much, but three years ago they decided to add to our family and I got a two-legged sister. Nothing against my human sister, but if anyone knows yorkies, they know that we don't mesh with small children very well. Especially if we were "the first child". Well, we've all tried to make this work for the last three years now, but it just seems to make me more upset which upset my mom. Now with another human sibling on the way, mom thought it best to surrender me to Yorkie Haven Rescue so they could find me a new home without children (or the intention of children) where I could be the baby again. Foster mom has noticed how I flinch and sometimes dart out of the room when I hear or see anything unfamiliar. I'm just really fearful right now, but foster mom and my new foster fur-siblings are trying to show me that everything is going to be just fine. Right now, I do not like it when foster mom tries to clean my eyes or touches my feet and I will let her know by placing my teeth on her arm. I don't bite her, just ask her to stop it the only way I know and that is with my mouth. I'm slowly learning to trust, but you'll have to understand that living with my human sister for three years and always having to be alert and not get underfoot has made me a bit jumpy. When foster mom holds me, I give her kisses to let her know how much I appreciate what she is doing for me. I need to have my teeth cleaned, but we are going to wait until I get settled in because I've had enough new changes for a while. I had a dental a couple of years ago and lost quite a few teeth so hopefully they'll just clean the remaining ones and not need to remove any of them. Two years ago I had surgery for bladder stones and now I am on a special diet to prevent that from happening again. Well that about sums me up for now. Foster mom will update you as my personality unfolds. If you lead a quiet life and do not have any children living with you or visiting, please consider filling out an application to be my new parent(s). Oh, I'm kind of getting to like these fur-pups around here, so if you have one or two pups that aren't too rambunctious and are quiet and friendly, I'd like that very much. Although, if you don't have any now and only want to add me, you won't hear me complaining. May 19, 2009 BIO COMING SOON! Gizmo's Donors: Julie Melancon Name: Isabella Gender: Female Age: 3 months Weight: 4 Location: TX Adoption Fee: $600 For more information on Isabella, contact foster parent at: linsyorkies@yahoo.com Apply To Adopt Isabella June 25, 2009 - Isabella loves to play with other pups and is looking for a home with another pup to play with. She rips and runs through the house with one of her step brothers playing tug of war. Boundless energy! But, at night, she settles down and sleeps well! June 16, 3009 - Since she was not responding to her name, we have opted to change it to Isabella! Isabella went to the groomer today and was pretty well behaved given her age. We want her to get used to being groomed now so that she is comfortable with it for the rest of her life! She is getting along very well with her foster siblings and loves to play with toys! June 14, 2009 - Rosie was surrendered to Yorkie Haven by her parents who found themselves unable to care for her. Her mom must have surgery this month, and her dad travels, so they asked us to find a wonderful home for Rosie. She just arrived today, so we will update her bio as soon as we know more about her personality. Isabella's Donors: None Name: Jesse Gender: Male Age: 8 Weight: 8.8 Location: TX Adoption Fee: $250 For more information on Jesse, contact foster parent at: yorkietude@yahoo.com Apply To Adopt Jesse 6-30-09 - Well, the 4th of July is this weekend and I just wanted to remind everyone to support our Local Troops! My foster home has a military person in it and I am so thankful for him. He actually takes care of me and I get to sleep in his bed. (thanks Randy) I really need a permanent home. I like long days so I can sleep more and I like to play with my toys! I may be 8 years old, but if you start playing with me, you'd never know it! I can act like a pup when I want to. Here's a picture with me and my 4-legged friend Jesse playing tug-of-war! I really enjoy snuggling against someone. That's my favorite thing. I'm never too far from my "person". I have my own bed, but I prefer to sleep with humans. They are warm you know! So if you could open your heart and your home so I could live with you, I promise you won't regret it. And remember - people are born so they can learn how to live a good life, like loving everybody all the time and being nice, right? Dogs already know how to do that so we aren't on this earth as long as humans. 1 human year = 7 dog years! Please take me home with you! You won't regret it. Jesse 4-18-09 - My foster parents are going on a much needed vacation in May and they really don't want to put me in a kennel. If someone could adopt me before then, I promise I'll be your bestest friend! Dogs are man's best friends you know. I'm loyal, loving and just need a permanent home. I want to spend time with my owner, and the more time the merrier! Please fill out an adoption paper so we can get this moving forward! Otherwise I have to spend a week in a kennel and I will miss my foster parents a whole lot! CALL ME! ADOPT ME! You won't be disappointed! I promise! 3/27/09 - Jesse here. Boy do my teeth feel great now! I can play tug of war with my bestest friend Sunny (another 4 legged fellow in my foster home) and my breath smells GREAT! (except when I eat some of that smelly canned food that I love LOL) Anyway, the vet gave me a clean bill of health and I feel so much younger! And I look pretty good too for an 8 year old male (are you listening ladies?) I figured out that I like to play with toys! Yes! My favorite is a rope toy or even a little cloth football (who doesn't love football?). Life is so much fun now! My foster home takes really good care of me. I wasn't used to going outside and using the bathroom, but now, when they pick me up and put me in the grass, WOW what a relief it is...I still have an occasional accident, but my foster parents take care of me. If you just take me out in the yard to "do my business" I can do very well. I love sitting in your lap or somewhere close to you. That is my favorite thing in the whole world! Please take me to a forever home so I can be your friend! 3/15/09 - Hi all – I’m sleepy. No, I'm not one of the seven dwarfs. I'm just a sleepy little man. My name is Jesse. I’m looking for a forever home that is nice and quiet. I’m 8 years old and like to lay around, and it doesn't matter where. A lap, bed, couch . . . well, you get the idea. After entering my foster home, I went and saw the dentist. After he took out all the teeth that needed to go, I was left with only 7 teeth. He suggested I stick to soft food, but I can still chew a little hard food. I’m lovable and have adapted quickly to my foster family. I have a new 3-year old 4-legged foster brother that I love to play with. Boy, he tires me out though, which is ok, because then I take a nap. Did I mention I like to sleep? When I'm napping, if you listen closely, you can hear my little “snores”…. I let my foster parents know I need to “go”, by running kind of fast from door to door so you can let me out! I think I’d do real well in a forever home with someone that is home a lot. I like to be near someone all the time. If you think you would be interested in a quiet, loving little doggie, then I’m your man, er, dog! Jesse's Donors: Mariko Hernandez Terri & Larry Way Name: Matty Gender: Male Age: 2 Weight: 7 Location: TX Adoption Fee: $300 For more information on Matty, contact foster parent at: linsyorkies@yahoo.com Apply To Adopt Matty March 18, 2009 - Matty is doing well. He still does have issues with being groomed, so we take him to the vet for shave downs under anesthesia. He is beginning to allow his foster mom to clean his eyes, so that is progress! December 3, 2008 - Matty's growth was benign! We are so happy for him! November 13, 2008 - Poor little Matty...as if he has not been through enough. He had a suspicious growth removed from his leg today and it was sent out to be biopsied. October 10, 2008 - Matty is doing well. He has an extreme fear of being brushed, but has started to allow a couple of brush strokes on his back. July 08 - Matty has come a long way. Because of his history, he will only be adopted to someone who is able to come to the Houston area for many visits with him to help him adjust to a new person and new home. 4-2-08 - Can I speak frankly? Thank you! Let me start off by asking you to look at my before pictures. I wasn't treated very nicely, I lived on my own, had to search for scraps of food and was tormented by the children that came around. Ok, I confess, I wasn't a pretty site to see. My hair was so matted, long and smelly. The kind soul who befriended me could not even tell what type dog I was. She would come everyday and leave food for me until I finally let her get close enough to grab the chain that was around my neck that I had been dragging forever. She found me a foster home which is really great. There is no more wondering where my next meal will come from. I can't really tell you how I ended up the way I did, because fortunately for me, I blocked most of that out. On the down side, I had to be tough on my own and learned to protect myself from the mean people and elements by snapping. It was the only way to survive. So you see, I'm what they call a fear-biter. This is only when I am caught off guard, such as being awakened from a deep sleep, picked up quickly from behind, etc. Oh, I also do not like to be groomed. Foster mom says I am really getting better though, I will just need a calm home with an owner who can understand what I went through and see the softer side of me. It's a tough world out there, and I've seen way too much of it in my young life. Could you be the one to show me that it's all going to be ok for the rest of my life? December 2007 - Matty is a love, but one must realize he is a fear biter. He has come a long, long way; but may never completely get over whatever it was that traumatized him. He does very well with consistency and praise. He knows his sit and down commands and really is a sweet little guy who wants to please. He also gives yorkie kisses when they are requested!! October 2007 - Seeing Matty now is so heartwarming. He has come such a long way! He readily gives lots of yorkie kisses and loves belly rubs. He plays with his foster siblings and is a joy to watch! The only time Matty will now snap is when someone attempts to groom him or do anything at all that involves touching him with something other than a hand. He must be muzzled when at the groomer or the vet. When he first came to me, there was no touching him at all and he snapped at everyone who attempted to make contact. There were days that I wondered if all of us here would survive it. hah! He did NOT need someone to boss him around and show him who was the alpha! He simply needed time to realize that no one was ever going to hurt him again. He knows now who the alpha is, and no, it is not him! As the months go by and he improves, I find myself wondering if anyone will ever be able to handle my little Matty. There have been many inquiries, but sadly not the furever home to work for him. Surely there is someone out there who would take the time to work with him and help him complete his journey to learning to trust. Until then, he will remain with me and hopefully show even more progress. I cannot even begin to impart what a beautiful little boy he is, inside and out! March 31, 2007 - Matty's hair is coming in nicely and he is SO adorable. He still has some issues with socialization that we are working on. He will not be adopted to a home with children. He gets along with some pups, but is funny at times with others so it might be difficult placing him in a home with other pups. Feb. 2, 2007 - Matty is making progress. He is extremely timid around new people and things. A noise from something as simple as a printer will scare him until you prove to him that it is ok. He is enrolled in classes with his foster mom to help to socialize him. Once he gets to know someone, he is fine with them...but new people are very scary to him. It will be some time before he can be adopted. New pictures were just added that show what he looked like while living outside. Certainly is no surprise that he was traumatized. December 12, 2006 - What a story on this poor kid. He was found living in a run down shed and it took a couple of months of one person consistently feeding him, to finally catch him. He was so matted that they did not even know what kind of pup he was. He was taken to a vet and had to be completely shaved due to matts that covered his entire body, even his eyes. They said it was a wonder he could see to get around prior to that. He is a tad bit shy with new people and experiences, but a very loveable pupster who rolls over for belly rubs. He also likes to play with the other young pups in his foster home. It will take him a while to get used to living normally before he will be ready for adoption, but at the rate he is going, it might not be all that long! He is scheduled to be neutered on December 21st. Matty's Donors: Michael Freedman Frances Berndt Kateia Wolff Elisandra Castro Jennifer Rendon-Belanger Vicki Dykes I have serious medical issues, Please Donate! Name: Missy Gender: Female Age: 15 Weight: 7.8 Location: TX Adoption Fee: $100 For more information on Missy, contact foster parent at: linsyorkies@yahoo.com Apply To Adopt Missy PLEASE HELP MISSY! LOVED, BUT SEVERELY NEGLECTED, PUPS OF AN ELDERLY PERSON WITH ALZHEIMER'S NEED A LOVING HOME! Mr. Jiggles and Missy are a bonded pair and must be adopted together! Note: Missy is a "diamond in the ruff"! Give her some time to grow some hair and she will be stunning! July 2, 2009 - Missy had her dental today and has only a few teeth left. The vet said her teeth were some of the worst she has seen. She had two growths removed and the cysts on her eye were also taken care of. She came home and was bright eyed and bushy tailed already! She ate like a little piglet! It is so good to see her looking so well right after all of this. See attached pic of her as we were checking out at the vet. June 20, 2009 - Missy's blood work looks good and she is heartworm negative! Her dental has been scheduled for July 2, 2009. The only thing new that is noted is that we do not think she can hear. She is a very sweet girl and loves to be held. June 19, 2009 - Mr. Jiggles and Missy were discovered by family members to be living in difficult conditions. Their father was unable to care for himself or them any longer. He is now in a nursing care facility and the family reached out to YHR to help Mr. Jiggles and Missy. These two pups are 15 years of age and were very loved. You can clearly see that in the way they interact with people. It was just a very sad situation that led to them not being cared for except for food and love which clearly was provided. The family has paid for the grooming and intital vetting of these two pups. Missy will need a dental and will probably lose all of her teeth. She also has numerous skin growths that will need to be removed. Her vetting will be probably in the $500 - $600 range, so anything you can do to help will be very appreciated! Missy's Donors: Brennan Jinks Lissette Rodriguez I have serious medical issues, Please Donate! Name: Mr. Jiggles Gender: Male Age: 15 Weight: 3.15 Location: TX Adoption Fee: $100 For more information on Mr. Jiggles, contact foster parent at: linsyorkies@yahoo.com Apply To Adopt Mr. Jiggles LOVED, BUT SEVERELY NEGLECTED, PUPS OF AN ELDERLY PERSON WITH ALZHEIMER'S NEED A LOVING HOME! Mr. Jiggles and Missy are a bonded pair and must be adopted together! June 25, 2009 - Mr. Jiggles had an x-ray today to check his spleen which may have indicated cancer. Thankfully, the spleen is ok; but we found something totally unexpected. He has what appears to be a huge gall stone! For now, he is going to be started on SamE .. so far he is asymptomatic...no vomiting or other signs of distress. He does have a diminished appetite, but loves baby food and actually gained two ounces! We will check his blood values in a couple of weeks after the antibiotics have had a chance to work. June 20, 2009 - Sadly, it looks like Mr. Jiggles does have some medical issues. His white blood count is extremely high and suspicious for either Ehrlichia, Leukemia, or Lymphocytoma. He is scheduled for an x-ray in two days to see if his spleen is enlarged. Please keep this little man in your thoughts and prayers. June 19, 2009 - Mr. Jiggles and Missy were discovered by family members to be living in difficult conditions. Their father was unable to care for himself or them any longer. He is now in a nursing care facility and the family reached out to YHR to help Mr. Jiggles and Missy. These two pups are 15 years of age and were very loved. You can clearly see that in the way they interact with people. It was just a very sad situation that led to them not being cared for except for food and love which clearly was provided. The family has paid for the grooming and intital vetting of these two pups. At this time we do not foresee any immediate vetting needs for Mr. Jiggles. Mr. Jiggles's Donors: Brennan Jinks Lissette Rodriguez I have serious medical issues, Please Donate! Name: Ozzy Gender: Male Age: 7 Weight: 4.2 Location: TX Adoption Fee: $300 For more information on Ozzy, contact foster parent at: linsyorkies@yahoo.com Apply To Adopt Ozzy June 25, 2009 - Ozzy is doing very well. His hind legs are getting stronger and he does not hold his leg up any more! He is quite the talkative little guy and loves to be held and cuddled! May 20, 2009 - Check out Ozzy's "glamour shot"! This photo was compliments of Ruth of www.ruthrosephotography.com !! Ozzy has been doing home exercises and will be seeing the physical therapist soon. He seems to still be weak in his hind legs and might need to go through physical therapy. 3-20-09 - PLEASE HELP! Ozzy had his surgery on both hips and is recovering. True to his breed, he has an amazing spirit and was up and walking the day following his surgery! Any donation would be greatly appreciated as the balance due for his surgery is still very large, but we could not put off fixing Ozzy's hips until the funds become available because he was in so much pain. Thank you for the emails and donations to his care thus far! We could not continue to help these pups without the wonderful help of our donors! 4-2-09 - Ozzy's sutures were removed yesterday and the surgeon was pleased with his progress. He has an appointment with the Physical Therapist next week for an evaluation. 3-13-09 - UPDATE! Poor little Ozzy's other hip went out and he needs immediate surgery. Please help, we desperately need donations! 3-12-09 - PLEASE HELP! - Ozzy needs to have surgery to repair his hip. The cost of the surgery is $2,000 and then he will also need physical therapy following that. Please consider a donation to help this darling pup. Thank you for caring! 3-2-09 - Ozzy had his dental today and was neutered. He lost twelve teeth and now only has eight left since some had apparently fallen out prior to him coming to us. He also had the cyst from his eye removed and the cyst on his side was removed and is being sent for a biopsy. His vet bills are now at $700 and he still will most likely need surgery on his hip. Anything you can do to help is very much appreciated. 2-25-09 - We just found out that Ozzy has hookworms, but thankfully, is Heartworm negative! 2-24-2009 - Ozzy, AKA Widget as he is lovingly called by his friends, has a lot to deal with before he can search for his forever home. Sadly, his needs have not been met while he was being used as a breeder to make money for someone. He was seen by the Haven vet today and found to have a collapsed trachea that is quite severe looking on his x-ray although he does not have any real respiratory distress. He does start to cough when he barks a lot (and he is a typical little talkative yorkie :) ) and when he gets excited. He has a meimobian cyst on his lower right eyelid, a cyst on his right side that was aspirated and found to be benign, horrible looking teeth (and some have apparently fallen out), and a very dislocated hip that looks like it could have been Legg - Perthes that was ignored when he was younger. Poor little guy has bones rubbing together in his hip joint and has been started on pain meds for that. He also has a distinct curvature to his spine and some arthritis that is probably secondary to his hip problem and his tendency to favor that leg by tucking it. Ozzy is quite the spunky little guy and so far is getting along quite well with his foster siblings. He is scheduled for his neuter and dental on March 2nd and his cysts will also be removed at that time. After that, he will be taken to an orthopedic specialist for an opinion on what can be done for his hip. Anything you can do to donate to Ozzy's care will be so appreciated. And, please keep him in your thoughts and prayers...especially tonight since he had lab work today and we are hoping that it was ok and that he is heartworm negative. He has enough on his plate as it is. Ozzy's Donors: Debby Bennett Vicki Dykes Rachelle Heiner Jennifer Rendon-Belanger Claudia Cortez Leni Millyard Megan Harty Elizabeth Voyles Stacy Louque Shari Hilding-Kronforst Belinda Humphrey Gena Koepke Rachelle Heiner Tonia A. Rachel Chana Peacock Lindsey Browning Stephanie Hoverman Belinda Humphrey Patricia Sandlin Shari Hilding-Kronforst Casey Wilson Name: Romeo Gender: Male Age: 4 Weight: 12 Location: TX Adoption Fee: $300 For more information on Romeo, contact foster parent at: yorkietude@yahoo.com Apply To Adopt Romeo 3/11/09 - Romeo went to the vet yesterday and had his teeth cleaned, was neutered and microchipped. He is back at home now relaxing with his foster mom and getting extra tlc. He is now up to date on everything except a permanent home. Think you could help him out with this? 3/5/09 - Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo? Here I am, in my foster home. Waiting for my forever family to come. I’ve been single for a while now. I guess you can say that I was scared of “Commitment”. But recently while traveling the single’s scene, I noticed other pups just like me, but in long term relationships and happy. They are always with their human companion, hand in paw, playing fetch, getting belly rubs, and so on. I thought to myself that there must be something to this couple’s thing and I’m ready to try it. My foster mom says that I am just the best foster she has ever had. I will go to the door when I need to do my business (but will mark at first), I’m great at taking a bath, I get along with all the pups in my foster home (male and female), and I sleep well at night. Oh, and foster mom says that I am such a little lover! Told you I'm ready for this couple's thing and I'm not afraid of commitment anymore. Do you need a Casanova added to your family? Well, fill out an application and we’ll see what I can do. Romeo's Donors: Gita Bhatia