Adopting a Yorkshire Terrier
It can be a daunting but very rewarding experience adopting a Yorkshire Terrier. You will encounter ups & downs along your journey together but most, if not all can be overcome.
It is a fairly straightforward process adopting a Yorkshire Terrier, most rescue/adopting centers have a similar procedure that they have to follow. Initially you will contact the center either via a phone conversation or through visiting in person. You will indicate to them what it is you are looking for in a dog, age, sex, good with children, likes other animals all the topics that are relevant to you.
Centers have different approaches some allow visitors to wander around the dogs & select a dog or dogs to meet. Other centers will listen to your requirements & select any dogs in their care that suit your needs & bring them to you in a designated ‘meet & greet’ area.
Now it is a case of seeing whether the Yorkshire Terrier takes to you & vice versa, you will be asked to visit your selected dog on a few occasions to ensure that everything is going well.
A member of staff from the center will complete a home check before the dog is allowed to leave with you. They will ensure that you have an enclosed garden & enough room inside your home for a dog, as although Yorkshire Terriers are a small breed of dog they still require space to ‘let off steam.’
You will be asked where you intend to walk your dog, which veterinarian service you will use, about insurance, cost of feeding & care, all the questions asked are to check that you as a potential owner have thought ahead & planned the arrival of your new canine addition.
Most centers used to ask for a donation of your choice when adopting but nowadays most stipulate a minimum amount to you, this is to cover their costs on neutering/spaying, feeding & the general care of the dog. What you choose to donate after the minimum amount is stated is your own individual choice.
You will discover ‘free’ Yorkshire Terriers that come up for adoption every so often, if you scan the newspaper adverts many people place them in papers. There can be many reasons why a person can no longer keep their dog & occasionally people can be too quick to judge. A person might develop an illness & require to be hospitalized or they lose their employment & simply do not have the funds to keep their Yorkshire Terrier anymore.
A person’s circumstances can alter so much & so rapidly from when they initially purchase their dog to when they feel that they can no longer keep their dog. Prospects are looking very positive & therefore inviting a dog to share their life seems like a really good step to take. Life has a tendency to change though, without warning & suddenly the little Yorkshire Terrier in your life is just simply not a viable option.
People should not be too hasty to judge as not everybody chooses to give a dog up they really do not have any other choice & it is in the dog’s best interest to re-home it.
Offering a home to a rescue Yorkshire Terrier is such a rewarding action to take, there is nothing quite like the overwhelming feeling you experience when you see them so happy & when they place their trust in you.