My name is Desiree (Desi)!

3/22/15 - I'VE BEEN ADOPTED!
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Adoption Fee: $350


Fostered in Louisiana


Age: 5 years


Weight: 5 lbs.



11/12/14 - Desiree is getting around great on three legs. She has no idea that she is special needs. And, we don't tell her. This little gal has spunk and attitude. She would do best in a home with no children and no other animals. She loves being the center of attention and after all she's been through, she deserves it. She is such a great baby and will keep you laughing. She LIVES for belly rubs and will plop down and roll over in a second if she even thinks you may want to rub her belly. If you are in the market for a little girl with big attitude, look no more. Desiree is here and waiting on your application.


5/22/14 - Desi had surgery to remove her non working limb and is now home and recuperating fine. It has been a long road for this baby, but you'd never know it from her personality and attitude.

5/10/14 - Unfortunately, at the most recent visit with the surgeon, he confirmed that despite all of our best efforts to save Desi's leg, there is just no growth taking place of the bone. This leads us to the next decision. Since Desi has been used to using just three legs for, we assume, close to a year and her broken leg is basically a fibrous non-union and just in her way, it will be in her best interest for us to have one more surgery and remove the non-functioning limb. Desi maneuvers around, runs, jumps and any other activity you can think of just as one of our four-legged fosters. We know that getting this swinging limb out of her way will free her up even more. She is currently scheduled for surgery on May 20th.

A different outcome would have been great, but it is what it is and Desi knows no difference and is still a cutie patootie with attitude. Oh, speaking of attitude, since she doesn't have any hardware in her leg any longer and doesn't have to be on crate rest, she is proving to be quite the alpha and showing that she will insist on being the only diva in the household. To that end, Desi will need to go to a home with no other pups so she will not feel compelled to snap at them. lol Since she is so clingy and follows her human EVERYWHERE and NON-STOP, we are sure that this one yorkie will be quite enough for some lucky family. Due to her size, she cannot go t a home with any children.

4/20/14 - At Desi's last recheck, the specialist was not pleased with the progress of Desi's healing. It seems that it is now at a point where it doesn't seem to be getting any better. We were so hopeful that this surgery would make her whole again, but it seems that the bone is just not healing and he says it is a fibrous nonunion.

One thing is for sure, Desi doesn't not act like there is anything wrong and gets around just fine holding her leg up. We are hoping with time that she will start to at least realize that she can touch her toe to the ground for balance and at least use it in that way. Either way this precious little girl is the poster child for "the glass is half full" and is so sweet, loving, active and happy. Three or four working legs aren't going to taper her zest for life. She is a little velcro pup and would love to be the only princess or have another pup in the home that doesn't play too rough.

3/19/14 - Desi went for x-rays today and is healing well. She still needs to take it slow and be careful, but is moving right along. We wish it was at a faster pace that the bone was healing, but due to the amount of time that this baby's leg was fractured before getting treatment, it is assumed it was at least 7-8 months, it is healing best as can be expected. Her foster mom is very proud of her progress and thinks she is just the most awesome baby ever and can't believe she went through so much pain in her previous life.

3/3/14 - Desi went to the vet today and had x-rays and all seems to be healing okay. She still has to be on crate rest for two more weeks and then goes back for additional x-rays.

2/11/14 - Desi is still recovering from surgery and is having to be kept very still so as not to mess-up the healing process. She is such a happy little girl that acts as if she didn't just have surgery, so her foster mom is really having to stay on top of her and either hold her or keep her crated with a blanket over the crate or she will bounce in her crate. lol We hope to have an update soon once we go back to the doctor for x-rays. Please say a prayer for little Desi that this works and she can bounce around on all 4 paws again soon.

1/23/14 - Desi is now home after having her femur fracture surgery and is being confined so her break can heal properly. This is somewhat of a tough one for her foster mom since Desi got so used to accommodating with her broken limb and it didn't get her down, so now she wants to live it up.

Her foster mom chose the name Desiree because it means “desired one”. Desi’s previous owners obviously did not feel that she was a “desired one” and they also didn’t “desire” to take care of her. They let her roam the streets and she was picked up by animal control on different occasions. This last time, she unfortunately had the broken femur. No one knows how it happened, but lucky for Desi that this break gave her the release from her previous jail. She was not released back to her owners (in part because they did not want her back---what upstanding dog owners) and instead Yorkie Haven Rescue was called to take this baby in. She has now been spayed, had her teeth cleaned, her femur fracture repaired and now all there is to do is rest and recover.

Desi is such a sweetheart that loves all people. She eats really well and is doing ok on her potty training if let out often enough. She is small and has a tiny bladder, so she will not go to a home where someone is gone long hours. Also, no children in the home for this little sweety. She’s already had one broken bone and we intend for this to be her last.

Even with this trauma to her body, Desi is such a happy little girl and we just cannot get over how appreciative she is. She loves to be held and kissed on and will kiss her people in return. We are sure she has never had such treatment in her life, so we are going to make sure that it is all about Desi from here on out.

If you believe that you could possibly be the owners that Desi deserves, then fill out an application and let us know that she is a desired one and not just a dog to let roam the streets.

1/21/14 - Desiree had surgery to repair her broken femur and is recovering nicely. She had a plate and screws put in, but did not have to have a bone graft as originally thought. The bone was solid enough when they went in. This was very good news and now Desi will be on crate rest so her leg can heal. Thank you for all your prayers.

1/15/14 - DESIREE IS HAVING SURGERY ON HER BACK RIGHT LEG FOR A BROKEN FEMUR.

Desiree was picked up stray by animal control and traced the owners back via a microchip. Seems they didn’t want her and just let her roam the streets. She has a fractured femur and will be having surgery to fix this along with all her other vetting, i.e., spay, dental, etc. that will need to be done. Please keep Desiree (Desi) in your prayers.