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My basic info
Breed
Yorkie, Yorkshire Terrier
Color
Silver & Tan (Yorkie colors)
Age
14 years 5 months old, Senior
Size
Small 25 lbs (11 kg) or less (when grown)
Weight
5 lbs (current)
Sex
Female
Pet ID
19-169
My details
Shots current
Spayed / Neutered
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Rosie is a sweet senior Yorkie. She is about 10 years old and weighs 5.4 pounds. Rosie is being fostered in St. Augustine, FL
UPDATED BIO 10/30/2019: Rosie is a beautiful little yorkie who was sadly surrendered by her owner who could no longer provide for her care. Rosie came into UYR on 07/20/2019. She was a very scared little girl initially with all the changes in her life happening so suddenly. Fast Forward 3 months - Rosie has come a long way since being in the loving home of her foster parents. There are four resident yorkies in the home, and they all took her under their paws to make her feel welcome and loved.
Rosie is a very happy little girlie and loves going outside with the pack and exploring. She also loves going for long walks and she’s a very good little traveler in the car. The only thing that Rosie seems to not like so much is being picked up and held; however, she will come into the room with her foster parents and sit or lie down close to them, so she really enjoys being with her people, just not being picked up.
Rosie came into UYR with a grand taste for human food, which may have been what she had been eating all her life in her former home. Yikes! She now eats a doggie diet of a premium hard food along with some wet food. However, if she hears a bag opening that she may perceive as a yummy human snack, she will come running to get some lol! That doesn’t work anymore, but she still is hoping that it will haha! When foster mom is in the kitchen, Rosie magically appears and looks at her as if she is going to get some sort of human treat – NOT.
Rosie gets along with the two cats in the home as well as the four litttle yorkies – she’s easy-going that way. She seems to like people because she always wants to check out whoever comes over to visit. She is a very sweet little girl who would be a wonderful companion.
• Now for some not-so-happy news …… it has been determined through several rounds of labs and other testing that little Rosie is in kidney failure. This breaks our hearts to hear, but UYR is determined that this little girl will have the best life possible. She is currently on thyroid meds (cost = $10/monthly) and recently started on Azodyl which is a nutritional supplement that focuses on the reduction of toxin buildup in the blood and supports continued healthy kidney function (cost = $76 for 45-day supply).
Please don’t turn away from Rosie because of this diagnosis as she so deserves to have all the love and compassion as a healthier dog. Without a crystal ball, it is impossible to know how long Rosie can be managed on this medication, but it is our hope and prayer that someone will consider adopting this little princess and give her the best life possible for the time she has left, which could potentially be several years. Could that someone be you?
UPDATED BIO 10/03/2019: Rosie is a beautiful little senior yorkie who was sadly surrendered by her owner who could no longer provide for her care. She has been in her foster home for 2 months now and is making progress and becoming much more social than when she first arrived. She is more interested in the comings and goings of the family, and if friends/neighbors arrive, she is always curious about them and will approach them to check them out.
Rosie still won’t come when called, but that may just be her personality – she may feel like a princess who expects her humans to come to her lol! Her foster parents were recently on a long trip and when they returned home, Rosie was as excited to see them as the resident dogs were and greeted them enthusiastically, which is a big step for her. She can now be picked up by her foster parents as long as they hold her tightly against their bodies – it’s very possible that Rosie may have been accidentally dropped early on in her life and that may account for her fear of being picked up. Even when she is gently placed back on the floor, she panics for a few seconds. She is good with the dogs and cats in the home, but doesn’t interact with them.
Rosie continues to be happiest when she is taken outside – she will go from one side of the yard to the other side, smelling and exploring all the while. She is now enjoying running around the yard and experiencing the feeling of freedom when she does this – it’s easy to tell how happy she is when she is frolicking around the yard. It would be great for Rosie to be adopted into a furever home with a fenced yard, but that is not a deal breaker as long as she can go for several long walks every day and be allowed to explore as she walks.
Rosie has age-related bilateral cataracts but she has no problem getting around and investigating all the wonders of the outdoors. Her early labs showed some low values for her thyroid and pancreas, and she has been on meds for both since she arrived in UYR; she has a follow-up appointment on 10/24 to determine if she will need these meds for the rest of her life. If that’s the case, the monthly cost for the meds is only $10.
Are you looking for a sweet little companion who loves to take long walks in the outdoors? Please don’t turn away from Rosie because of her age – she deserves a wonderful furever home like all other companion animals. You will not be disappointed and she will love you forever.
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