Bree is progressing by leaps and bounds in just the short time she has been with us.

Yesterday, her foster Mom (Annette) took her to  church with fur brother Samson and they walked about 4 or 5 laps (her church is awesome and allowed their to walk Samson while temperature’s are uncomfortable) and this is not  a small church (WCC).

She placed the leash on Bree to get use to and dropped it and she followed Samson the entire time.  After a well earned  power nap  we all went to the back yard and both Bree and Samson were running around.   She is so eager to learn!  and her foster Mom was already able to get her to sit about 3 times yesterday. We are on to clicker training soon.  Did we say this girl is an Angel!!!   Her forever family is going to be lucky!

Next it was a trip  to Petsmart where she got  a new PINK leash and to off to look at beds.  Foster Mom let her check them all out. Bree finally crawled up into a bed and laid down and she gave that look of I am never getting up from this spot. It was adorable! Then she heard Samson bark (he was with his Daddy) and she jumped up and took off to find him.

When we met back up she started nudging him to play and her little tail was going 90 to nothing.  He is constantly with her and today he had been nudging her more to play, it is pretty cool to watch Samson teach her something.

Potty training is going very good. She has been excellent she tinkled in the house day within the first 10 minutes and then while we went to dinner she had to go. Wood floors you got to love them.

She really is too cute she will do a stretch with her little hiny in the air and start to wag her tail. It just makes you want to get down on the floor with her and make up for all of the loving she missed in her life up until now!

She has an appointment for next Friday to get  spayed!!  No more babies for Bree!

Jagger is a 4.3 lb survivor..

One can only imagine the life of hell he must have endured.  This special boy, has very little jaw bone left.  In fact, it there is no bone there to hold it in place.  When the vet looked at his one tooth, it came out in her hands..

During his x-rays, they discovered another tooth embedded in his gum’s, there was no bone left so it slipped into the tooth pocket.  That will have to come out.

This little guy has infections in both eyes and is not well enough to have his surgery yet, we will have to wait for the antibiotic’s to clear things up.

His first night with foster Mom Kathy,  he did not have an appetite, so, foster Mom went to see our resident food specialist, Season from Mann’s best friend.  She set him up with Vital food.  Added a little yogurt to it and that was all it took.  Yeah, he is eating.

This little guy has been on a rocky road, but now the road is seeded with green grass and a little easier to walk on… 

Stay tuned for more on Jagger’s journey

Mercy … she’s 7.2 pound Blessing!

In spite of all that she’s suffered, Mercy maintains an indomitable spirit and trust for humans that’s hard to imagine.

Her spine shows scarring from some old trauma; one shudders to think of what happened to her and the pain she must have endured at the time.  At the front of her mouth resides a tumor the size of a gumball.  It completely blocks her ability to eat or drink like a normal dog but the resilient Mercy figured out she can get her food and water by sticking her tongue out of the right side of her mouth.  She also gives kisses from that side, showing her capacity to forgive, even after all the atrocities she must have seen in her lifetime.

She’s all but toothless, making it impossible to determine her age.  She could be six, she could be sixteen.  Puppy mill females like Mercy typically lose their teeth at an early age because producing and feeding litter after litter with every heat cycle robs their bodies of calcium.  Due to lack of good nutrition, they are especially vulnerable to infections and parasites and it’s not uncommon to see sparse, coarse coats with balding spots and sores everywhere.

What little hair she has is severely matted with urine and feces from living in cramped, unclean spaces.  Looking at Mercy, it’s clear to see she has known every bit of this kind of neglect and then some.  And yet she brightens when we enter the room, greets us with a wag of her little stump of a tail, and relishes in the touch of a kind human hand.  If she isn’t giving up, neither are we.  We promise to give Mercy the kind of life she deserves with whatever time she has left.

Stay tuned for more on Mercy’s Journey!

On Friday July 23rd OK Yorkie Rescue received a call from the Oklahoma City Animal Shelter.  There was a puppy mill bust and they needed help!

The OK Yorkie Rescue team got there just as the Animal Welfare workers were pulling up.  In the vehicle were 19 Yorkies, some Maltese and Chihuahua’s.  All of them were in terrible condition.  The OKYR and OKC Animal Shelter teams got to work.

The dogs were assessed by the shelters veterinarian for health issues.  One of them has tumor in her mouth; one is missing the lower part of his jaw.  One of them is heart worm positive.  Most of them have black rotten teeth and staph infections on their skin.

The dogs range in age from about 6 years old to 15 years.  Can you imagine, living in a cramped cage, limited horrible water, sparse food and putting out litter after litter for 15 years.

OKYR right away started cleaning, removing fleas and ticks and mats from all of the dogs.  Some of the mats were so bad, the dogs ears were stuck down on their head and it seemed impossible for them to defecate as there bottoms were blocked with dried feces.  Our team spent 5 days working with the shelter team, cleaning and trimming all of the feces, mats and bugs from the dogs.  Mean while, Ms Snow the owner of the puppy mill spent the weekend in jail (she was released on Monday).

On Tuesday July 28th the dogs were released to OKYR. Sadly, while we were picking up all of our new rescues, the shelter received another call.  There was another mill bust…Lucky for us; there were no yorkies in that one.

If I had one wish, it would be that everyone that goes to a pet store or buys a puppy on the internet, can just get a glimpse of what a life of hell these Mom’s and Dad’s have had until now!!

Stay tuned as we write about each of the rescues and their journey to a better life!

Our House of Representatives worked late tonight and passed the “Black Market Breeding Bill” ( SB 1712).  We have been notorious for Puppy Mills~ second only to Missouri~ and one of the last states to have any kind of regulations.  We are so close and may acutally have this bill become a reality!!  We have never had a bill make it this far before.  All we have left is for the Senate to approve the ammendments made in the house then it’s on to the Govenor!!  We are so very excited for this chance to finally have some improvements in the facilities that mass breed!! 

For more info on the bill, visit www.okpuppymilltruth.org for some great info!!  Keep watching for the announcement of the day the Govenor actually signs the bill!!

Did you hear the news?  Build a Bear is releasing a Yorkie with their Bearemy’s Kennel Pals line.  You know you have to have one of these!! 

OKYR has been invited to the Penn Square Mall location to help welcome this new addition to the Build a Bear family.  We will be raffling off a bear and if you tell us you read our posts on facebook or our blog, we have a coupon for you!!

We will be at the mall on Saturday from 10-5 and Sunday from 12-6!  Stop by and get your Yorkie!!

Check out our newest little boy~ Otis.  We are thinking Brussels Griffon/ Yorkie Mix.  He is young and FULL of energy.  He is ready for a new home to play and and have a good time.

Congrats to Jack on his fabulous new family!!

Welcome two of our new rescues~ Mickey and Remy:

OKYR has sad news this week as we continue to search for one of our missing rescues.  Harry escaped from his foster parents fence on Friday afternoon~ 3-26.  He was seen a few times on Friday but hasn’t been seen since.  He is such a scared little boy and needs to be found so he can find his forever home to teach him the world is a good place!! 

We have been very busy putting up flyers, posting on our facebook and on craigslist.  We are hoping to find him soon.  He is missing from 63rd and Grove in Oklahoma City.  If anyone has spotted him, please let us know!!