“THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOuR wORK TO MAKE ADOPTIONS LIKE ThIS POSSIbLE. I AM SO hAPPY!”
really long day and we needed to go to bed and get some rest. So we did. And guess where I slept?! Right next to my mommy on her pillow! It was so won- derful! No cold cage, alone in the dark. I was so happy! But this was only the beginning. The next morning, my new daddy took me outside in the backyard. I was so amazed at how many birds and squirrels were playing in the yard. They were everywhere! And I loved them. I loved watching them. I loved barking at them. He also took me to Rocky Hud- son’s grave site right there in our back yard. And then I heard mommy and daddy talking about him. He was their baby boy, too. But he had something called hydrocephalus. He died 2 weeks before they adopted me. I know they must be heartbroken because they still cry a lot. But they also laugh a lot at me. So I guess I am helping ease their pain some. I once heard mommy say that she does not think anyone else in the world can say that they had Rock Hudson and Rudolph Valentino both living in their home. Daddy agreed with her. “So that is when my life really began. My mommy said my new birthday is the day I came to live with them. That sounds good to me. I was ‘reborn’ into a family who loves me and treats me like the king that I am. My mommy and daddy dubbed me the ‘King of the Castle.’ My mommy even bought me a food dish with a crown on it! And guess what else they bought me? My very own window bench! They put it in front of a large window in the TV room. Now I get to watch the birds and squir- rels all the time! Life is so good in my ‘fur-ever’ home.” 2 Nd rUNNer UP TJ (JEFFERSON) Dear Yorkshire Terrier National Rescue, My name is TJ and I adopted my parents Rob and Debbie Yasenka last July. My Mommy and Daddy had a Yorkie named Smokey Joe that was part of their family for 13 years. They raised him from a puppy and when Smokey Joe got very sick they tried
everything to make him feel better, but they couldn’t. In May of 2014 Smokey Joe passed away and Mommy and Daddy cried for days. Mommy said she would never have another doggie because it was just too painful. Daddy finally con- vinced Mommy to think about adopting a doggie hat really needed a new forev- er home. That’s where I come in! Mommy put their name on the National Yorkie Rescue list, and told our Vet, and the local shelters here that they were looking for a Yorkie. Then they waited. Then one Sunday morning the Rescue called Mommy and said that a Breeder in Florida had 5 Yorkies that he could no longer care for. Three of the girls were already adopted, but there were 2 boys left. They told Mommy and Daddy that they would bring both boys to their house, and then Mommy and Daddy could choose who they wanted. I prayed it would be me! Daddy said he wouldn’t be able to choose, and so they would probably take both of us. At the last minute, the Rescue team couldn’t pick up my brother at his foster home. So Mommy and Daddy only got to meet me. It was LOVE at first sight! At that time I was 7 years old. I didn’t know my name was Jefferson, so Mom- my and Daddy changed it to TJ (short for Thomas Jefferson). Now I know my name. I was used as a breeder dog, and I guess I was quite the stud muffin. The Rescue had me fixed so I don’t have to worry about that any more. They also had a chip put in me and pulled a lot of my teeth. Daddy and Mommy took me to their Vet and the Vet said I was very healthy, but Daddy said I looked like a girl with my long hair. They took me right away for a bath and a Yorkie puppy cut hair cut. I like the short hair because it is hot in South Carolina. Since I was used to living in a cage, I didn’t know anything about how to play with toys, or how to stay in my own backyard. I also didn’t know the difference between the Dining Room and the backyard. I made lots of pee- pee and poo in the house. Mommy and Daddy worked really hard with me, and even though I still have accidents I am
much better now. I now know how to sit and how to stay. I like it when Mom- my takes me on long walks. I also like to sleep in Mommy and Daddy’s bed and cuddle with them at night. It sure beats that cage! I love my new forever home, and I am so thankful to the National Yorkie Rescue for helping me find my Mommy and Daddy. I know they love me very much, and I love them too. Thank you so much for all your work to make adoptions like this possible. I am so happy! Love and Licks, TJ (aka Jefferson) Yasenka YTNR is looking forward this year to the work of saving, rehabilitating and finding forever homes for these Yorkies. We will continue to give them Hope. Hope is defined as a feeling that what one desires will happen. As we move forward this year we have Hope. We wish to thank each and every one for their generous support of YTNR.
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