The Yorkie Times

July 2022

In this issue:

July's featured Yorkie
Hot Tips For Keeping Your Yorkie Cool
Connect, support, volunteer
Wisdom from supermodel Athena Maria
MaryElizabeth's Corner
Donor thanks

July's Featured Yorkie

Meet Rocco!

If someone would have told us that when we rescued Rocco in August 2010 that we would have him for 12 years, we would've been really surprised! We picked him up from a house with 5 rescue yorkies, and boy, did he want to get out of there! When he was younger, he wanted to run really fast on well kept fields, loved going to the beach, and riding in the car with his head out the window. And told us in his own way that he was a studly dog....

He always slept with us, and followed me everywhere. He's so sweet that children would ask to pet him, and he would just sit there patiently waiting.

About 2 years ago, when he went blind, and now deaf, he decided not to get up on furniture anymore, and made a place for himself on the bathroom floor. I put in a dog bed, where he now lives, and call it Rocco's condo. He still goes for 2-3 walks a day, sometimes reluctantly, sometimes with enthusiasm, and gets excited for his fresh pet for dinner. As long as he is well, loves his treats, and can go for walks, his quality of life is good. He will be 18 in September. Every day is a gift. We love him very much,

Davi Gainer

Volunteer foster in Mill Valley, CA

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Hot Tips For Keeping Your Yorkie Cool

PROVIDE PLENTY OF COLD WATER!
Use cooling mats
Given frozen treats
Do not leave your yorkie in a car, even with cracked windows!
Avoid midday heat
Play in the water (kiddie pools are Olympic-size to a yorkie!!)
Know what heatstroke looks like and how to treat it!

Visit our website!

Click HERE to support us simply by shopping on Amazon! Choose Yorkshire Terrier National Rescue as your charity and up to 0.5% of the purchases you make (on qualified items) will be donated to us! You already like to shop on Amazon because it's convenient, now you have another reason!

Support: Consider becoming a one time or monthly donor! Click HERE for more information. The Yorkshire Terrier National Rescue Inc (YTNR) is run solely on fundraising efforts made by people like you who love this breed. We appreciate your support! YTNR is a 501 (c)(3) organization, your donation is 100% tax deductible.

Don't forget our boutique store for all things yorkie, CLICK HERE!

Volunteer: We need foster homes for these yorkies in every state! Click HERE to complete an application. The only prerequisite is that you love yorkies and will give them a loving temporary home. We will support you through the process!

As always, we would like to thank lifeline4paws for their continued support.

Chris Hogan, Executive Vice President

of the Hogan Family Foundation Inc,

is the Program Director of Lifeline-4-Paws. She is a YTNR member and has generously supported our rescue efforts, contributing tens of thousands of dollars

to hundreds of our dogs since 2007!

Wisdom from supermodel Athena Maria Aphrodite the Goddess of Wisdom and Love

Mary Elizabeth's Corner

Hi Everyone,

We hope you are enjoying this lovely Indepdeance Day weekend wherever you may be.

Dan, Karen and I are staying home and mostly poolside since the weather has gifted us 90 degree days.

Our rescue has been pretty slow everywhere. We had a couple of dogs that we tried to get and after jumping through hoops to make things happen people changed their minds and did something different with their dogs. We heard about another little dog in a shelter that was so neglected his coat had matted to his skin and he was in so much pain no one could get near him. We offered to pay for him to be sedated and groomed but haven't heard back from that shelter as of yet.

We are still in need of more volunteers and helpers everywhere so if that feels like something that might interest you please visit our web page and fill out an application someone will call you. www.YorkieRescue.com.

From our house to yours we wish you a very Happy Fourth of July weekend, enjoy the fireworks and all the freedoms that our country has to offer.

love from MaryElizabeth and Dan

Thank you to our donors for your continued support!!

General Contributors:

Karen Roff

Michelle Snyder

Suzanne Ditzler

Ray Webb

Phoenix Manley

Paul Mihalek

Monthly donors:

Sandra Flolo

Karin & Alan Nakashima

Kathryn Schuller

MaryElizabeth Dugmore

Carla Pucket

Betty Jo Williams

Lindsay Hardin

Stephi Jackson

Ann Sousa

Joan Willner

Paula Scott

Lisa Ellison

Julie Gedro

Jessica Damisch

Sandra Grumbein

Deborah Thompson

Mary Jane Sanders

Bette Gae Dart

Carrie Unger

Karen Roff

Linda Connor