My name is Reese!

Updated bio 8/3/15 Reese is an adorable little fellow. He is 7.5 years old and weighs 7.5 pounds. He is being fostered in Bunnell, FL.

Reese is still having some behavior issues and is now undergoing behavioral training. His foster mom wants everyone to know that, although Reese is still not adoptable because of his occasional aggressiveness, he is slowing learning that the world is okay and not a scary place, but he is not there yet.

It is hard to imagine the trauma he must have suffered before coming to his foster home. What could have caused him to be so scared and fearful that the only way he knows how to react when he doesn't like something is by being aggressive? He is just trying to protect himself from once again being hurt.

Please consider donating to Reese's behavioral training because without it Reese will never find his forever home.

Please check back for updates on Reese and how he is progressing.

UPDATED BIO 04/20/2015; Hi! My name is Reese; I am a 7 year old male yorkie who weighs 7.5 lbs. I am being fostered in Bunnell, FL.

When I first came to my Foster Mom's house, I was pretty scared and not sure what to do or what was expected of me. My FM kept trying to talk to me ~ but I talked louder! I would bark non-stop and because my new human didn't understand what I was saying, I would also nip and growl; but I was just really scared and didn't know how to tell her stuff. Come to find out, she figured me out..she just kept giving me hugs and lots of love and realized that when I bark sometimes, it meant I was telling her I wanted her to pet me or pick me up.

FM has other dogs here which I don't mind, but would rather sit on her lap all day long...so now I'm not so scared. I even get to sleep with FM, and a couple of my yorkie sisters, but I don't mind. When I "talk", it sometimes sounds like a growl, but FM talks to me and I'm fine. I just am trying to get her attention ~ guess I just like lots of attention, lots of lap time and loads of love. I really like it when she picks me up and only gives me attention.

I only eat dry dog food and I eat in my own space since I like to steal the other dogs' food. I'm not so good with sharing toys either, I growl and don't like to give them back, but we are working on that. I don't like crates at all. My perfect home would be one with maybe a lady like FM who is home all day; FM thinks that would be best so they could be consistent like FM is with my training....... like teaching me not to growl or bark when I want attention, and teaching me to wait before eating so that I can learn proper puppy manners which I apparently missed in my former home.

I am really very smart and catch onto new things pretty fast. I don't like men so much, especially ones with hats. I would really prefer to be the only doggie in the house. FM said that I need someone who can be strong enough so that I don't wrap her around my paws. She said that she thinks that is what happened in my former home, and that's not a good thing. I am happiest when I know exactly what my human expects from me and I really want to be well-mannered, I just need a few more lessons about that since I must have missed that as a puppy. So...if you have a lot of love and attention and time to give to me, I'll be your best friend!

Updated Bio 03/02/15: Reese is an adorable, Yorkie who is 7 years old, and weighs 7.5 lbs. Reese is being fostered in Bunnell, FL.

Reese is a sweetheart. At this time his Foster Mom feels like he is not quite ready for adoption. He is still food and toy aggressive. It appears that currently out of nowhere, he will growl and potentially nip. FM is able to calm him down in time, but she feels he may possibly bite if provoked or scared.

Reese does get along with the other dogs. He sleeps with FM and the 4 others and is quite a lap dog. He does not like men in hats. He loves to jump up and loves attention. He does understand "no, get down and stop". He is also house trained ~ yeah! FM will continue working with him on a daily basis. At this point it is unsure what length of time it will take her to correct these bad behaviors. Reese most likely needs a home with an strong alpha role in his life, so he won't revert back to these inappropriate behaviors.



Updated BIO 02/01/2015: Reese is an adorable, Yorkie who is 7 years old, and weighs 7.5 lbs. Reese is being fostered in Bunnell, FL. Sadly, Reese landed in a shelter when his former owner surrendered him because they could not afford to give him the care and life he deserves. The shelter reached out to United Yorkie Rescue for help in finding Reese a new home that will be a perfect as he is adorable.

So far, Reese doesn’t like men wearing hats and being inside a crate. He also has some food aggression issues we are working on but currently he is being fed apart from his foster siblings. He likes having things on “his terms” but this could be a fear response from being in a shelter environment. HIs foster mom is working very hard with Reese to resolve these issues.

He loves his person and is very much a “lap dog.” Despite some of his behavioral “issues” he is sweet and very easy to love. He loves belly rubs and is getting lots of one on one time to make sure he knows he is safe and loved.


Initial Bio 01/31/15: Reese arrived here tonite..he's happy to be out of the shelter, he's quite the chick magnet to my 4 little girls, they love him. Poor Lil guy he is sound asleep and wanted to say goodnight. A big thanks to Lee Filer for getting him to me. More updates to follow after he settles in. He will be a great lil guy for any family..he is looking for love.