My name is Jack!

This sweet Yorkie mix boy is Jack. Jack is 10 years old and weighs a very skinny 12.5 pounds. Jack is both hearing and vision impaired. He is being fostered in St. Augustine, FL.

UPDATED BIO 04/02/2019: Sweet Jack must have spent a long time wandering the streets before being picked up and taken to the local Humane Society. He was very underweight and was covered with fleas. The wonderful people at the Humane Society did everything they could to make him feel better, but he needed more care than they could give him. When his stray hold was up and no one called or came for him, Jack became a United Yorkie Rescue dog.

Jack has been in his foster home for 11 weeks now and sadly, no one has been interested in giving this precious special needs dog a loving forever home. Jack is both deaf and vision-impaired, although Foster Mom believes that he may have a tiny bit of hearing as he reacts when she claps her hands and makes other noises.

Jack loves being outdoors, especially if he is sitting in the sun or being taken on a long walk. Because his Foster Mom doesn’t work outside the home, he gets several long walks every day, and some quality time soaking up the sun. Jack is mostly house-trained – bonus! He has that internal clock that most companion animals have and certainly knows when it’s time to eat and he will go right to his bowl. Jack enjoys eating and has put on some much-needed weight and his hair is starting to fill in.

Jack knows he is loved in his foster home and we don’t think that he has felt that love for a very long time. He will come up and smell his foster parents, and he is becoming comfortable sitting for a short time in Foster Dad's lap. He doesn’t appear to be a little dog that always wants to be in your lap, but he definitely enjoys being with his humans.

Jack is a perfect car passenger and so quiet that you may forget he is there! Even though Jack is visually-impaired, he actually doesn’t often bump into things. For visually impaired dogs, once they have “mapped” your home, they seem to be able to get around very well – that is, as long as you don’t move the furniture! His vision is just a bit fuzzy due to bilateral Lenticular/Nuclear Sclerosis. This is the medical term for a bluish transparent "haze" that develops in the lens of the eye in middle-aged to senior dogs. This is considered a normal change in the lens associated with aging (for dogs and people too!), and is observed as a cloudiness or bluish discoloration on the pupil. It has been our experience that most yorkies begin developing this condition at about age 8+. He does need to be on eye drops twice a day for this condition, and that will be for the rest of his life.

Jack is a wonderful companion dog that just wants to be loved. He is a very quiet and calm little boy that enjoys his naps in a nice soft bed during the day. If you are looking for a sweet, house-trained and loyal little doggie, then please consider putting in an adoption application for Sweet Jack. He has many more years of love and companionship to give. Please don’t turn away from him because of his age or special needs. He has adapted quite well and deserves a loving and understanding home where he can spend his retirement years. Jack’s perfect home would be with a retired couple – Jack loves being with his family, so he would be happier if someone was home with him all the time. He will be okay being an only dog, or perhaps in a home with another dog close to his age. Jack is a special boy and deserves a very special family to love and care for him.

UPDATED BIO 02/28/2019: Sweet Jack must have spent a long time wandering the streets before being picked up and taken to the local Humane Society. He was very underweight and was covered with fleas. The wonderful people at the Humane Society did everything they could to make him feel better, but he needed more care than they could give him. When his stray hold was up and no one called or came for him, Jack became a United Yorkie Rescue dog.

Jack has been in his foster home for six weeks now and has adapted quite nicely considering the fact that he is totally deaf and vision-impaired. He recently had a dental and lost 10 teeth, but this doesn’t affect his ability to eat. Jack needs to gain weight since he was very thin when he came into rescue and a healthy weight for him would be 14-15 lbs. He is becoming more active each day and sleeping less which he did early on. He loves going outside to do his business, so a forever family with a fenced-in back yard where he could smell the outdoors and roam around would be a bonus! Jack has discovered the toy box and although he hasn’t actually played with the toys yet, he knows where they are.

Jack is acclimating to being a beloved member of his foster family – it took him a while to realize that he was safe and loved, but he is now seeking out his foster parents and loves to be with them – especially his Foster Dad. He likes to be petted and have his ears scratched. He is a quiet and mellow little fella who seldom barks and would make a wonderful loving and loyal companion.

Jack’s perfect home would be one that has at least one stay-at-home parent who understands that Jack has some special needs and is willing to patiently and lovingly work with him on how to overcome those challenges. He would do well as an only dog in the home, but would also adapt to a doggie companion who is close to his size and age – no younger dogs please as their high-energy may be too much for him with his special needs. He is also okay with kitty cats and tends to just ignore them.

Please don’t turn away from Jack because he is deaf and vision-impaired. He deserves the same love and compassion he did when he was a younger dog. Jack has a lot of love to give to his adoptive family.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to Jack’s deafness and vision-impairment, he cannot be adopted into a home with children under the age of 14 years old.

UPDATED BIO 02/02/2019: Poor Jack must have spent a long time wandering the streets before being picked up and taken to the local Humane Society. He was very underweight and was covered with fleas. The wonderful people at the Humane Society did everything they could to make him feel better, but he needed more care than they could give him. When his stray hold was up and no one called or came for him, Jack became a United Yorkie Rescue dog.

Jack’s healthy weight should be around 14-15 lbs, and his foster mom is working on helping him gain that weight. It has been determined that Jack is totally deaf, but he is a smart boy and is following the other dogs in the home and taking clues from their behavior. He seems to anticipate things with them - when the resident dogs get up to go out, he will get up and join them. Sometimes he needs a little more encouragement and guidance. Jack has already learned about what time dinner is, lol!

Jack is vision-impaired as well and has been diagnosed with bilateral Lenticular/Nuclear Sclerosis. This is the medical term for a bluish transparent "haze" that develops in the lens of the eye in middle-aged to senior dogs. This is considered a normal change in the lens associated with aging (for dogs and people too!), and is observed as a cloudiness or bluish discoloration on the pupil. It has been our experience that most yorkies begin developing this condition at about age 8+.

Jack’s horrible skin condition caused by the severe flea infestation when he came into rescue is much, much better. Jack is otherwise a very healthy 10 year old dog. Foster Mom says that Jack is a sweet boy and is becoming more active as he becomes more acclimated in his foster home.

Please don’t turn away from Jack because he is deaf and vision-impaired. He deserves the same love and compassion he did when he was a younger dog. Jack has a lot of love to give to his adoptive family. His perfect home would be with someone that is home a lot and who will work with him on his hearing/vision impairments in a kind and understanding way. Jack would also like to have another doggie companion close to his age and size that could “show him the ropes” in his new home.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to Jack’s deafness and vision-impairment, he cannot be adopted into a home with children under the age of 14 years old.