My name is Ellie!

UPDATED BIO 11/20/09: Ellie is a 22 month old 12.5 lb sweet little girl who gets better and better in every way imaginable (especially her potty training). No poo accidents in the house for a long time and she is using the wee wee pad or going outside almost all the time.

A new mommy or daddy with patience, tolerance and understanding is the perfect fit for this girl. She has gone from being a scared little girl who ran away from all people and dogs to approaching everyone that doesn't come to her first. If I am standing talking to a neighbor, she walks up, checks the person out and will stand to be touched under her chin (but not on her head). She loves my two grandchildren and because she likes to lie around, when they sit with me she puts her head on their laps. They love it.

Ellie has become very tolerant of the other dogs in the house and lets the 9 week old Sizani climb right over her on the way to me. She lets little 2 1/2 pound Libby lay next to her as well as Sizani who will cuddle up to her sometimes at night. I love this dog, and when the right person finds her they will be in heaven. She plays by herself, but will catch toys for you. She loves to go for walks (the longer the better). Sometimes she shows her stubborn streak when walking and wants to go where she wants to go but takes correction very easily. She now knows with just a noise from me that she can't rush the front door on the way in and must wait until I tell her it is okay. She does jump at noises when outside but gets over it right away.

Please consider giving this girl at chance at a happy life. You'll be so glad that you did.


UPDATED BIO 10/21/09: MEET ELLIE! She is 21 months old and weighs 12#. Foster Mom reports that Ellie is coming along very nicely in the housetraining department; she has not had a diaper on for over a week. Yeah! If she really needs to go pee-pee in the house, she goes on a wee-wee pad. Foster Mom has not had to clean up up one pee-pee accident the past week. She is also learning to hold her pooping in the house. The only time she has an accident is if FM goes out; she thinks that Ellie gets nervous when she is alone with just the other dogs and not her person. She still has poopied in the house, but she's down to only once a week, and it's almost always when FM is out of the house. She has no accidents when FM is home.

Ellie is also getting less fearful of meeting people, and she prefers to approach them - she is more fearful when new people move towards her first. When she is curious about a new person and they are standing still, she will go to them and most times lets them pat her if they move slowly. She still would prefer to be the only dog in the house, as other dogs tend to make her nervous. She is very used to FM's dog and the other little foster in her home and would most likely, over time, get used to another dog in the house, however, so far she hasn't been playful with the other dogs. Ellie lets Foster Mom know every night before bed that she really wants to be adopted and have her forever family soon. Foster Mom prays each night that a very special someone will love this wonderful little girlie who had such a bad start in life. Her life didn't really start until she was saved from that awful puppy mill. She really deserves a chance at forever happiness.......

UPDATED BIO 10/14/2009: Hi! My name is Ellie. I am 21 months old and weigh 12 lb. Before United Yorkie Rescue saved me, I spent 18 looooooong months in a cage. Nobody cuddled me or talked to me. When I had to use the potty, I had no choice but to go in the same crate where I lived. They say I'm a beautiful yorkie. My puppies certainly were, but I never got to keep them. That part of my life was very sad.

When UYR took me home, at first I didn't know whether or not I could trust them. I was so used to not being touched and not being talked to, that I didn't want my FM to approach me. I was more comfortable with other dogs than with humans. I used to run when they tried to put my harness on. I didn't know how to walk on a leash. I certainly didn't realize that making pee pee in the house was not OK.

It's been 3 months now. FM says I have improved SO much! I go potty outside most of the time. I actually haven't had an accident in 4 days!! FM leaves a doggy diaper on me when she goes out, but it's usually dry when she gets home. If I go inside, it's usually on a wee wee pad. I try to tell her when I need to go outside, but I'm not quite sure how to do it. When I start pacing, FM knows it's time to take me out. I sleep through the night and love playing with toys. I'll even play by myself if nobody is throwing me something to fetch. Toys are wonderful! I wish I had known about these when I was a puppy! They're so nice. Sometimes I keep them and don't bring them back to FM. haha

Another thing I love to do is to just lay beside FM. That and walking. I am the first to the door whenever FM asks us Furkids if we wanna go for a walk! I am a little nervous around new people and new dogs, but once I get to know you, I am more trusting and will come up to say hello. They say I am more of a people dog than a dog dog. Once, FM was walking me and a loud car went by. I got skeered and ran real fast. She dropped the leash and had to chase me. That was funny, but Fm didn't think so!

Well, if you want to give a girlie like me a chance at a happy life, please let FM know. I think I will continue to improve as time goes on, but I will need a patient FURever home where I will feel loved and secure. If you yell a lot or make lots of loud noises, I don't think I will like that very much. Thank you so much for reading about me and giving the momma Yorkie a chance instead of the puppy Yorkie.

UPDATED BIO 09/19/09: Ellie is an adorable 1-1/2 y/o 12.2# yorkie (or possibly Silky Terrier) who spent her short life in a cage being used as a breeder; she is now being fostered in Boynton Beach,FL. Ellie has been with her new Foster Mom for two weeks now; in that time she has learned that grass is to pee-pee and poop on. So now when she goes outside she either goes on cement or grass. She is currently wearing a doggie diaper in the house or she will pee-pee whenever she smells anything even slightly reminding her of a 'former' pee-pee spot - this can happen in a house full of dogs from the past or present who may have had an accident even though the floors are washed every day. But.....progress is being made! Ellie does not go pee-pee or poop in whil wearing her diaper, and she stays dry at night. In the morning she will pee-pee several times and poop, too. Every couple of days FM tries to keep the diaper off, but when it is off she will have accidents. If she is walked on a regular basis, before and after she eats in the am, she will poop outside. Around 4:30 in the afternoon she will again, with patience, poop outside. As long as her diaper is on in the house she stays dry. When her diaper is removed and she is taken outside she will pee-pee outside. She now loves to smell everything every place outside. Ellie does not yet know how to tell her person that she wants to go out; in her forever home, it would be good for her new owner(s) to familiarize themselves with dogs who, like Ellie, have lived in cages all their lives and forced to breed - and who have never touched the grass or smelled the "roses" until they were rescued. Lots of talk about pee-peeing and pooping, but she's made such progress that FM is sooooo proud of her.

Ellie is still very timid around new people, but once she recognizes someone she has met before, she will not try to bolt - she will go to that person and smell them. She is afraid of most of the dogs she meets on her walks, but once she knows a dog, she will not try to run away. She understands when FM asks her if she wants to 'go outside'. She will come to the foyer for her leash to be put on - isn't she a smart little girlie?

Ellie will fetch a toy and knows that when she brings it back and 'drops it', FM will throw it again. FM tells her to 'leave it' and she usually drops it. Even though FM is bonding really well with Ellie, she also observes that many times Ellie appears to be fearful, even with her, due to her past severe neglect and abuse at the hands of the puppymiller, so sad. At times, she will look at FM as if she were going to get punished for something, although FM treats Ellie as she treats her own dog - if she has an accident in the house and FM catches her in the act, she knows that FM is displeased about it. Ellie has come such a long way, but still has a way to go; in a compassionate and patient forever home, she has the potential to be a loving, well-behaved companion dog.

UPDATED BIO 08/05/09: Ellie is an adorable 1-1/2 y/o 12# yorkie (or possibly Silky Terrier) who spent her short life in a cage being used as a breeder; she is being fostered in Jupiter,FL. Here's what Miss Ellie had to say about how she's doing........

Ellie here......Foster Mom said I should let you know how I'm doing - there's some pretty good things happening here at the Foster Home. I was so scared when I got here, but then I found out I was not going to be kept in a cage and I liked that. FM introduced me to her other foster dog, Monty. After having puppies when I was too young (and not understanding about that sorta thing!), I'm kinda nervous around boy dogs! But I found out that Monty just wants to wrestle and play with me. I really like FM's other two dogs; they are girlies like me and we have a girl 'bonding thing' going on, ya know! Precious treats me like she is my mom and Velcro gets me to play. We all go for walks together and I am starting to learn that the leash is not a torture device. I am still scared of people but will let FM and FD hold and pet me. I luv getting my ears and back scratched! I love night-time because I sleep with FM and snuggle with her and when she wakes up I get belly rubs. FM has been treating me with some white meat chicken breast with my food. Mmmmmmm. She has other good treats she gives me, too - yeah~!. I did 'sit' once to get my treat, but I was just foolin' - FM said she could tell that I knew what 'sit' means, but I thought I'd make her work harder to get me to do it again.

I wish I found out about this green grass stuff outside sooner. I see the other pups go potty on it and I am starting to think about it. I think FM is a little nuts....wanna know why? She and FD jumped up and down and gave me a high-five and a treat.....geez, all I did was pee-pee on a pee-pee pad. Sheesh! I mean, what's up with that?

FM took me for a car ride today and I loved that - it was fun looking out the window. She took me to this man named Dr. Joe and I found out that he is a VET! Sneaky FM! Anyway he was nice but I was scared to death. He had to put me on my back and take my stitches out from the operation I had that'll keep me from having more puppies - that's a good thing. I gave him a run for his money, but FM helped and the stitches came out - Dr. Joe checked my incision and put some antibiotic cream on it. He looked me over and said I was really pretty and that he knows I will learn the social skills that the puppy mill took away from me. He liked me so much he wouldn't even let FM pay him! I am thinking I am one Special Girl, huh?

UPDATED BIO 07/28/09: Ellie is an adorable 1-1/2 y/o 12# yorkie (or possibly Silky) who spent her short life in a cage being used as a breeder. :( When she first arrived in her foster home, she used to run in circles and spin -- a behavior that is seen often in caged dogs. She would run around and pace in the house for several hours - causing excitement (and dizziness!) in the other dogs. Ellie has been observing the other doggies in the home playing with toys, and has discovered how much fun it is! She is a typical high-energy puppy, always in constant motion. She is learning how to calm herself and not panic. Ellie has also learned that she likes kisses and cuddles to calm her down - what a smart girlie! She is very gentle and is learning to trust humans again. She didn't know about walking on grass and how much fun it was to run in a yard, but is quickly learning. She stays very close to Foster Mom, but if FM reaches out to her, she will back up - fearful that she will be mistreated or handled roughly. She must eat all by herself because she will back away from food if other dogs are around, so she is fed in a room all by herself with the door closed - and will bark when she is done. Ellie still has a lot of fears to overcome from being so unsocialized, but she is so very gentle and sweet.....and love and patience will soon teach her how wonderful it is to be an adored little companion animal. Ellie can be placed in a home where she is the only dog, or she would be fine in a home with another dog for a companion since she likes to be around other doggies.

ORIGINAL BIO 7/18/2009: Meet Ellie! Ellie is an adorable 1.5 year old 12# female Yorkie who spent her whole short life as a breeder dog. Though her former owner claims she didn't spend "all" her time in the crate, judging by her reaction to humans, one can assume she's spent most of it in one. She is very shy and is afraid to be held. She is also not housebroken. FM will be working with her on this.
Ellie has a big week ahead of her. She has an appointment first thing Monday morning so we can get Ellie her vaccinations, check her for heartworms and intestinal parasites, and get her microchipped. Then, she needs a dental and a spay.

Ellie's life is about to get better in ways she could never have imagined. Humans are now going to dote on her and spoil her like the little princess she is. Her beautiful hair is cut very short (undoubtedly, to keep it easier to maintain for her owner), but she will soon blossom into a happy, beautiful little girl. Most importantly, she will learn to trust that humans are good.