About Rosie

Rosie is a sweet senior Yorkie. She is about 10 years old and weighs 5.4 pounds. Rosie is being fostered in St. Augustine, FL UPDATED BIO 10/30/2019: Rosie is a beautiful little yorkie who was sadly surrendered by her owner who could no longer provide for her care. Rosie came into UYR on 07/20/2019. She was a very scared little girl initially with all the changes in her life happening so suddenly. Fast Forward 3 months - Rosie has come a long way since being in the loving home of her foster parents. There are four resident yorkies in the home, and they all took her under their paws to make her feel welcome and loved. Rosie is a very happy little girlie and loves going outside with the pack and exploring. She also loves going for long walks and she's a very good little traveler in the car. The only thing that Rosie seems to not like so much is being picked up and held; however, she will come into the room with her foster parents and sit or lie down close to them, so she really enjoys being with her people, just not being picked up. Rosie came into UYR with a grand taste for human food, which may have been what she had been eating all her life in her former home. Yikes! She now eats a doggie diet of a premium hard food along with some wet food. However, if she hears a bag opening that she may perceive as a yummy human snack, she will come running to get some lol! That doesn't work anymore, but she still is hoping that it will haha! When foster mom is in the kitchen, Rosie magically appears and looks at her as if she is going to get some sort of human treat - NOT. Rosie gets along with the two cats in the home as well as the four litttle yorkies - she's easy-going that way. She seems to like people because she always wants to check out whoever comes over to visit. She is a very sweet little girl who would be a wonderful companion. ��%BD'� Now for some not-so-happy news ��%BD'��%BD|��%BD'��%BD| it has been determined through several rounds of labs and other testing that little Rosie is in kidney failure. This breaks our hearts to hear, but UYR is determined that this little girl will have the best life possible. She is currently on thyroid meds (cost = $10/monthly) and recently started on Azodyl which is a nutritional supplement that focuses on the reduction of toxin buildup in the blood and supports continued healthy kidney function (cost = $76 for 45-day supply). Please don't turn away from Rosie because of this diagnosis as she so deserves to have all the love and compassion as a healthier dog. Without a crystal ball, it is impossible to know how long Rosie can be managed on this medication, but it is our hope and prayer that someone will consider adopting this little princess and give her the best life possible for the time she has left, which could potentially be several years. Could that someone be you?

St Augustine, Florida