About Phineas

Meet Phineas. He is 7 years old and weighs 6 lbs. He is being fostered in Plantation, FL. UPDATED BIO 04/21/2018: Phineas is one of 26 dogs pulled by a sister rescue group from a horrendous hoarding/backyard breeding situation recently. He is one of the 10 dogs that that United Yorkie Rescue brought into our group. Here's what Phineas had to say: Hey everyone! It's me, Phineas. At least that's what my foster mom has been calling me. When you spend your whole life in a trailer with 30 other dogs, you don't get a name. I like it. Foster mom says that her students named me, and I think they came up with a good one. Foster mom says my name is almost as cute as I am. So�'�|�'�|. There have been a lot of changes happening all at once. When me and my siblings and cousins and third cousins and fourth cousins, and just everyone I've ever known my whole life got rescued, things started moving really fast. It was kind of exciting and scary at first. I lived my whole life, all 7 years of it, in that awful hot and stuffy trailer and now I've met lots of people and seen lots of new and exciting things; and although it's sometimes still scary, I like it! I especially like being with humans, and I really like other dogs. I miss my doggie family and if I don't have another dog or a person to cuddle up to, I get real sad. So, foster mom says that I need a home with at least one other small dog for me to hang out with. I'm not quite house- trained yet. Heck, we just ran around and did whatever we wanted to in that trailer, and I figured out the best way for me to survive was to tune out everything. Foster mom says I am making good progress in the house-training department. I've started to use my voice, too. Now that I have experienced what it is like for a human to love me, when I am left alone I will bark for more attention. I hate being by myself, like I said, but other than that I'm super sweet. I'm also learning how to walk on a leash. I hate the stuff called grass by the way cuz' I never got a chance to be on grass before. For now it's way too scary to walk on, but foster mom says I'll get used to it soon. That's it for now, stay tuned to get updates on me. Gotta go - lots of things to catch up on now that I am free from being so neglected. Life is good. Love, Phineas PLEASE NOTE the following special circumstances: - Due to Phineas' small size, he cannot be adopted into a home with children; he needs an adult-only home. No exceptions will be made. - Adoption applications are being accepted for Phineas; however, please keep in mind that he still has some vetting to be taken care of before he will be ready for adoption. Please be patient with our process in considering adoption applications for him. Our primary interest is getting this sweet boy healthy so that he can continue to enjoy a wonderful life in a loving, forever home. - UYR is reaching out to our friends, supporters and generous donors in the hopes of raising the thousands of dollars it will cost our group to get Phineas healthy, as well as the 9 other dogs from the same hoarding/backyard breeding situation. They not only need to have their vaccinations updated, be neutered or spayed and have extensive labs, but they also need to emotionally heal from years of neglect. For the ones that are HW+, they will soon begin treatment which will last 4-5 months. If you have been moved by Phineas' story and his courage and resilience, please consider making a donation to UYR to cover vetting expenses and support our organization as we begin the long process of rehabilitating these precious little dogs.

Plantation, Florida