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Hi Erin, I do know of Yorkies, Inc. Although I do not know any of their members personally I do know that as a group they have done some wonderful work with dogs in need, especially those dogs who have serious, life threatening and very costly needs. They are what they say they are and do not pretend to be something else -- they are a placement group, not a "rescue" group. Have they taken some dogs as breeder surrenders? Yes, they have. But they also take in owner surrenders and shelter dogs. I personally have struggled with coming to terms with why any breeder would surrender any of their dogs to someone else to place and also why any group would alleviate breeders of their responsibility to place their own dogs. Despite my own personal feelings, still I would prefer that anyone who is overwhelmed and unable to place a dog surrender the dog to a group of people who will properly evaluate and address the needs of the dog, do the spay/neuter, provide the medical care and appropriately place the dog in a home where the long-terms needs of the dog will be addressed and provided for. What saddens me tremendously is the person who is overwhelmed financially, emotionally, medically, or for any other number of reasons who has nowhere to turn to ask for help. How sad for them and for their dogs. And so for the sake of the dogs in need, I try hard not to sit in judgment and try to accept that our world is big enough for all who are willing to help.

While they, like other groups, will provide all the background they have on the dog, I don't know but would guess that they will not be giving out the name of the breeder (if it should be a dog who was surrendered by a breeder) because it shouldn't be about how well bred a dog is but more about how well cared for the dog will be for the rest of its life.