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06-07-2007, 01:40 AM | #1 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Slovenia
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| Walking Down Stairs Hi! Can somebody please tell me at what age puppy can walk down stairs and jumps from sofa? My puppy is now 5 months old! |
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06-07-2007, 04:29 AM | #2 |
Missing Yoshi Everyday! Donating Member | It all depends on each dog...mine was running and jumping down the stairs from about 3 months...because when they are in the housebreaking process...i don't carry them to the door nor down the steps because i want them to get the sense of direction of where they can do thier business...so i would call for them and they will follow me out the door and down the 2 or 3 steps outside into the grass...hope that helps...
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06-07-2007, 04:44 AM | #3 |
Little Boogers Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: virginia beach, va
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| i would have to say if they are less than 5lbs at full growth, i would not let them jump off a sofa. i would get stairs for them to safely go up and down. it is very bad for their back legs to do the jumping.
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06-07-2007, 05:10 AM | #4 |
Luv my Angel, too! Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: USA
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| My girls will both jump off the sofa and beds but will not go down the stairs. Sissy began going both up and down the stairs at about 16 weeks old, but shortly thereafter she had a major tumble down the stairs and has not even tried them since (she is almost two). Angel started doing stairs almost immediately after coming to us at 13 weeks, but she had two tumbles and will now not go down at all (7 months). I think since Sissy won't go down, Angel just follows her lead.
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06-07-2007, 05:47 AM | #5 |
Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: New York
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| Dior was running down the stairs before 4 months. Diezel started going downs the stairs around 4 months. They both try to jump off the sofa but i do not allow it.
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06-07-2007, 06:10 AM | #6 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Slovenia
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| Hi! Thank you! I think you did not all understood me. My puppy would like to go up and down stairs, she jumps on sofa till she was 3 months, but I don`t let her to jump down of sofa or walking down stairs, becouse I heard it is not good for puppies!!!! |
06-07-2007, 09:24 AM | #7 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: ireland
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| Well my Betty is around 13wks, and she has no problem going up and down the stairs, she is eyeing up the sofa but cant make it yet.lol. My older girls can do both no problem. There is no way i could stop them from all the jumping they do, they are just to fast at it. I actully think that all the jumping for our yorkies do is second nature to them.
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