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FlDebra · 09-03-2009, 06:51 PM

Rocky has been "finding" my son's socks and he suddenly appears chewing on them. I could not figure out how he was getting them. My son takes them off in his own room and we have a baby gate at the hallway leading there. But several times now, I have had to rescue a sock. I might think I dropped one occasionally when doing the laundry but this was happening with too much regularity.

Then, today, while I was online "talking Yorkie" I hear a noise behind me and there smack dab in the middle of the pool table (that I admit is being used more often for a clothes folding station), stands Rocky! At first I could not figure for the life of me how he got up there. It is higher than a regular table and he is only a 6 month old puppy! But there is a chair that he evidently climbed up on and then had to literally "fly" 3-4 feet to the pool table. He had just been curled up on my foot not 5 minutes before. Unbelievable! More so, because now I know where all those socks I have been rescuing have come from -- my laundry folding table/pool table! Not to mention, I have been missing treats from the box I keep them in and placed on the pool table, which I thought was safe from the dogs. I had thought maybe Candy (our adult Jack Russell had got them, but never dreamed of Rocky being a potential culprit!)

This kid is fearless! I have had to save him from himself so many times already! I am going to have to either get rid of the chair or find somewhere else to put it. I can't have this little guy climbing around on the pool table! This is one of those things that scare you to pieces but you have to laugh about, and maybe even be a little proud of the little guy's ingenuity and agility! What a character -- I just love him! This is a picture of the little rascal:

Princessangela3 · 09-03-2009, 07:04 PM

That is quite ingenious and rather acrobatic of him....sounds like your in for lots of circus acts starring Rocky! He is totally a cutie pie!

IHeartSnS · 09-03-2009, 08:10 PM

He looks like a very cute trouble maker haha.

mimimomo · 09-03-2009, 09:51 PM

Hmmm, Deb...I think you need to install a hidden camera! Lol

mjharpst · 09-03-2009, 11:18 PM

Sometimes they are just too smart for their own good! Hilarious!

TeresaM · 09-04-2009, 04:58 AM

Ya gotta love a Yorkie that see's a problem and finds a solution.

But he messed up a little by doing it when you were around. Now the question is, will he figure out that he needs to be sneakier in his next endeavor?

red98vett · 09-04-2009, 05:03 AM

hhaha !!! I have a little flying squirrell too - I don't let her do this any more nor do I have a back yard but this was Chanel who LOVED to play in the hose....

RoscoesMommy42 · 09-04-2009, 05:04 AM

How funny! They are just way too smart! He is such a adorable little acrobat that is for sure!

BonBon · 09-04-2009, 05:42 AM

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Originally Posted by red98vett

hhaha !!! I have a little flying squirrell too - I don't let her do this any more nor do I have a back yard but this was Chanel who LOVED to play in the hose....

Ha ha, Debra that is too funny! Your little boy is so smart, and CUTE!

V - that middle pic is priceless! I spit out my drink when I saw that.

red98vett · 09-04-2009, 07:49 AM

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Originally Posted by bonbon

Ha ha, Debra that is too funny! Your little boy is so smart, and CUTE!

V - that middle pic is priceless! I spit out my drink when I saw that.

Thank you !That's my little Flyin Wallenda - She isn't allowed to do that but back then I couldn't stop her....she'd even get the water hose off the hanger just to play in the spray - she loved it....just loved it. That shot did win her a contest but my fav is the first - I love the happy face in that one

RachelandSadie · 09-04-2009, 08:01 AM

I have one of those fearless puppies as well, within two days of teaching her how to use the puppy steps she was flying up and down them so fast she was practically falling off the couch, then she got braver and now jumps off the couch and flys to her toys, and then she got even smarter and braver and when i take the pup steps away to eat supper, she learned to jump from the steps to the couch and now it's all over because she has finally learned to jump onto the couch without any assistance so i can't eat in peace anymore that way and will have to actually train her not to bug me while i'm eating.... i just love how brave and strong willed she is, and not only couch jumping, but now she learned to climb up on top of her crate when it's in the ex. pen with her, she climbs onto her soft bed and up on top of the crate and jumps off...little poop!!!

Izzy Princess · 09-04-2009, 08:42 AM

Deb and V really great pics. OMG Rocky you are the cutest thing so smart, too. I would be worried too Deb since he's so little and if he fell or something. Gotta give him credit though.

V those are amazing pics and they are all super.

FlDebra · 09-04-2009, 11:14 PM

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Originally Posted by red98vett

hhaha !!! I have a little flying squirrell too - I don't let her do this any more nor do I have a back yard but this was Chanel who LOVED to play in the hose....

OMG! Those pics are hilarious! Ben and my Jack Russell Candy both LOVE the hose too, almost to an obsession. I try to be sneaky when I need to use it if I do not have time for them to play. A simple "no" will not do. Sadie did not like the hose and so far, neither does Rocky. Funny how some love it and others don't want any part of it.

But I have never seen any jump in the air like yours! That is amazing!

FlDebra · 09-04-2009, 11:17 PM

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Originally Posted by RachelandSadie

I have one of those fearless puppies as well, within two days of teaching her how to use the puppy steps she was flying up and down them so fast she was practically falling off the couch, then she got braver and now jumps off the couch and flys to her toys, and then she got even smarter and braver and when i take the pup steps away to eat supper, she learned to jump from the steps to the couch and now it's all over because she has finally learned to jump onto the couch without any assistance so i can't eat in peace anymore that way and will have to actually train her not to bug me while i'm eating.... i just love how brave and strong willed she is, and not only couch jumping, but now she learned to climb up on top of her crate when it's in the ex. pen with her, she climbs onto her soft bed and up on top of the crate and jumps off...little poop!!!

I think there was a mountain goat bred into them eons ago!

They do have an indomitable spirit but I worry they are to brave for their britches!

FlDebra · 09-04-2009, 11:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Izzy Princess

Deb and V really great pics. OMG Rocky you are the cutest thing so smart, too. I would be worried too Deb since he's so little and if he fell or something. Gotta give him credit though.

V those are amazing pics and they are all super.

Thanks Izzy, he thinks he is pretty cute too.

He is my little cuddler! Talk about perking up someone's mood, he can do it in a minute!

09-03-2009, 06:51 PM	#1
FlDebra Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: FL Posts: 7,651	Rocky the Flying Squirrel! Rocky has been "finding" my son's socks and he suddenly appears chewing on them. I could not figure out how he was getting them. My son takes them off in his own room and we have a baby gate at the hallway leading there. But several times now, I have had to rescue a sock. I might think I dropped one occasionally when doing the laundry but this was happening with too much regularity. Then, today, while I was online "talking Yorkie" I hear a noise behind me and there smack dab in the middle of the pool table (that I admit is being used more often for a clothes folding station), stands Rocky! At first I could not figure for the life of me how he got up there. It is higher than a regular table and he is only a 6 month old puppy! But there is a chair that he evidently climbed up on and then had to literally "fly" 3-4 feet to the pool table. He had just been curled up on my foot not 5 minutes before. Unbelievable! More so, because now I know where all those socks I have been rescuing have come from -- my laundry folding table/pool table! Not to mention, I have been missing treats from the box I keep them in and placed on the pool table, which I thought was safe from the dogs. I had thought maybe Candy (our adult Jack Russell had got them, but never dreamed of Rocky being a potential culprit!) This kid is fearless! I have had to save him from himself so many times already! I am going to have to either get rid of the chair or find somewhere else to put it. I can't have this little guy climbing around on the pool table! This is one of those things that scare you to pieces but you have to laugh about, and maybe even be a little proud of the little guy's ingenuity and agility! What a character -- I just love him! This is a picture of the little rascal: Attached Thumbnails __________________ FlDebra and her ABCs Annie, Ben, Candy Promoting Healthy Breeding to the AKC Yorkshire Terrier Standard

09-03-2009, 07:04 PM	#2
Princessangela3 Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Woodland, Ca, Usa Posts: 764	That is quite ingenious and rather acrobatic of him....sounds like your in for lots of circus acts starring Rocky! He is totally a cutie pie! __________________ ~Angela

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IHeartSnS Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Laurel, MD, USA Posts: 161	He looks like a very cute trouble maker haha. __________________ Amy, Shilo and Spike

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mimimomo Don't Litter Spay&Neuter Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: So Cal Posts: 9,874	Hmmm, Deb...I think you need to install a hidden camera! Lol __________________ Jenny Mimi Momo Princess Turbo Madan Pin Brush: www.toplinepet.com

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mjharpst YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,061	Sometimes they are just too smart for their own good! Hilarious! __________________ Meagan Ryder, Roxie, & Prince

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TeresaM Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: TX Posts: 3,358	Ya gotta love a Yorkie that see's a problem and finds a solution. But he messed up a little by doing it when you were around. Now the question is, will he figure out that he needs to be sneakier in his next endeavor? __________________ If you think dogs can't count, put 3 biscuits in your pocket, then give him only 2. Gracie Ruth & Boo & Yogi & RIP Annie B. & Bonnie Lane

09-04-2009, 05:03 AM	#7
red98vett Yorkie Kisses are the Best! Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Houston TX Posts: 33,590 Blog Entries: 1	hhaha !!! I have a little flying squirrell too - I don't let her do this any more nor do I have a back yard but this was Chanel who LOVED to play in the hose.... Attached Thumbnails __________________ Villette, Chanel & Cheri www.DesignsByVillette.net Custom Address Labels and Note Cards using YOUR Photos! Just Click HERE!

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RoscoesMommy42 Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Morristown, TN Posts: 3,736	How funny! They are just way too smart! He is such a adorable little acrobat that is for sure! __________________ Hello and hugs from Kristie & the furbabies! A world without yorkies is not a very bright one

09-04-2009, 08:01 AM	#11
RachelandSadie No Longer a Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 5,748	I have one of those fearless puppies as well, within two days of teaching her how to use the puppy steps she was flying up and down them so fast she was practically falling off the couch, then she got braver and now jumps off the couch and flys to her toys, and then she got even smarter and braver and when i take the pup steps away to eat supper, she learned to jump from the steps to the couch and now it's all over because she has finally learned to jump onto the couch without any assistance so i can't eat in peace anymore that way and will have to actually train her not to bug me while i'm eating.... i just love how brave and strong willed she is, and not only couch jumping, but now she learned to climb up on top of her crate when it's in the ex. pen with her, she climbs onto her soft bed and up on top of the crate and jumps off...little poop!!!

09-04-2009, 08:42 AM	#12
Izzy Princess Therapy Dog Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 5,635 Blog Entries: 1	Deb and V really great pics. OMG Rocky you are the cutest thing so smart, too. I would be worried too Deb since he's so little and if he fell or something. Gotta give him credit though. V those are amazing pics and they are all super. __________________ Cynd, Izzy (Yorkie) & Cosmo (Biewer)(Secwetary & Charter Membwer of the Dirty FurKids Cwub)-Jusz say NO ta bein' cwean!)proud member of the *CrAzYcLu*B! ~The PINK club~SRC