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11-23-2012, 10:05 AM | #1 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Montreal, Quebec
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| I'm new... (thank you My Oscar) I had piggy backed on a nice ladies intro...again I apologize. Didn't know what I was doing lol. I wanted to say hi and tell you that we are picking up a 3 pound yorkie tomorrow from a young friend who hasn't the time to care for him, sadly. He will be a new member to our canine family as we have a Shih Tsu mix, female of 9 years of age. She met this little boy in the summer when we babysat him for a week. They got along very well, tho he tuckered her out due to his rambunctious nature. I come from a long history of many dogs...and am a very good trainer, thing is people all around me are telling me that "Terrier equals terrorist" (in a joking way, of course) and are going on and on about how no dog is like a terrier. I'm not really sure what they mean by that. I see how fearless this boy is and how active, but I still am not even sure how much exercise a little 3 pound 1 year old boy could possibly need or not need. I don't want to hurt his spine or knees in any way. I used to have a 3 pound Pomeranian 20 years ago and she got hurt being too active. She had severe spine issues and I had to completely retrain her in order to make sure she wasn't in pain. I do not want this happening again!!! Can I walk this dog around a block (15 minutes) without hurting him? Thanks in advance. |
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11-23-2012, 11:16 AM | #2 |
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| you are very welcome, and welcome to yorkie talk.. i think a short walk of 10 or 15 minutes would be fine as long as use a harnesss, yorkies have very delicate tracheas. If you think 15 minutes is too much for him just go a shorter distance at first and work up to it.. |
11-23-2012, 12:00 PM | #3 |
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| Welcome. It sounds like you are going to be a big help to this little guy. How old is he? Terriers are a bit different. As you probably know they were originally bred to kill rodents and many of them have retained that inbred tenacious attitude. Right now I have one yapping at me because I took a break from our game of fetch. Terriers just have that added bit of attitude and usually have a desire to be very active. I have heard that many of the bad breedings that have taken place due to the Yorkie's extreme popularity have resulted in genetic problems like bad knees (LP) and Liver Shunt to name only two. Without a extensive medical check up I would not get into any extra exuberant training but running and playing fetch are certainly desirable exercise. Walks everyday are needed as well. He may be small but I'm sure he will need a certain amount of exercise to wear off the energy and give your older dog a break. I hope he has a wonderful new experience with you and gets to enjoy his little terrier life. |
11-23-2012, 05:09 PM | #4 |
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| Welcome to Yorkie Talk and congratulations on the new addition to your family! Size doesn't limit a Yorkie's abilities. Each one is different, but they tend to be active dogs. You can safely walk your new little one as far as he wants to go. The only caution I have heard relates to jumping and the damage it can do to a Yorkie's fragile knees. Ideally, they should not be allowed to jump up and down from furniture, for instance.
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11-23-2012, 05:30 PM | #5 |
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| My little girl, Ashley, walked each day for over two miles until she passed away one month shy of seventeen. Because of it, her heart and lungs remained very strong, and I also believe it kept her mind active. I definitely limited her jumping, but she would have walked for miles at a time if I let her. Ashley was four pounds. My little girl, Katie, is three years old, and she runs and plays with her ball at such a fast speed. I have steps for her to use to get on and off our bed, and I limit her jumping as much as I can, but she jumps whenever she can while playing. She has been playing and training like this from the time she was with her breeder, so I do what I can to keep her safe and happy. If a vet says his knees are sound, I wouldn't hesitate to exercise and train with him. Good luck and welcome to YorkieTalk.
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11-24-2012, 03:14 AM | #7 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Montreal, Quebec
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| I appreciate you taking the time to respond. I will go around the block with him (15 mins). I sure hope he gives me "indications" if he should get tired... |
11-24-2012, 03:18 AM | #8 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Montreal, Quebec
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| I appreciate the amount of support I'm getting on this site. It's nice to be a part of a community that has so much knowledge... This little boy is one years old (3 days ago). I really hope he learns to love us fast and enjoys this new routine. |
11-24-2012, 03:24 AM | #9 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Montreal, Quebec
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| Thanks to all the responses... I'm new and because of this I'm in a learning curve with "reply"...I saw at the bottom right of each response a "reply" and thought I could respond to each of you individually. Looks like I cannot. I need to post another question...concerning stair cases...and if this 3 pound yorkie can go up and down them daily (15 in total)....will post this in new thread as well. TY so much everyone xoxo |
11-24-2012, 03:50 AM | #10 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Montreal, Quebec
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| me again... I'm posting in "reply thread" cus every time I go to the Yorkie community where I'd originally posted a question (top left, over many questions) there seems to be no where to click now to do this. I'm sorry to be such a pain in the bum ... I am picking up this little boy today (this afternoon) and I'm just wondering if I need to buy baby gates. I have 15 wood UNCARPETED/NO RUNNER stairs and my deep concern is if he is allowed to go up and down them without hurting his spine. I know that I have to take him to the vet to confirm his knees before I would allow this... My worry is his spine. In the past I had a pomeranian and I allowed her to up and down stairs and she developed a spine disorder. I had to consequently retrain her to stop, but I don't want this to happen again... Thank you all for your patience of me getting used to using this site. Maybe I should stop logging in using the link from my email and I'd have better access to the "question button", I don't know... Have a great day all and WISH ME LUCK... :P |
11-24-2012, 04:03 AM | #11 | |
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hi , i am sure there are many yorkies that go up and down stairs but this is something you have to very cautious with ( especially with tiny pups) as yorkies have very delicate bones. if these are outside steps maybe you could just carry him up and down.. inside i would put baby gates at the top and bottom of staircases to prevent accidents.. ps , to reply to individual posts you will look in the right bottom corner under each post and click on "quote " .. | |
11-24-2012, 04:13 AM | #12 | |
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you are very welcome. yorkie talk is a great place so anytime you have a question or even want to share a story or some pics of your little one , feel free to do so... | |
11-24-2012, 07:12 AM | #14 |
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11-24-2012, 08:49 AM | #15 |
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| Welcome to YT! I am so glad you found our secret (maybe not so secret) society of crazy Yorkie people I look forward to seeing pics of your sweet Yorkie boy
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