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01-04-2016, 02:14 PM | #1 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: GB
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| Hi, new to YT Hi I am new to YT and have 2 furbabies: Dexter and Gizmo, brothers who will be 8 months old tomorrow. It seems they have just collided with adolescence, much to our shock when we thought they were well-behaved and well-trained puppies, but now seem to be little rebels. Oh well I guess we need to renew the training. Dexter seems to be the Omega and has taken his place in our family as our little watch dog. He has turned out to be a teapot being as long as a west highland terrier. By contrast standard 7 lb Gizmo looks tiny. Gizmo loves to run and chase balls, whilst Dexter would prefer play to rough-and-tumble. My boys surprise everyone in the park by how well socialised they are with humans and dogs of all sizes are and the fact that they follow me off-lead. However I have noticed that Gizmo is the smallest dog in the park. I see other Yorkies who have a similar length, or are not as long as Gizmo, but yet all are taller. Both Gizmo and Dexter are longer than they are tall. Will my boys get taller as they get older? |
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01-05-2016, 04:45 AM | #2 |
Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator | Hi and welcome to YT . It's just so impossible to predict how they'll grow...some are shorter, some longer, some taller. Wish I had an answer for you!
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01-06-2016, 09:54 AM | #4 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: GB
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| Thanks anyway. I guess I'll be sure this time next year! I will post pictures of my furry little sausages soon ... |
01-07-2016, 09:12 AM | #5 |
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| Welcome to YT! You are very brave to take your pups to a park where there are all kinds of big dogs running around, and many of them are not trained at all. I would never take my Yorkies to a dog park. I have heard too many horror stories of people having their pups hurt badly by another dog. Even if yours are very well trained and come when you call, other dogs are not trained and will go after your pups. Am just worried for them.
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01-07-2016, 10:11 AM | #6 |
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01-08-2016, 01:53 PM | #8 | |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: GB
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I'm really conscious of who/what enters any field we are in. These areas are large with limited entry points. If I see a larger dog appear and can't see its owner my pups go back on the lead and I am aware of our quickest exit long before it gets near us. I don't often see a sighthound, but if I do, the pups are back on their leads and I move them away before these dogs take an interest in them. It seems 3 types of people visit this parkland: ones who always keep their dogs on lead and walk them on the paths around the house, those who find an empty area out of the way to play ball with or train their dogs (these people obviously don't want to be disturbed by other dogs), and then there are the unofficial doggy play groups that meet on a regular basis and whose dogs make friends: my boys have lots of fun with these. The regulars range from from s**t-zus, japanese chins and other small dogs to retrievers and even an old english sheepdog. All the dogs greet each other and interact, but they tend to naturally play with the other dogs of similar sizes. Its great as Dexter and Gizmo get to really run when playing chase in the park (they always seem to want to run fast - I guess its that terrier instinct!). Unfortunately atm the days are short and the fields are very boggy, so we see very few dogs unless we go for a walk on the streets. However so long as my mud babies have their fleecy rain coats on they don't seem to be bothered by the wet: they go nuts on the muddy fields, I swear Dexter has a massive happy smile as he runs straight at the deep puddles! Tbh I hear more doggy horror stories about the nearby large woodland than this park, and have been told just to watch out for one particular dog in the park, who I have yet to see. If anyone still thinks off-leash in this park is a bad idea or that I need to change the freedoms I allow my pups, please post and I will take on board the comments and reassess what we do on our walkies. Their safety is my utmost concern (you should see all their winter reflective gear!) | |
11-26-2016, 03:47 AM | #9 | |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: GB
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Gizmo topped out at 9" high, 11" long and 3.5 kg. I think its the length that puts him slightly above standard weight as he is super skinny and gets cold easily. He's no-longer the shortest dog in the park. Dexter grew to 11" high, 14" long and 6.8 kg. He is pure muscle. When we buy him doggy clothes for his length they are so baggy as he doesn't have the girth of a cairn or west highland terrier. | |
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