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sadiesamie · 06-18-2007, 05:30 PM

I Lived In A Condo When I Got Both Of My Yorkies And I Used A Tie Out That I Staked Into The Yard. The Stake Was In The Yard And I Had 2 Tie Outs (one For Each Dog) They Were Light Weight For My Little Girls... And I Left Each Tie Out Right Outside The Door And I Just Hooked Them Out Each Time.

The Tie Outs Were Approximately 25 Ft In Lenght And Plenty Long Enough. I Bought Them At Petsmart. There Didn't Even Get Tangled Up Easy. And If They Did- They Came Undone Very Easy.

I Left The Tie Out Near The Door And Sometimes Inside The Screen Door So That I Could Easily Hook Them Outside.

Now- It Was not Clearly As Easy As Opening A Door To Let Them Outside. BUT.....My Dogs Got Used To "How Far" They Could Go Out On These Immediately and they worked VERY WELL.

Don't Think That Because You Don't Have A Fenced In Yard You Cannot Have Your Dogs At Your Place!!!! I Did It For 7 Yrs. it was not a problem at all!

I Since Then Moved... And now i have a back yard fenced in for them -but the tie outs were fine. i always made sure the tie out was secure too.

gosh! 6 Kids Is Too Much For Your Dogs To Be Around.. further more!!!
They Could Get Hurt So Easily (your Dogs) i think sometimes 1 Small Child Is Too Much To Be Around A Small Yorkie! i would tell him that yorkies are not good around that many kids... and if possible you will make arrangements and keep them with you. how big is your yard at the condo? do you have a tiny little back patio or anything like that? if you don't it's probably not a big deal- ask you neighbors if you all share the same yard or if there is even a yard?

we walked our dogs too each time we took them outside before my husband said hey- i wonder if tie outs would work...

the tie outs you can get at Petsmart. They make them for small dogs so the the actual tie out part is lightweight and not be too heavy for them. yorkies are small dogs and they don't need thick cable at all. they will maybe cost You 8.00 Each or so.

Tell Your Ex That You Would Like The Dogs Back Since You Are Going To Be So Far Apart From Them and 6 kids is too much for them to constantly be around.

My Sister Went Though This With Her Boyfriend When They Broke Up- She Took The Dogs And Went To My Moms. To Be Honest With You- The Cops Could Care Less... He Wanted The Dogs Back And Left My Sister Voicemails On Her Cell Phone That She Let The Police Listen To And She Was Not Giving In. Well They Since Got Back Together So Who Knows What Would Have Happened In The Long Run... you can go to court over them to though especially if they are in your name.

you can do this with tie outs!! you eventually will get a place with a yard and if you don't... they so what....it's not a big deal and it definitely is NOT impossible to do. we lived up north and dealt with blizzards and buried icy tie outs and we made it work. :-)

and as far as leaving them alone all day... my girls (unfortunately) are left for 11 hrs straight. they have their own room (in the front of our house) my husband made them doggie stairs so they can get up and down easily on the couch to see out the window. :-) and each morning i play the radio and open the blinds so they can get up on the couch to see outside. i leave their food and water out. we tore out the carpet in that room and put down wood floors (pergo plastic wood stuff) and rugs so that if they have any accidents we can easily pick up the rugs and wash them.

sometimes they leave presents... sometimes they don't. we live in texas and we don't have any of our close friends or relatives to help with letting them out during the day. and to tell you the truth... my two girls sleep all day long :-) and trust me i hate to leave them alone all day! - one day i hope to work closer to home (especially as they get older) so i can come home like on a lunch hour to check on them. but regardless..... i would never part with my girls.

i really hope it works out for you and you can get them back with you.

06-18-2007, 05:30 PM	#37
sadiesamie YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: McKinney, Texas Posts: 604	I Lived In A Condo When I Got Both Of My Yorkies And I Used A Tie Out That I Staked Into The Yard. The Stake Was In The Yard And I Had 2 Tie Outs (one For Each Dog) They Were Light Weight For My Little Girls... And I Left Each Tie Out Right Outside The Door And I Just Hooked Them Out Each Time. The Tie Outs Were Approximately 25 Ft In Lenght And Plenty Long Enough. I Bought Them At Petsmart. There Didn't Even Get Tangled Up Easy. And If They Did- They Came Undone Very Easy. I Left The Tie Out Near The Door And Sometimes Inside The Screen Door So That I Could Easily Hook Them Outside. Now- It Was not Clearly As Easy As Opening A Door To Let Them Outside. BUT.....My Dogs Got Used To "How Far" They Could Go Out On These Immediately and they worked VERY WELL. Don't Think That Because You Don't Have A Fenced In Yard You Cannot Have Your Dogs At Your Place!!!! I Did It For 7 Yrs. it was not a problem at all! I Since Then Moved... And now i have a back yard fenced in for them -but the tie outs were fine. i always made sure the tie out was secure too. gosh! 6 Kids Is Too Much For Your Dogs To Be Around.. further more!!! They Could Get Hurt So Easily (your Dogs) i think sometimes 1 Small Child Is Too Much To Be Around A Small Yorkie! i would tell him that yorkies are not good around that many kids... and if possible you will make arrangements and keep them with you. how big is your yard at the condo? do you have a tiny little back patio or anything like that? if you don't it's probably not a big deal- ask you neighbors if you all share the same yard or if there is even a yard? we walked our dogs too each time we took them outside before my husband said hey- i wonder if tie outs would work... the tie outs you can get at Petsmart. They make them for small dogs so the the actual tie out part is lightweight and not be too heavy for them. yorkies are small dogs and they don't need thick cable at all. they will maybe cost You 8.00 Each or so. Tell Your Ex That You Would Like The Dogs Back Since You Are Going To Be So Far Apart From Them and 6 kids is too much for them to constantly be around. My Sister Went Though This With Her Boyfriend When They Broke Up- She Took The Dogs And Went To My Moms. To Be Honest With You- The Cops Could Care Less... He Wanted The Dogs Back And Left My Sister Voicemails On Her Cell Phone That She Let The Police Listen To And She Was Not Giving In. Well They Since Got Back Together So Who Knows What Would Have Happened In The Long Run... you can go to court over them to though especially if they are in your name. you can do this with tie outs!! you eventually will get a place with a yard and if you don't... they so what....it's not a big deal and it definitely is NOT impossible to do. we lived up north and dealt with blizzards and buried icy tie outs and we made it work. :-) and as far as leaving them alone all day... my girls (unfortunately) are left for 11 hrs straight. they have their own room (in the front of our house) my husband made them doggie stairs so they can get up and down easily on the couch to see out the window. :-) and each morning i play the radio and open the blinds so they can get up on the couch to see outside. i leave their food and water out. we tore out the carpet in that room and put down wood floors (pergo plastic wood stuff) and rugs so that if they have any accidents we can easily pick up the rugs and wash them. sometimes they leave presents... sometimes they don't. we live in texas and we don't have any of our close friends or relatives to help with letting them out during the day. and to tell you the truth... my two girls sleep all day long :-) and trust me i hate to leave them alone all day! - one day i hope to work closer to home (especially as they get older) so i can come home like on a lunch hour to check on them. but regardless..... i would never part with my girls. i really hope it works out for you and you can get them back with you.