Mu Yorkie follows me around EVERYWHERE. In fact, I cannot really go ANYWHERE without little Edan right behind me. He even tries to follow me into the bathroom! He is also rather shy and scares easily by strangers, so that is mainly what causes him to stay so close. I think that if your dog is more aggressive, maybe this will happen less? I notice that my dog will not really let people pet him that he does not know and will run away from them when they approach and hide between my legs. So, of course he is not going to be just readily trotting away from me ever.
Even though this is so, I NEVER walk him without a leash for several reasons. First of all, there are always exceptions. Also, since he is so little, it takes him so long to walk anywhere and sometimes he falls behind me. I don't want to cross the street and then some crazed maniac comes around the corner and hurts my puppy. I need for him to be on a leash so that I can control his speed behind and in front of me. Finally, you should never walk your Yorkie outside without a leash because, as we all know, these dogs are VERY VALUABLE. You may not think about it, but there are many people who, first of all, would seriously consider taking your dog, but second of all, there are many pet thieves out here who partially make a living snatching dogs like these up off the street and selling/breeding them for profit. And it is not as hard as you might imagine. They pass you on the sidewalk, your dog might be 2 steps behind you, and bam, both the dog and the thief is gone. So please, guys, be very careful with your baby, sometimes its not always you or your dog's fault if something happens--even a class cannot prevent this.
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Originally Posted by mizzwanned  I was outside and here came a couple with their little female yorkie following them with no leash! She was adorable, about 3 lbs. I had to stop the lady of course and ask her how she got her not to run away. She said that since she was 2 months old she took her to a training class and she's been like that ever since. Teddy and London pull on the leash, Teddy does more, not so much London but do you think they can still learn if I take them to that class? I was going to pay for Petco classes for them but I didn't cause I heard they weren't good there, and it's hard to find a good place in the city. Even though I would not go outside with Teddy not having a leash but I want him to know just in case to stay and not run away from excitement.  Does anyone's yorkie follow them everywhere w/o a leash? I also saw a chihuahua yesterday that was doing the same! |