[Cherwood]

I've had my rescued yorkie about a month now. This was posted elsewhere on the board and I'll repost it here to give you a bit of background:

"This guy was in terrible shape (matted, ticks, burrs) and skinny as a rail when my sister found him running out in the country where she lived. She thought he would make a good dog for mom, but he's too young and active to suit her, so he's now with me and my two dogs.

We took him straight to the vet (the works) and then to the groomers and he's putting on weight and seems to be coming along really well. He was scared to death when we got him. I'm sure he had been abused, vet said he had a broken femur that had healed on it's own, so he has a slight limp, but he said it wouldn't be any problem."

And now for the problem........

Every time I let him outside, he wants to run up and down the fence and yap at the dogs on either side of me. They aren't even barking back at him anymore. They just sit there and look at him like they think he's stupid.

He gets so wound up he sometimes forgets to go to the bathroom, plus it's dirt there so he gets his feet all dirty. And he ignores when I try to call him in if he's busy barking at them and I have to go out and pick him up. My other two dogs may go up to the fence to say hello (just sniff) but they don't carry on like that, and then they go about their business and they come when called.

Any ideas on how to get him to stop that, and to come in when I call him in?

Oh, and here's his pic.......I think he's adorable!