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Originally Posted by xoxodoglover89  It's just so sad what people are resorting to these days, stealing dogs from other people. That just completely breaks my heart and scares me to death. I'm so paranoid when I have to leave Sasha at home, even when someone's home with her. Just last week, there was a report in the newspaper of a woman's yorkie that was stolen from her yard in my subdivision. It just broke my heart. I never leave Sasha in the yard alone as it is, but just thinking that you can't even go for a walk without having to worry who's gonna come up to you is just so sad. |
I totally agree with you about not leaving your little dog in a yard unattended. Its not just criminals, but predators you have to watch out for, and of course, they are great little escape artists and I have seen one neighbor's yorkie actually climb their chain link fence to greet me and my crew when we were walking by. I later warned the owner, who claimed that the dog had also dug a hole under the fence, but not to worry they had filled it in
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But taking your pets for a walk and leaving them unattended in your yard are two very different levels of risk. I will always do the former and have for the last 15 years, but would never to the latter. Dogs love to do for walks; it’s in their DNA. Incidentally, I think the biggest risk we take when walking our guys, is the potential for escape and getting hit by a car. Please ALWAYS double check the harness to be sure its totally secure. A young pup will take off after a squirrel or bird, and you had better be sure that harness is in good shape and properly attached.