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Originally Posted by manolos mom  I am always outside with mine. I never leave them unattended. Its like leaving a 2 year old outside by themselves. |
I totally, totally agree. My beloved Zeus was a rescue dog at 5 months old; he had been tied outside by himself for 8+ hours each day. It
is like leaving a small child out alone.
Can you imagine all the things that might have happened? A Yorkie could become prey to so many of the animals we have been discussing, or even be stolen by someone who thinks he's cute. Can you imagine your furbaby out in the cold, the rain, the heat all alone, so little and scared?
I jumped on this owner (a relative, sad to say) and insisted she send the dog to me. (It also had a broken arm from being dropped by her children.) She just had no concept of what it takes to
give to a dog, just was concerned with how adorable he was to others. She actually wanted to keep him a few more months (until the 'puppy' wore off) but I was afraid he'd be dead by then. Thank goodness she agreed....
(Oh, and he was given to her as a gift. A whole other fun topic!)
But, I digress (sorry). I am just so proud to be a member of YorkieTalk, where the owners really care about their dogs so much they have thought through and maintained the commitment involved.....this includes protection of our babies in a way that larger breed owners don't really need to consider.
Do I sound like a stage mom? An OCD Martha Stewart? I just feel so strongly that protection and supervision should be listed on the 'license' to own this breed!
Whew!