[SophieKatesMom]

All-

I wanted to share something I experienced today.

I had Sophie Kate out for her walk, as we were walking across the street I realized Sophie Kate was way ahead of me and heading down the sidewalk - well beyond the 6 feet of her leash. Her harness had broken!!!

Some very good advice I got from Yorkie Talk that made the situation a lot less stressful are;

1. It was recommended early on to teach Sophie Kate a "wait" or "stay" command for this very reason (if she ever got lose she would stop). I simply used the "Sophie Wait" command and she stopped right on the sidewalk while I grabbed her - no running away.

2. I learned from Yorkie Talk that Sophie Kate should always wear a collar with an ID tag at all times. If for some reason she had gotten away from me Sophie Kate had her collar on with her ID tag.

Thank you to all the Yorkie owners who give advice to new owners. I know it has been said before but your advice made what could have been a HORRIBLE experience very managable.

New Yorkie owners, it really is helpful to post questions and learn from the experience owners.