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Originally Posted by Britster  I've skimmed this thread and don't really have anything to add. Other than I don't believe Yorkies were bred to be lap dogs. People turn them into lap dogs. They are terriers first and foremost. And no, I do not believe a Yorkie would survive in the wild for very long... simply because of their size alone, but instincts, believe it or not, are still genetically in an animal. Ever seen your dog try to bury a bone? That's instinct. Or dig their 'bed' before they sleep? Instinct. Little instincts are still in our dog every single day and they would come out in an emergency situation.
Just wanted to add that little comment, however I am in NO way condoning or in agreement at ALL with the OP. |
Well thanks I suppose...You know, I'm pretty sure a Least Weasel is smaller than a Yorkie, and they survive in the wild. They are the smallest carnivore at about 10 inches long at max. Size has nothing to do with survivability. I will go further to say that since the Yorkie doesn't have an undercoat, they cannot retain heat like other dogs, so winters would have a pretty low survivability to them.
I know everyone out there has different opinions and ideas, and it can be awful hard to think about our pets as animals as what they truly are sometimes. Dogs are a carnivore and a similar species as a wolf. Nature and humans have taken regional species and bred them between each other and after thousands of years, we have the separate breeds we see today. When it all comes down to it though, they are hunters and though some are large, others are small and everything in between, they used to hunt for their food and eat their prey.
Did you all know that Dalmatians weren't kept at the fire departments because they were cute and they looked good at the firehouses? They were kept there because the volunteer departments didn't have people that slept there at all times so they kept the dalmatians at the houses as guard dogs.
Now, I need to give you all an update. Guess who is learning the speak at the door a little better but will go up to the other doors and instead of jumping up on them will sit down and look up to you? Yeah buddy!! She's learning the sit and being a bit more calm. What I'm REALLY impressed with is she's learning "Heel" just about perfect. She still puts some tension on the leash at times, but for the most part she's walking right next to you and there is slack in the leash. She used to just tear down the hallway and just about bottom out her leash (you couldn't stop her or call her back). It's a good thing the apartment door isn't further down the hall or she'd hurt herself.
I have a question, does any of you out there with a Yorkie find them kind of grunting or "squealing" like a little pig? Like a grunt through the nose - squealing isn't really the best description. It's pretty cute how she does this...and it's only going in or out of the apartment as we are walking down the hall. I've never seen a dog do this.