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Originally Posted by Ellie May  Ellie is just weird about potty. She probably should go out every 2-3 hours.
Rylee (when we aren't having urinary issues with him) can go a very long time. Hours and hours.. During the day when I'm home he asks to go out a few times a day. If he doesn't ask, we don't go. I have to guess with Ellie.
Rylee is 15 pounds and he is not allowed outside alone. Well, I'd make an exception for my pups if I was staring out a screen door at them or something. Still with Ellie I couldn't really even be comfortable doing that. People love to steal dogs, especially Yorkies. There have been Yorkie thefts all around here. Usually it's the whole just letting them out for a few minutes thing and then their dog is gone forever. People wait and watch for them. IMO, it is completely unsafe to let small dogs out alone (and probably large ones too).
Notice when there are missing Yorkies on YT, it's not because somebody broke in the house (although that does happen). It's that the dog was sent out before the owner. Stolen. Got out of the unlatched gate. Got attacked. Owner wasn't watching dog in the yard even if out there with them. Better safe than sorry. |
I dont let Callie roam aimlessly in the back yard for hours or anything. I can see the hole yard from our kitchen table where I sit with my computer and check on her every few minutes. Her favorite thing to do is sun right outside of the door on the deck and she likes to go out until she gets hot then come in until she cools down and then go back out. Me and my grandpa are crazy about checking the gates. Callie is very cautious of people she doesn't know even if they offer food. She doesn't go out at night much unless she has to go potty and I do watch her those times the hole time.