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Originally Posted by yorkieusa 
You have been given very good advice from people who have a lifetime of experience. They are terriers and no amount of call back will stop them once something gets their attention or some other animal has them in their sight as prey.
If you do not have a safe fence that they cannot get out of and other animals cannot get over, then you need to keep them on leashes.
I noticed you have them in collars as well. Please use harnesses that do not put pressure on their delicate tracheas, when they are on leashes. |
Great advice! Loved the part about the terriers and how they act when something gets their attention! Too true. Copper usually comes, but if something (usually a cat) has been in the yard when he goes out, he goes into "hunt it down" mode. I have to physically pick him up to get him to stop.
I go out with Copper when he is outside, especially at night...you are not crazy on that one. My yard is fenced, but on a corner so the lot is bigger than some. Copper is tiny and we worry about him being out alone.
I also agree with the poster above about the harness. I like harness vests because they are easy. They velcro on and off very quickly.