Well, I am so glad to know that other yorkie owners go through the same thing!! I agree with you Yorkietalklilly, I want Beanie to be able to be a dog and learn the world through her nose, plus she also is in the house 90 percent of the day. I do try not to get too aggravated at her. It is so strange that some of the routes we walk, she WILL walk more and sniff less. Some parts she does her really, really fast walk and I have to basically jog. Tonight she was pretty good because we went the route that, I guess, isn't as sniffingly interesting. There are also more people on that route for her to say hello to, so the odds of coming across dog loving people are good.
And yes, I can't believe how much this little doggie PEES. She will pee once, sometimes twice during our walk and then come home, drink a ton of water and pee constantly for the next 2 hours. I go through a ton of pee pads.
I know, I see other people walking their dogs along nice and steady, no fast, fast walking, no sudden stopping, no CONSTANT sniffing or staring at people, and I say why can't she be like that? But then I think, how boring their dogs are and how wonderful and quirky these little creatures we have are. I mean how many of those dogs can be covered up with the arm of a snuggie on your lap and be perfectly content.
Anyway, thanks for the tips - I will try them tomorrow morning - that is the worst walk of the day!! |