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Originally Posted by alisonJ Cindy (livingdustmops) rescues Yorkies in Tucson, and she will not adopt out pups to people with swimming pools. Maybe she knows something we dont know.... |
Many a Yorkie has drowned due to the weight of their hair (last summer 2 drowned in Phoenix) because they fell into the pool and their wet hair pulled them down. I had a dear friend lose her 13 year old blind Yorkie because she couldn't find the steps to get out. Also the walls are usually to high for a Yorkie to climb out if they fall in and it doesn't take long for them to be exhausted and drown.
I think you are okay if you
always have a life preserver on them around water and I have heard wonderful stories of people swimming with their Yorkies in a pool with a life preserver. I don't think for the most part Yorkies love water like a lab does - how many of our dogs will go outside when it is raining
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If you have a pool and a Yorkie I think
you have to be just as careful as if you had a two year old. You need to have a fence around the pool and also a device that will sound an alarm if something fell into the pool. It is always better to be safe than sorry.