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Originally Posted by SoCalyorkiLvr You hold a child's hand (although I have seen children on leashes) and toddlers do not know not to run into the street and have to be supervised until they are old enought to know not to run into the street.
We train our children. We should train our dogs too.
The way I train my family about the yorkies is to tell them that "it is just like having toddlers in the house"....you have to "puppy proof" the house, you have to look before you close a door or take a step, you have to know where the toddlers are at all times if you are the one responsible for them at the moment, etc.
I continue to "discuss" this because I am learning from others and they are learning from me which is why I like this forum.  No one "has" to read this thread.  |
DOGS are different than children. My son knows not to open the fence and leave the yard. My dog, given the opportunity WILL squeeze out of the gate SUPERVISED. I calll for her and sometimes she just keeps running towards the gap in the gate that can't be blocked. Even "trained" dogs at times get relapses and decide not to listen. I am not going to let that happen and I like the idea of having the extra insurance that she will change her mind if she tries to run away. It is an extra precaution, like "puppy proofing the yard." Sometimes you can even take every precaution and bad things still happen. No one is perfect and I'm not even going to pretend to be.