Lola is 3.5lbs and crazy. She figured out how to get on my couch within 2 days when she was 2lbs.
I put an old couch cushion in front of the couch for her to use to get on and off and she has steps for my bed. She's pretty good about using both but sometimes she jumps off or on her steps half way up.
I had a medium sized tote on it's side and a fabric hamper blocking my mom's room and she jumped up, got her paw into the hamper hand hole and used it to pull herself onto the tote.
The yorkie I grew up with was 5lbs and crazy. When he was old and senile he walked between the bars of the deck and landed in the recycling bin. Luckily he didn't get hurt.
We've had close calls with both dogs, and while they're tiny and fragile they aren't as fragile as you'd think.
Genetics can be crazy. My miniature poodles were litter mates and they were both around 12lbs, but they were complete opposites in most ways.
One was white, her hair was coarser, and she was short and muscular, kinda like a bull dog.
The other was black, softer, and very tall and thin, I used to say she was part greyhound and part cat. |