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BaileyHerself · 05-21-2014, 02:46 PM

Hello friends!

First of all I would like to say thanks to this community because it helped me get my Bailey to the point where she is now, which is a very loving and obedient pup! The best thing is with how we did her training she isn't an overly obedient dog and she still has loads of personality to back her up, so we both thank you so much for that.

There is one thing I am curious about, and that is if she can be trained to be off her leash outdoors. I don't know if I would ever try it because it makes me super nervous as is. She is very active...and very fast and once she sees a rabbit or other small animal its tough to keep her in line. After some research in to her breed I got the impression that a sort of hunting/guard dog is in the breed so it's understandable. However, if anyone has trained their yorkie to be off their leash outdoors I would appreciate a little bit of a how to get them to that point so that maybe she can have a little bit of leashless freedom when she's outside, because she loves being outside more than anything. Thanks again.

05-21-2014, 02:46 PM	#1
BaileyHerself YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Thornton, Colorado, USA Posts: 7	Training to be able to be off leash outdoors? Hello friends! First of all I would like to say thanks to this community because it helped me get my Bailey to the point where she is now, which is a very loving and obedient pup! The best thing is with how we did her training she isn't an overly obedient dog and she still has loads of personality to back her up, so we both thank you so much for that. There is one thing I am curious about, and that is if she can be trained to be off her leash outdoors. I don't know if I would ever try it because it makes me super nervous as is. She is very active...and very fast and once she sees a rabbit or other small animal its tough to keep her in line. After some research in to her breed I got the impression that a sort of hunting/guard dog is in the breed so it's understandable. However, if anyone has trained their yorkie to be off their leash outdoors I would appreciate a little bit of a how to get them to that point so that maybe she can have a little bit of leashless freedom when she's outside, because she loves being outside more than anything. Thanks again.