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Originally Posted by DBlain  Jeanie you crack me up in a good way, you are one determined lady and I love it. Getting a dog to stop doing something that comes naturally to them sure takes a lot of perseverance .
Several of my friends have yorkies when they come over their dogs jump right up on the couch which is in the center of my great room, and they walk along the edge of the top, a couple have taken a flying leap off the back right onto the floor, so far no problems, (fingers crossed) I keep shooing them off and they jump right back up. Lola is 4 and has a slight LP in her back leg and so I am trying to keep her from jumping on stuff. This is funny but one of the times she jumps the most is when I am on the toilet, Lola is not a lap dog at all until I take a seat on the throne and no matter where she is in the house she comes running and then stands in front of me jumping and jumping till I pick her up, I am alone a lot in my home so I seldom shut the door but now I am trying to remember to do that  |
LOL - if Tibbe hadn't learned to use his steps/ramps when he did, I was about to go into traction! Thank God he finally got it and never bails off the couch unless there is a cat in the front yard. Then, it's 75/25 he'll jump directly onto the floor and my heart stops, just praying he doesn't go down as I saw Jilly do that awful day.
Love your bathroom story about Lola! My little Jilly, who weighed 3 lbs and was as easy to lift as a pillow, also insisted on spending time on my lap while I was in the bathroom!!!!!! I don't even know how it started but one day I realized it had become a habit and we kept it up her whole 13 years of life. When I got up to go to the restroom, Jilly followed along behind as if attached to my foot, turned herself backward for ease in picking her up once we got there and joined me on the "throne" as thought it was a right she cherished! Such memories we have of these little toots.