Is your yorkie a fetcher? - YorkieTalk.com Forums

luvtif · 05-13-2006, 07:19 PM

Malibu is ADDICTED to fetching his frisbee and ball. Anytime we are on the couch, he brings one of those to us and keeps going and going. Didn't think this was a typical yorkie trait so I wanted to see if there are any other "yorkie retrievers" out there.

Patti · 05-13-2006, 07:22 PM

I send hours a day throwing toys for Cali and she leaps and runs after them and brings them back. Her latest trick is she brings a toy on the bed and whips it off and then looks at me like go get it. So I guess she wants to take turns retrieving!lol

luvtif · 05-13-2006, 07:23 PM

How cute...she is trying to be like you...

sandraj · 05-13-2006, 07:23 PM

Yes! Holly loves to fetch-mainly her stuffed rat and duck,but also a squeaky newspaper! Great way to get attention! My son taught her at 10 weeks old and she has been keen on fetch ever since.

luvtif · 05-13-2006, 07:24 PM

It is a great way to get rid of all that energy they have!!!!!!!

lynnt34 · 05-13-2006, 07:27 PM

Abbey goes & goes & goes..............she loves to run & fetch her toys! She exhausts us for heavens sakes!

Beamer on the other hand is more laid back, not to mention sneakier........he waits for Abbey to bring the toy back , than rips it out of her mouth and than drops it at our feet ( with the look of "am I not the greatest" )........lol! You gotta love them !

Oscar's Mom · 05-13-2006, 07:45 PM

Oscar will play fetch just as long as somebody will play with him. He is good to bring it back to you, it is the letting go part he has a problem with! If I ignore him he will drop the toy, and I have to grab it really quickly or he will take it away from me...he is so funny! He wants you to throw it for him but he does not want to let it go so you CAN throw it!

luvtif · 05-13-2006, 07:52 PM

That is exactly what Malibu does! He will drop it if you ignore him with this look on his face like just try to grab it mommy. Then when I do, he beats me to it and I have to wrestle him for it all over again.

romeos mommy · 05-13-2006, 07:53 PM

romeo is not a fetcher. if he can't hump it or eat it he's not interested. toys and fetch are not his thing. my mom's 2 yorkies are major toy and fetch players. they play until they collapse!

Mydogdiva · 05-13-2006, 08:01 PM

Diva LOVES to fetch. She will play for hours! The letting go is also a problem for her. She also likes to drop her ball a little far away and then whe nI get up to go get it she grabs it really fast and runs. See, she also LOVES to be chased! She is crazy!!

Oscar's Mom · 05-13-2006, 08:27 PM

I really wish I could read what goes through their minds when they are doing the keep away game with us! I can just see the gears turning in Oscar's head...it is like "nanny nanny boo boo...you can't get the tooooy!!!!"

suninthesummer · 05-13-2006, 08:35 PM

Yep.. I have just spent hours playing fetch with Ella. She brings every toy she possesses if you won't play, she even tries to put them in your hand... or your ear if you are lying on the floor!!

Gingergirlsmom · 05-13-2006, 08:35 PM

Ginger has a couple of toys she loves to play fetch with! Now, if I could just learn to throw straight

SandyTXn · 05-13-2006, 08:35 PM

Dudley and Dinkey will fetch all day..........they just poop me out!!!!!

They love to play with their squeaky balls.

Maydi · 05-13-2006, 08:52 PM

This is so great...I'm playing fetch with Schatzi as I type this....SHE DOES NOT QUIT!!! She will bring EVERY SINGLE TOY she has until I throw something; anything. If I try to ignore her, she'll try to put her toy in my hand and gets close to my ear and barks. LoL....it's sooooo annoying, but I always end up playing with her...haha....they're sneaky....

05-13-2006, 07:19 PM	#1
luvtif Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 99	Is your yorkie a fetcher? Malibu is ADDICTED to fetching his frisbee and ball. Anytime we are on the couch, he brings one of those to us and keeps going and going. Didn't think this was a typical yorkie trait so I wanted to see if there are any other "yorkie retrievers" out there.

05-13-2006, 07:22 PM	#2
Patti Donating YT 30K Club Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Illinois Posts: 35,509 Blog Entries: 6	I send hours a day throwing toys for Cali and she leaps and runs after them and brings them back. Her latest trick is she brings a toy on the bed and whips it off and then looks at me like go get it. So I guess she wants to take turns retrieving!lol __________________ Cali Pixie Roxie : RIP Nikki; RIP Maya;RIP my sweet Dixie girl 1/17/08 http://callipuppyscastle.bravehost.com/index.html

05-13-2006, 07:23 PM	#4
sandraj YT Addict Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: New Zealand Posts: 370	Yes! Holly loves to fetch-mainly her stuffed rat and duck,but also a squeaky newspaper! Great way to get attention! My son taught her at 10 weeks old and she has been keen on fetch ever since. __________________ Sandra J and Holly

05-13-2006, 07:27 PM	#6
lynnt34 Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Manitoba, Canada Posts: 205	here too Abbey goes & goes & goes..............she loves to run & fetch her toys! She exhausts us for heavens sakes! Beamer on the other hand is more laid back, not to mention sneakier........he waits for Abbey to bring the toy back , than rips it out of her mouth and than drops it at our feet ( with the look of "am I not the greatest" )........lol! You gotta love them ! __________________ Terrilyn

05-13-2006, 07:45 PM	#7
Oscar's Mom My Little Biker Dude Donating Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Alabama Posts: 2,065	Oscar will play fetch just as long as somebody will play with him. He is good to bring it back to you, it is the letting go part he has a problem with! If I ignore him he will drop the toy, and I have to grab it really quickly or he will take it away from me...he is so funny! He wants you to throw it for him but he does not want to let it go so you CAN throw it! __________________ ****************** Debbie G. - Oscar's Mom ****** PRAYERS FOR ALL THOSE KICKING CANCER'S BUTT!!! **************** RIP SHARON 8-10-63 to 9-21-08

05-13-2006, 07:24 PM	#5
luvtif Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 99	It is a great way to get rid of all that energy they have!!!!!!!

05-13-2006, 07:52 PM	#8
luvtif Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 99	That is exactly what Malibu does! He will drop it if you ignore him with this look on his face like just try to grab it mommy. Then when I do, he beats me to it and I have to wrestle him for it all over again.

05-13-2006, 07:53 PM	#9
romeos mommy YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Pennsauken , NJ Posts: 4,068	romeo is not a fetcher. if he can't hump it or eat it he's not interested. toys and fetch are not his thing. my mom's 2 yorkies are major toy and fetch players. they play until they collapse!

05-13-2006, 08:01 PM	#10
Mydogdiva Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Seattle Posts: 161	Diva LOVES to fetch. She will play for hours! The letting go is also a problem for her. She also likes to drop her ball a little far away and then whe nI get up to go get it she grabs it really fast and runs. See, she also LOVES to be chased! She is crazy!! __________________ Jp and Diva Walking the Breast Cancer 3Day for my Grandma and Courntey

05-13-2006, 08:27 PM	#11
Oscar's Mom My Little Biker Dude Donating Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Alabama Posts: 2,065	I really wish I could read what goes through their minds when they are doing the keep away game with us! I can just see the gears turning in Oscar's head...it is like "nanny nanny boo boo...you can't get the tooooy!!!!" __________________ ****************** Debbie G. - Oscar's Mom ****** PRAYERS FOR ALL THOSE KICKING CANCER'S BUTT!!! **************** RIP SHARON 8-10-63 to 9-21-08

05-13-2006, 08:35 PM	#12
suninthesummer Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New Zealand Posts: 149	Yep.. I have just spent hours playing fetch with Ella. She brings every toy she possesses if you won't play, she even tries to put them in your hand... or your ear if you are lying on the floor!!

05-13-2006, 08:35 PM	#13
Gingergirlsmom and Bernie's mom too!" Donating Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 8,283	Ginger has a couple of toys she loves to play fetch with! Now, if I could just learn to throw straight __________________ Ginger Bernie Fun Kitty

05-13-2006, 08:35 PM	#14
SandyTXn YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Arkansas Posts: 646	Dudley and Dinkey will fetch all day..........they just poop me out!!!!! They love to play with their squeaky balls. __________________ Sandy, Dudley and Dinkey

05-13-2006, 08:52 PM	#15
Maydi Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Weslaco, TX Posts: 118	This is so great...I'm playing fetch with Schatzi as I type this....SHE DOES NOT QUIT!!! She will bring EVERY SINGLE TOY she has until I throw something; anything. If I try to ignore her, she'll try to put her toy in my hand and gets close to my ear and barks. LoL....it's sooooo annoying, but I always end up playing with her...haha....they're sneaky.... __________________ Mommy to Schatzi supporting women everywhere