Keep Yorkie engaged while alone/stuck inside for the winter? - YorkieTalk.com Forums

speedyb · 01-29-2014, 07:02 AM

Oliver LOOOOOVES to play frisbee outside. If there is no frisbee, he will happily play fetch with a ball or a stick (he actually usually steals the stick and then eats it). He is a lab stuck in a yorkie's body, and just wants to be outside so he can run, run, run.
Unfortunately living in an apartment, he doesn't have that much space to do so. He also doesn't play well by himself... he needs someone to play tug of war or fetch with him. With all the crazy midwestern winter weather going on, he has major cabin fever and is hating his life right now.
I tried to get him a

puzzle toy , but it ended up being too big for him to use. I got him a very popular

squirrel toy , which he actually just wants to use for tug of war.
He really needs a way to get his energy out. We started play with a laser pointer, but had to stop because he started being very demanding with it and would bark/wine until we got it back out.
His cabin fever is driving me nuts and him nuts. Help?

Auntjen · 01-30-2014, 02:53 AM

Have you thought about doing nose work with your little one? Or trick training? To taught my very high energy Aussie to spin,, crawl across the room , back up, play dead, turn on n off touch lamps pull a blanket off my daughter, speak. Close doors, open fridge( poor decision) plus some just for fun agility ., working my dogs mind does help relieve cabin fever.,

01-29-2014, 07:02 AM	#1
speedyb Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: San Jose, CA, USA Posts: 11	Keep Yorkie engaged while alone/stuck inside for the winter? Oliver LOOOOOVES to play frisbee outside. If there is no frisbee, he will happily play fetch with a ball or a stick (he actually usually steals the stick and then eats it). He is a lab stuck in a yorkie's body, and just wants to be outside so he can run, run, run. Unfortunately living in an apartment, he doesn't have that much space to do so. He also doesn't play well by himself... he needs someone to play tug of war or fetch with him. With all the crazy midwestern winter weather going on, he has major cabin fever and is hating his life right now. I tried to get him a puzzle toy , but it ended up being too big for him to use. I got him a very popular squirrel toy , which he actually just wants to use for tug of war. He really needs a way to get his energy out. We started play with a laser pointer, but had to stop because he started being very demanding with it and would bark/wine until we got it back out. His cabin fever is driving me nuts and him nuts. Help?

01-30-2014, 02:53 AM	#2
Auntjen Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Oregon Posts: 78	Have you thought about doing nose work with your little one? Or trick training? To taught my very high energy Aussie to spin,, crawl across the room , back up, play dead, turn on n off touch lamps pull a blanket off my daughter, speak. Close doors, open fridge( poor decision) plus some just for fun agility ., working my dogs mind does help relieve cabin fever.,