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02-16-2014, 11:16 AM | #1 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Waterford, MI
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| Holding your Yorkie too much??? What is the general opinion... At the Puppy class we are attending, the trainer told me and my husband that it is NOT a good idea to hold your puppy all the time. Now every time someone picks her up, he tells them it's not a good idea?? Any thoughts or opinions????? |
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02-16-2014, 12:55 PM | #2 |
Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
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| I wouldn't know. I hold Kaji every chance I get. He's such a cuddly little guy. He's curled up on my tummy as I type.
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02-16-2014, 01:27 PM | #3 |
Banning Thread Dictator Donating Member | I want my dogs to be comfortable on the ground and when I carry them, so I do a lot of both. On walks, they are on the ground. I don't want them jumping up on me because they prefer being carried. But in a crowd, I carry them. It depends on the situation. As therapy dogs, they took the test as small animals -- meaning I was allowed to carry them on several stages of the test. In the hospital, I'm required to carry them in those same situations -- in a crowd, entering the hospital, around other dogs, etc. So I want them to be comfortable when I carry them, too. I don't want them squirming to get on the ground. As for puppy class, I think your instructor is right that it's not a good idea to hold them ALL the time. However, as puppies, it's important that they're held by lots of people so they're comfortable around people when they grow up.
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02-16-2014, 01:41 PM | #4 |
Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
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| Much better advice! I do let Kaji walk around and explore the world. He goes hiking, shopping at outdoor malls, playing fetch, and on and on. But I do hold him A LOT. If the outdoor mall is crowded I'll hold him to keep him safe from being stepped on.
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