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chachi · 07-20-2008, 06:31 AM

I have one that pretty much stays inside all day.. her choice

RustysMom · 07-20-2008, 12:06 PM

Welcome tomatoguy! I love to see my furkids be dogs too!

donnarod · 07-21-2008, 10:27 AM

Took Tricksie to my sisters yesterday with her pee pad and she didn't go so I took her outside several times and when the wind blew a leaf on the ground she got shocked,investigated everything, she was funny. She is constantly hunting in the house but might only find some crumbs on the floor.

4doggiemama · 07-21-2008, 11:39 AM

Op, I can most definitely see where you are coming from. If I had those things going on in my neighborhood I would probably do just the way you are doing. I am blessed to live in a small town that keeps tabs on stray dogs. Wish they would do something, though, about the dogs that are tied on 24/7 outside. I like to walk my dogs around dusk when it is getting cooler. That proved to be a problem the other day when one of my senior girls came in contact with a baby skunk that didn't have enough sense to run when it saw four dogs coming at it. Rosie was on a long leash, if you are wondering. After tomato juice baths and shampoo baths I still don't want to get my nose too close to her neck. Ugh!!!! My vet suggested equal parts of Dawn dishwashing liquid, baking soda, and peroxide. Then I was supposed to leave it on 10 min. Now how am I going to do that? Besides, where she smells the worst is around her nose and mouth. Anyway, OP, just wanted to let you know that I know there are hazards out there for our tiny ones---some worse than others.

roxies_mom · 07-21-2008, 11:40 AM

Did anyone ever see the Dr. Phil episode where the woman had a small dog named Pie-Boy? Now that to me was complete extremes. The dogs feet had never felt grass or even touched concrete outside. She chewed his food for him even before he could eat it. She would sleep on the floor so he could stretch out on the bed. Now that to me is out of the norm. and doesn't compare to choosing if your baby is safer in rather then out. Your only trying to keep something tragic from happening...not sure what that woman was trying to do with poor Pie-Boy. I felt sorry for him, wasn't sure what he was to her exactly but he wasn't allowed to do anything!

RebelBelle · 07-21-2008, 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by zoeybear

My spoiled brats to go the door and want back inside with the air conditioning. If it is over 78 degrees inside Zoeybear starts panting.

Jamie is like that too! Even the walk to the car was too hot for him to handle the other day. He had to flop down onto the seat on his side and pant. He LOVES the outside when its cool though. His vet calls him Hollywood and told me I should get him an Agent. LOL!

yorkieusa · 07-21-2008, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by 4doggiemama

Op, I can most definitely see where you are coming from. If I had those things going on in my neighborhood I would probably do just the way you are doing. I am blessed to live in a small town that keeps tabs on stray dogs. Wish they would do something, though, about the dogs that are tied on 24/7 outside. I like to walk my dogs around dusk when it is getting cooler. That proved to be a problem the other day when one of my senior girls came in contact with a baby skunk that didn't have enough sense to run when it saw four dogs coming at it. Rosie was on a long leash, if you are wondering. After tomato juice baths and shampoo baths I still don't want to get my nose too close to her neck. Ugh!!!! My vet suggested equal parts of Dawn dishwashing liquid, baking soda, and peroxide. Then I was supposed to leave it on 10 min. Now how am I going to do that? Besides, where she smells the worst is around her nose and mouth. Anyway, OP, just wanted to let you know that I know there are hazards out there for our tiny ones---some worse than others.

Oh, yuk! I guess things were a little smelly for awhile then.

mscat · 07-21-2008, 01:20 PM

My Suzi stays inside . Because it is way to hot in California, and the wildfires left a blanket of smke in my area. When it cools off and the air is clear Suzi will go out more for walks and play time. She is 5 months old.

mybirdys2003 · 07-21-2008, 01:34 PM

I am sooo glad to hear someone else's dog eats rocks, and twigs and bugs and anything else they can find in the yard. My Misty loves it outside, but just eats anything and everything! Scares the heck out of me. I wonder why they do that? I can't leaave her out by herself at all, anthoug lately, she runs away from me and refuses to come in. Little brat!
Pat

YorkieShadow · 07-21-2008, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by donnarod

She wants to eat everything that she finds, especially lizzards, bird poop, gets fleas, smells from the heat and has to have too many baths, can't put insecticides on the lawn because she would bring it in on her feet.
She gets a lot of exercise in the house, we play fetch, soccer, hide and seek, etc. Am I crazy???

You could always do what we did, We live on 5 acres not fenced in, and I know my babies love to go out side even if its only for 5-10 minutes. with there being lots of wild animals out here in the country, we ended up getting a very large kennel for them, It also covered and I have it sitting only three steps from my porch. this way they are out of harm and it is very safe for them and they can get out a little too. I still go out with them and I sit right on the step. but it is less stressfull to me knowing that they cant get into any thing and nothing can get to them.

stacylee · 07-22-2008, 09:56 PM

My Sebastian stays inside too. He is trained to use pee pads and it works wonderfully for us. He loves his walks, but only if it isn't too hot or too cold for him.

gertie · 07-23-2008, 05:57 AM

My little girls have a small enclosure in the yard to spend time out when I can't be out with them. We put wire over the top to protect them from hawks, I have a basket I take them out in. I was taking Binky out and she jumped out of her basket and took off after a squirrel.She put it up a tree and took off after another one.I was laughing so hard I was chasing her ,she was chasing the squirrel, I'm glad no one saw us.

Mizzrosa · 07-23-2008, 06:12 AM

martini loves the outdoors she goes outside in the yard only when we are there to watch her..i wont let her out of my site..so she runs and im next to her..and when its time to come in she gets upset and pouts

Ellie May · 07-23-2008, 06:23 AM

Ellie stays inside almost 100% of the time except for potty breaks.
She is absolutely not allowed to hunt, period.
The most I will let her get away with is bugs and that is only when she sees a fly. I don't know if she has ever eaten one but I would hope not. Thankfully she doesn't try to eat rocks and twigs.

Hunt and then sleep with me? No.
I know Yorkies were bred to do so but now Ellie is a house dog.

And she is never allowed to go off leash unless she is fenced in.
That is how the first Yorkie I met died.
They thought they could trust her and she was hit by a car.
It just is not worth it to take that chance with any dog in my opinion.

07-20-2008, 06:31 AM	#16
chachi I Love My Yorkies Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Posts: 37,147	I have one that pretty much stays inside all day.. her choice __________________ Chachi's & Jewels Mom Jewels http://www.dogster.com/?132431 Chachi http://www.dogster.com/?132427

07-20-2008, 12:06 PM	#17
RustysMom Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Trinity, North Carolina Posts: 1,149	Welcome tomatoguy! I love to see my furkids be dogs too! __________________ : *Rusty, Cheyenne, Bubbles, Chewie, Macayla, Samantha* *Every day is so much fun!*

07-21-2008, 10:27 AM	#18
donnarod "Owned" by Miss Tricksie Donating Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Riverview, FL Posts: 3,737	Took Tricksie to my sisters yesterday with her pee pad and she didn't go so I took her outside several times and when the wind blew a leaf on the ground she got shocked,investigated everything, she was funny. She is constantly hunting in the house but might only find some crumbs on the floor. __________________ Donna, Tricksie and Peanut

07-21-2008, 11:39 AM	#19
4doggiemama Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: KS Posts: 3,290	Op, I can most definitely see where you are coming from. If I had those things going on in my neighborhood I would probably do just the way you are doing. I am blessed to live in a small town that keeps tabs on stray dogs. Wish they would do something, though, about the dogs that are tied on 24/7 outside. I like to walk my dogs around dusk when it is getting cooler. That proved to be a problem the other day when one of my senior girls came in contact with a baby skunk that didn't have enough sense to run when it saw four dogs coming at it. Rosie was on a long leash, if you are wondering. After tomato juice baths and shampoo baths I still don't want to get my nose too close to her neck. Ugh!!!! My vet suggested equal parts of Dawn dishwashing liquid, baking soda, and peroxide. Then I was supposed to leave it on 10 min. Now how am I going to do that? Besides, where she smells the worst is around her nose and mouth. Anyway, OP, just wanted to let you know that I know there are hazards out there for our tiny ones---some worse than others. __________________ Joanne Eli ChipperEva Snowboy Rosie(R.I.P. 1996-July 29, 2013) Cocoa(R.I.P 1998-April 26, 2012):

07-21-2008, 01:20 PM	#23
mscat YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Hanford, CA Posts: 4,895	My Suzi stays inside . Because it is way to hot in California, and the wildfires left a blanket of smke in my area. When it cools off and the air is clear Suzi will go out more for walks and play time. She is 5 months old. __________________ "No matter how little money & how few possessions, you own, having a dog makes you rich."

07-21-2008, 11:40 AM	#20
roxies_mom YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: central illinois Posts: 1,396 Blog Entries: 1	Did anyone ever see the Dr. Phil episode where the woman had a small dog named Pie-Boy? Now that to me was complete extremes. The dogs feet had never felt grass or even touched concrete outside. She chewed his food for him even before he could eat it. She would sleep on the floor so he could stretch out on the bed. Now that to me is out of the norm. and doesn't compare to choosing if your baby is safer in rather then out. Your only trying to keep something tragic from happening...not sure what that woman was trying to do with poor Pie-Boy. I felt sorry for him, wasn't sure what he was to her exactly but he wasn't allowed to do anything!

07-21-2008, 01:34 PM	#24
mybirdys2003 YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 980	I am sooo glad to hear someone else's dog eats rocks, and twigs and bugs and anything else they can find in the yard. My Misty loves it outside, but just eats anything and everything! Scares the heck out of me. I wonder why they do that? I can't leaave her out by herself at all, anthoug lately, she runs away from me and refuses to come in. Little brat! Pat

07-22-2008, 09:56 PM	#26
stacylee Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Iowa Posts: 66	My Sebastian stays inside too. He is trained to use pee pads and it works wonderfully for us. He loves his walks, but only if it isn't too hot or too cold for him. __________________ Stacylee Prince Sebastian It was love at first sight!

07-23-2008, 05:57 AM	#27
gertie Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: mo. Posts: 31	Big hunter in a little body My little girls have a small enclosure in the yard to spend time out when I can't be out with them. We put wire over the top to protect them from hawks, I have a basket I take them out in. I was taking Binky out and she jumped out of her basket and took off after a squirrel.She put it up a tree and took off after another one.I was laughing so hard I was chasing her ,she was chasing the squirrel, I'm glad no one saw us.

07-23-2008, 06:12 AM	#28
Mizzrosa Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: brooklyn Posts: 2,369	martini loves the outdoors she goes outside in the yard only when we are there to watch her..i wont let her out of my site..so she runs and im next to her..and when its time to come in she gets upset and pouts __________________ Lil Miss Martini Butt & Mommy~Proud member of Petite Pups United! & Proud member of the Spoiled Rotten Club & Lil Heartbreakers Club

07-23-2008, 06:23 AM	#29
Ellie May And Rylee Finnegan Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Metro Detroit, MI Posts: 17,928	Ellie stays inside almost 100% of the time except for potty breaks. She is absolutely not allowed to hunt, period. The most I will let her get away with is bugs and that is only when she sees a fly. I don't know if she has ever eaten one but I would hope not. Thankfully she doesn't try to eat rocks and twigs. Hunt and then sleep with me? No. I know Yorkies were bred to do so but now Ellie is a house dog. And she is never allowed to go off leash unless she is fenced in. That is how the first Yorkie I met died. They thought they could trust her and she was hit by a car. It just is not worth it to take that chance with any dog in my opinion. __________________ Crystal, Ellie May (RIP), Rylee Finnegan, and Gracie Boo🐶