Does anyone agree?

[animallover8]

Originally Posted by Smarty Bones

Oh gosh, I'm so scared that he'll choke himself or, worse, another animal or human beast will hurt him especially since there's no fence.

To the OP, it was very kind of you to find him a new home and I'm so mad that the owner went back on his word. Please keep us posted on what happens to the little guy. I'm So so so worried, especially with the colder weather coming

I was even going to bring his yorkie to my house until I could find him a good home. Well my sister decided she wanted the dog, and her and her husband would work with it on pottytraining it(her husband spoils their dogs). The guy told my husband & I to drive by and pick it up at night, but he wouldnt tell his wife we were coming to get it for some reason. Well we tried but things went under when the dog took off running to the end of his leash in the opposite direction, yelping.. We got out of there before the cops showed up.
So then he told us to wait a few days to come and get it because they were breaking the news to their daughter. Well my sister calls him a week later, and he tells her he gave it away to his neighbor and they just havent came and got it yet. But he told my husband his neighbors brought it back to him. So he has been lying about the whole situation(probably because he didnt tell his wife, he was giving it away in the first place).
My sister drives by his house daily and sees the little dog outside on a leash. On hot days, they have t-shirts on the dog! I will let the rescue people know, but I dont know if they will do anything about it in our small town.

I will try again and see if he will let me take the dog.. Hopefully things will work out..

I was mad when I first heard he was keeping the dog outside on a leash. Thats why asked my husband to ask him if I could have the dog, but he said no because it's his daughters. But one day he seen me and came up and asked me to find the dog a home and now he wont give it away.

We are located in OK.

[MyLadies]

Originally Posted by zenzele

Excuse my anger but He is cruel and ignorant. I hope someone will "rescue" that poor yorkie when no body is home!! Yorkies are definitely NOT outside dogs, he needs to become an informed vs ignorant yorkie owner. Although he thinks he is a know it all, maybe you can find articles in Yorkie specific magazines or books and highlight the paragraph about small dogs and housetraining and the fact that these are inside dogs... ****Bottom line the best thing is to report him to the local animal control or animal police group, they are authorized to take a dog from unsafe or poor conditions or at the least force the owner to take better care of the dog. PLEASE help save that Yorkie,you are not helping his girls by allowing their pet to remain in poor conditions!!

I AGREE 110%!!! I also agree with the other posters who say to tie this man to a tree & see how he likes it. Call Animal Control & report him, then go adopt that baby yourself.

[jackson25]

That is soooo sad, I agree with you...no yorkies are to be left outside. If I were you I would go there at night and rescue the poor little soul...Thats just me though....


Proud Mama of Jackson Gracie Tucker Rosey

[Lovely05]

Maybe you should offer the man some money for the dog. Most people do not give things away for free. I agree with everybody else, I would just call the humane society. However, I would try to help the man potty train his dog before calling the humane society. Potty training a dog is not easy. He might actually love the dog, and he just does not know how to take care of his pet. I hope a visit from the Humane Society can teach him how to take care of his pet. It is hard to give up a pet you love even if you are struggling to take care of the animal. If he does not know how to take care of his pet, then the humane society will find the dog a better home.

[lapi's yorkies]

Call animal control, report him do whatever you have to do, but please get this poor baby some help. Be insistent and maybe he will let you take him.

[sat93us]

Originally Posted by animallover8

I have 3 yorkies and I know they cannot stand to be hot or cold.. They hate to go potty outside if its real hot or real cold. In my opinion, yorkies are not outside dogs! They need to be in the house with people.
Does anyone agree??

The reason I ask this, is because my husband has a friend, that keeps his very small(around 3-4lbs) yorkie outside on a leash tied to a tree, just because they couldnt get it to potty train. It is around 1yr old. He told me to find it a home and I did, but now he wont give the yorkie away because it's his little girls dog.
What do you all think?

That man needs to be tied to a tree. To tie my Yorkie to a tree would be like tying one of my children to a tree. You need to call animal control and report him and if that doesn't work go and get that sweet Yorkie yourself.

[LittleYorkiePoo]

some people are so awful. this is terrible. no dog should have to be forced to stay outside. i could not imagine leaving my little Bentley outside all the time like that. that just shows that you truly do not care about animals. Its one thing to let him outside to potty and to play but to never let him in and keep him tied up is just cruel. This man definitely needs to be reported and that little dog needs a good home.

[CoCo Puff Stuff]

[QUOTE=animallover8;2268371]I have 3 yorkies and I know they cannot stand to be hot or cold.. They hate to go potty outside if its real hot or real cold. In my opinion, yorkies are not outside dogs! They need to be in the house with people.
Does anyone agree??

Agreed, of course I don't think they should be KEPT outside. On the other hand my Yorkie loves to go outside, perch in the sun in the yard and chase and study birds and chipmunks. She goes ga ga over walks and I think she would positively go stir crazy if she never got out of the house.

[Harley_chik]

Being a yorkie has nothing to do with it. No dog should live on a chain. Unless a dog is used for working, like a flock guardian, etc., all dogs should be in the house. My Rottweiler is an indoor dog and so is my Maltese. True he spends a few hours outside in the fenced in yard, but he lives in the house. The reason he isn't the monster people make rotties out to be, has a lot to do with the fact that he is a member of the family. When dogs spend all day in the yard or on a chain, they essentially become lawn ornaments. No dog should live like that.

I have a "friend" who sounds similar to the OP's case. She and her boyfriend bought some designer mix from a pet store. Now the poor thing lives outside 24/7 and is lucky to get fed everyday. He has never been to the groomer and I don't think they've ever brushed him either. I have suggested to the friend's mother that she take the dog to the pound, but she won't because it's her grandson's dog. I flat out told her that letting them keep the dog like that is worse for the kid than losing his dog. He is learning that it's okay to keep a dog outside and neglect it. Better he should learn that not taking care of a pet means it will be taken away from you.

[spr377]

Originally Posted by Harley_chik

Being a yorkie has nothing to do with it. No dog should live on a chain. Unless a dog is used for working, like a flock guardian, etc., all dogs should be in the house. My Rottweiler is an indoor dog and so is my Maltese. True he spends a few hours outside in the fenced in yard, but he lives in the house. The reason he isn't the monster people make rotties out to be, has a lot to do with the fact that he is a member of the family. When dogs spend all day in the yard or on a chain, they essentially become lawn ornaments. No dog should live like that.

I have a "friend" who sounds similar to the OP's case. She and her boyfriend bought some designer mix from a pet store. Now the poor thing lives outside 24/7 and is lucky to get fed everyday. He has never been to the groomer and I don't think they've ever brushed him either. I have suggested to the friend's mother that she take the dog to the pound, but she won't because it's her grandson's dog. I flat out told her that letting them keep the dog like that is worse for the kid than losing his dog. He is learning that it's okay to keep a dog outside and neglect it. Better he should learn that not taking care of a pet means it will be taken away from you.

[zenzele]

Originally Posted by animallover8

I was even going to bring his yorkie to my house until I could find him a good home. Well my sister decided she wanted the dog, and her and her husband would work with it on pottytraining it(her husband spoils their dogs). The guy told my husband & I to drive by and pick it up at night, but he wouldnt tell his wife we were coming to get it for some reason. Well we tried but things went under when the dog took off running to the end of his leash in the opposite direction, yelping.. We got out of there before the cops showed up.
So then he told us to wait a few days to come and get it because they were breaking the news to their daughter. Well my sister calls him a week later, and he tells her he gave it away to his neighbor and they just havent came and got it yet. But he told my husband his neighbors brought it back to him. So he has been lying about the whole situation(probably because he didnt tell his wife, he was giving it away in the first place).
My sister drives by his house daily and sees the little dog outside on a leash. On hot days, they have t-shirts on the dog! I will let the rescue people know, but I dont know if they will do anything about it in our small town.

I will try again and see if he will let me take the dog.. Hopefully things will work out..

I was mad when I first heard he was keeping the dog outside on a leash. Thats why asked my husband to ask him if I could have the dog, but he said no because it's his daughters. But one day he seen me and came up and asked me to find the dog a home and now he wont give it away.

We are located in OK.

You are in a small town, if the rescue group don't do anything, try going online to the Humane Society and ASPCA (like another post suggested) certainly they will have people who can help in this matter. This is your neighbor and you have to continue to live in the same community so you may want to get a third party involved. Contact someone in a larger city nearby maybe they can help but that yorkie needs to be rescued!! Please keep us posted.

[Deegan's mom]

I don't believe any dog should be kept outside especially small dogs like these!!! Not to mention that these lil guys sometimes take 1-1 1/2 to completely potty train! They obvisouly didn't do their research and are now making that poor puppy pay the price! I am outraged!! You should be calling the Humane Society on him and if that doesn't work that I would put a plan in action to puppy knap that poor baby!! I know it's wrong, but desperate times, call for desperate measures!!!!

[Jeri Cunningham]

Originally Posted by AprilLove

Here is what I think you should do:

Go over to this friends house, ask him to come outside with you, then take a chain or rope and tie him to the tree. Next, un-tie that poor Yorkie from the tree and take it inside to live.

Come back in about a week, ask the friend if he gets your point, then untie him if he does!!!! If not, take his Yorkie home with you, and let him stay tied to the tree.

Sorry, but if this is for real, someone needs to rescue that Yorkie!!!

OK are we related because we think way to much alike you took the words right out of my mouth

[Sunnie]

The most humane thing you can do is to report this man to the humane society. NO dog should be tied to a tree. NO yorkie should ever be allowed to be outside in an unfenced yard alone. NEVER. do a search on here and you will find so many yorkies who were killed by bigger dogs and predators.

[TresCutePiggies]

Originally Posted by BubblPopElectrc

I don't think ANY dog should live outside.

My sentiments exactly.