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Potter · 10-16-2008, 08:08 AM

Pao sniffs everything too. He sniffs faster when he just got out the door for a walk and much much slower on the way home coz he doesn't want the walk to end. There was a few times he ate worms...especially after it has been raining through the night and the worms are out. Very gross..

MissTinkerbelle · 10-16-2008, 10:05 AM

I can totally agree with all of you.
Today Buddy was outside for 35 mins before he pooped.

Now since it is Fall, all of the leaves and pine needles are falling.
He seems to LOOOOVE the pine needles and he sniffs them all.
It is kinda cute tho, because he will look up at me and then he has a few stuck on his nose. It is priceless. Lol!

TaylorsMomma · 10-16-2008, 10:28 AM

Awwwwwwwwwwwwwww, my Yorkies are little SNIFFERS as well. I don't mind though because I look at their walks as THEIR time. Time for them to do as they please (as long as it isn't dangerous) and time for them to just BE DOGS.
Although I will update you on that when we are in the middle of WINTER. LOL
It doesn't matter what my Yorkies do. EVERYTHING is ADORABLE !!!!!!!!

Sasha311 · 10-16-2008, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Misti1

You know what Maya does that I love??? She stands very still when the breeze blows and raises her head to greet it, and as it blows her little hair I can almost see her smile like "Ahhhhhhhhhhhh that feels good, I like that."

Sasha does the same thing. It's cute isn't it?

But she's also like everyone else's baby, She sniffs-ev-er-y-thing. And you'd think she hadn't eaten in days the way she tries to pick up and chew everthing in sight. I have to watch her like a hawk. I turned my head for a split second one time, turned back around and she had a bone in her mouth she found on the ground!

I can't tell you how gross it is to have to pry foreign objects from her mouth.

She's nosey too. If we pass someone walking into their home, getting mail, getting into their car, etc she stops and stares at them. Even if I pull on her harness and say "let's go", she starts walking with her head turned almost all the way around trying to see they are doing.

MissTinkerbelle · 10-16-2008, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Potter

Pao sniffs everything too. He sniffs faster when he just got out the door for a walk and much much slower on the way home coz he doesn't want the walk to end. There was a few times he ate worms...especially after it has been raining through the night and the worms are out. Very gross..

Are you Portuguese? Because your doggies name translates to bread in English! Lol. It is cute, but I thought you should know!! Lol!

pookiebear · 10-16-2008, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by yorkiemomto4

Mine not only sniffs the grass but also trys to eat the grass.

That's my problem...they are sometimes eating grass, and what is bad, I don't know it, until it's too late. I know it will make them sick, but I can't seem to catch them.

Maddie23 · 10-16-2008, 11:53 AM

Maddie does the same thing as Maya! It almost seems like she is smelling something in the wind! I laugh at the potty training advice that says when they start sniffing around in the house to take them out to potty, it is a sign they have to go. We would spend all of our time outside!! Maddie sniffs everything in the house too. Nose to the carpet sniffing around. My kids and I laugh and wonder exactly what a blade of grass has to smell like before Maddie deems it worthy enough to poop on!! She is not quite as selective when she pees, but to poop, boy she is picky! She goes in the same area each time in a sectioned off portion of the back yard so it is only her scent in there, well, I guess an occasional squirrel runs through the pen too... Sorry I am getting long winded, but I would also like to know how to keep Maddie from mouthing/eating everything she finds. I was putting hair mousse in my hair and a blob hit the ground, before I could even look down, zap she already had it. Scares me because I think she could get something dangerous before I even know it. The "leave it" command won't work if you can't even get the words to leave it out before she already has it!

dundeemax · 10-16-2008, 12:05 PM

One of Max's favourite pastimes, is sitting with his head tilted to the wind. He has a tranquil look about him, when he does this.

He does all of the above too, except he does not eat his poo, that the lord.

wonderwoman41 · 10-16-2008, 06:22 PM

Chloe loves the wind in her hair too. I think that's cute. It's like wow look at the wind mommy. This will be her first winter and she is already freezing. I had to put on her sweater today. The grass was wet and cold and she freaks out. I am still thinking about getting her some shoes. I ordered her some duckie house slippers from Tinkerbell's Closet but haven't got them in yet. I really dread this winter with snow and sleet. I really like to have a dog walk with a top on it to put her in to potty but something tells me she won't potty in there. It's a lot of money. My neighbor lets her two dogs outside to potty without a leash and when they come in, they potty on the floor.

10-16-2008, 08:08 AM	#16
Potter YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 2,583	Pao sniffs everything too. He sniffs faster when he just got out the door for a walk and much much slower on the way home coz he doesn't want the walk to end. There was a few times he ate worms...especially after it has been raining through the night and the worms are out. Very gross.. __________________ http://www.dogster.com/pet_page.php?j=t&i=410379 "No matter how little money and how few possesions you own, having a dog makes you rich."

10-16-2008, 10:05 AM	#17
MissTinkerbelle Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Rhode Island, United States Posts: 123	I can totally agree with all of you. Today Buddy was outside for 35 mins before he pooped. Now since it is Fall, all of the leaves and pine needles are falling. He seems to LOOOOVE the pine needles and he sniffs them all. It is kinda cute tho, because he will look up at me and then he has a few stuck on his nose. It is priceless. Lol! __________________ Keri Momma to Buddy Benji

10-16-2008, 10:28 AM	#18
TaylorsMomma Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 211	Awwwwwwwwwwwwwww, my Yorkies are little SNIFFERS as well. I don't mind though because I look at their walks as THEIR time. Time for them to do as they please (as long as it isn't dangerous) and time for them to just BE DOGS. Although I will update you on that when we are in the middle of WINTER. LOL It doesn't matter what my Yorkies do. EVERYTHING is ADORABLE !!!!!!!!

10-16-2008, 11:53 AM	#22
Maddie23 Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 154	Maddie does the same thing as Maya! It almost seems like she is smelling something in the wind! I laugh at the potty training advice that says when they start sniffing around in the house to take them out to potty, it is a sign they have to go. We would spend all of our time outside!! Maddie sniffs everything in the house too. Nose to the carpet sniffing around. My kids and I laugh and wonder exactly what a blade of grass has to smell like before Maddie deems it worthy enough to poop on!! She is not quite as selective when she pees, but to poop, boy she is picky! She goes in the same area each time in a sectioned off portion of the back yard so it is only her scent in there, well, I guess an occasional squirrel runs through the pen too... Sorry I am getting long winded, but I would also like to know how to keep Maddie from mouthing/eating everything she finds. I was putting hair mousse in my hair and a blob hit the ground, before I could even look down, zap she already had it. Scares me because I think she could get something dangerous before I even know it. The "leave it" command won't work if you can't even get the words to leave it out before she already has it!

10-16-2008, 12:05 PM	#23
dundeemax Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Glenrothes, Scotland Posts: 146	One of Max's favourite pastimes, is sitting with his head tilted to the wind. He has a tranquil look about him, when he does this. He does all of the above too, except he does not eat his poo, that the lord.

10-16-2008, 06:22 PM	#24
wonderwoman41 No Longer a Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Owensboro, KY Posts: 130 Blog Entries: 1	Chloe loves the wind in her hair too. I think that's cute. It's like wow look at the wind mommy. This will be her first winter and she is already freezing. I had to put on her sweater today. The grass was wet and cold and she freaks out. I am still thinking about getting her some shoes. I ordered her some duckie house slippers from Tinkerbell's Closet but haven't got them in yet. I really dread this winter with snow and sleet. I really like to have a dog walk with a top on it to put her in to potty but something tells me she won't potty in there. It's a lot of money. My neighbor lets her two dogs outside to potty without a leash and when they come in, they potty on the floor.