Isn't it dangerous for them to be on furniture? When I got Rocco, the breeder told me absolutely no furniture - even sitting on a lap - it's too dangerous and she knew someone who's puppy broke his neck when he wiggled off a lap and jumped from the couch.:( She said beds are very dangerous for them too...they can easily break a bone even jumping from a moderate height. Yet, I see soooo many pictures and read so many stories about yorkies on furniture. Was my breeder just being overprotective when she warned me of this? FYI, Rocco does not go on any furniture, even on a lap. |
I never worried about Isabel and Harley jumping off the couch or chair. I tried to keep them from jumping off the bed, but they always did it with no problem. Then along comes Moses, jumps off the bed and breaks his leg! So, no more jumping off the bed, he won't even do it, he just waits for someone to put him down. But, he does jump off the couch and chair. They aren't that high (the bed is much higher than the couch). I don't know, I have never stopped them, I do not let them jump off anything higher than the couch, but then again, I never put them on anything higher than the couch (except the bed and then only when we go to bed for the night). I guess it's if you want to take the chance. Moses has not had any problem since he broke that leg; I still think there was something wrong with it when I got him, but I'll never know. |
I have never really worried about it - Levi can be pretty uncoordinated, but he manages to jump down from sofas and most furniture pretty well. He can be a bit skittish on beds and higher furniture, but he whimpers if he wants to get down and has never attempted any superman moves, which kind of surprises me because he is REALLY hyperactive. |
I do think it is, or I should say can be, dangerous, although I will tell you my dogs are all over my furniture. The younger they are, the more dangerous as they have little tiny fragile bones. There was a post on here several years back where somebody had their couch next to a chair and one of the yorkies would jump from the couch to the chair. I believe the person came home one day and found their yorkie had tried to make the jump, hit the chair wrong, I think broke its neck and had died. That has always stayed with me. There is a recent post where a yorkie jumped off a couch I think and broke the toes in its foot. So I think if you allow it you really need to be watchful and it is very important to get doggy stairs and train your puppy to go up and down them and not jump off the furniture. Good luck. |
My dogs have always been allowed on the furniture..I would not enjoy watching TV if they were laying on the floor..they are so small...I have a large ottoman at end of the bed for them to go up and down...but they do not sleep with us. It is a matter of taste...you are always going to hear horror stories that make people leery of things...a friend had a Yorkie die from getting it;s neck broke under a rocker chair..another slipped on her bathroom tile and broke his leg...you can protect just so much, like with our kids... |
I made a carpet covered ramp for Bridget to use to get on the couch or bed. If I want to hold her - I usually sit on the floor - because she IS a wiggle worm, and I have read the same types of horror stories. She sleeps in our bed and I wanted her to be able to get down to go potty if she needed! She is definately a jumper though and just Wednesday was diagnosed with grade 2 LP - so no more jumping for her! It's just my opinion, but if Rocco doesn't fuss about not being on the furniture - you're probably better off. But I guess it depends on the size of the puppy and the height of the furniture. I would think that a more "sturdy" puppy would be able to jump down better than a more delicate one. Bridget used to sleep in her own room at night with no problem. Her "daddy" decided he wanted her to sleep in our bed - now he and Bridget sleep like babies, and I don't sleep because I'm worried she'll fall off, jump down, or he'll roll over on her - but now she won't stay in her room. So 2 adults, 1 bed-hog Yorkie and 3 cats make for a pretty crowded bed! Not to mention the tongue up your nose at 4am!!! God I love her!!!! |
I think it depends on the size of the dog and the height of the furniture. I don't allow Sofia on anything except my bed, and she has her own stairs to get up and down safely. She has never even tried to jump, she even barks and whimpers to be carried down stairs. She is not a dare devil. |
I trained all of mine from day one to use the ramp or stairs to get up and down off the furniture. My 3 girls don't even know how to jump up on furniture. I also have padded step stools they can use. |
No furnitures? How will you leave if you do not have furnitures? or maybe we can learn the Japanese culture. Maybe we have to keep an eye when it comes to our yorkies, we should not allow them to jump up over a couch, chair, bed or anything |
I worry about Bailey all the time. She is still to little to jump on furniture but she does try to jump off. I do not give her the chance. If I think she is getting ready to jump, I place her on the floor. I do not leave her on the furniture if I am getting up on the floor she goes. I am sure this will change when she gets bigger and is able to jump up on the furniture herself. |
My two jump off all the furniture. I'm not worried as they are part Maltese and I think it makes them a little "sturdier", My bed is really high and I do not like them jumping off it eventhough they have a couple of times, but now they use the stairs for that. Maybe get some stairs and a couple of step stools like Patti suggested. |
Gypsy will jump on and off the couch. Hubby made a carpeted ramp for the bed which she uses to get up and usually down. I worry, but I know I can not watch her every second and she will prob do it when I am not watching. Luckily she has never been hurt. I watched her closely when she was younger but at 4 yrs old not as much. |
I have a 2 ramps at my place and 1 at my boyfriends that Bailey uses. He will still try to jump off things, but only at my bf's because he has two dogs, and he gets super hyper around them. It scares me a lot. |
I've never even thought about it. Roxie jumps on and off the couch and the recliner all the time...they are some of her favorite spots (she's laying on the couch right now!). She does not come upstairs where the bedrooms are at all, so I don't have to worry about the bed. Mine is very high and I don't think she would even be able to get up on it. |
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I too have steps and a ramp - Cheri will fly over one set of steps when they're right next to her....Chanel will always use them |
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