Our Dexter will eat anything and run! - YorkieTalk.com Forums

jerryray · 12-17-2011, 10:23 PM

Our Dex will grab anything, leaves, twigs, anything. Once it's in his mouth he runs because he knows we will try to get it.

Do all Yorkshires do this?

courtney1121 · 12-17-2011, 10:33 PM

Geno does this ALLL the time! Any time he finds something in the other room, he'll run right into the living room and go behind the end table, and then under the couch. The way he runs into the living room is how I know he has something he shouldn't lol We usually get him out by bribing him with a treat and then the other person will look under the couch/end table for the item.

kjc · 12-17-2011, 11:09 PM

Haha! I see he is successfully training you to play chase! You need to teach him the basics, sit, stay, come, drop it/give and one more, Leave it. You can do 'Leave it' first.

Have treats in your left hand, have him sit in front of you, then put a treat on the floor with your right hand, near him. Say 'Leave it'. Block him at first if you have to to stop him from getting the treat on the floor. Treat him with the treats in your hand, never give him the one off the floor.

He'll be much happier if you give him something he can have though, in place of what he did have, and more willing bc he'll know he's getting something in return.

jerryray · 12-18-2011, 05:32 AM

Thanks for the replies, caught hi pulling a staple out of the wall, he got it in his mouth. We were able to retrieve it though.....

SophieKatesMom · 12-18-2011, 06:39 AM

Welcome to the "grab anything and run club", Sophie Kate is a member.

Nothing pleases her more than a good game of chase.

It is very important to teach them the leave it command, I used that about 3 times a week. Yesterday she grabbed a pack to Post It Notes I dropped off my desk and took off in a mad dash down the stairs.

Lovetodream88 · 12-18-2011, 09:47 AM

I think all puppies do this lol. Callie would grab something and then take off out the doggie door when she was a puppy we would call her Klepto Callie. I taught the drop it/leave it and that plus the fact she out grew the chew on everything stage helped.

dinkyweil · 12-18-2011, 05:24 PM

Dink considers this great fun. Sometimes I pretend to drop a sock or whatever. One safety tip I read on YT though is to take medicine out of containers over a sink. Great tip that I use often!

southernbelle04 · 12-18-2011, 05:26 PM

Katie Scarlett is famous for this in our house too! She is a quick little booger! We have to chase her down to get it back. She tends to favor laundry and pieces of ribbon/paper that fall off my crafting desk. LOL! These little guys are such a mess!

Roccosmommy · 12-18-2011, 05:32 PM

Rocco also does this. When he was very young, we taught "drop it" by NOT chasing him, rather grabbing a bag of shredded cheese from the fridge and command "drop it!"...even as a pup, he was always more interested in the cheese than anything and would come right to me. Then I'd reward him one strand of shredded cheese and say "good boy Drop It!". Worked like a charm. Now sometimes I swear he just finds somethiing to grab so he can have a piece of cheese.

oliver44 · 12-18-2011, 05:41 PM

omg im laughing always thought my ollie was a bit of a pervert loves to steal undies & socks. he loves the chase too. guess it's a yorkie thing !!! my other baby dosen't do it, but is sooo smart & knows what to steal from his brother like a favorite toy & takes it outside thru the doggie door knowing full well ollie dosen't like to go out in the cold. they are so smart & just like a toddler, so cute!!!!

jeane · 12-19-2011, 05:27 AM

morgan does that all the time/ then we have him come and give him a treat when we say drop it// I think he does it to get a treat// i am wondering who is training who ??

kjc · 12-19-2011, 06:15 AM

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Originally Posted by jerryray

Thanks for the replies, caught hi pulling a staple out of the wall, he got it in his mouth. We were able to retrieve it though.....

Are you feeding him enough??? (JK)

Seriously though, you may want to go through and really puppy-proof your house... you don't want to have him end up in the OR to remove foreign objects from his tummy...

DJDB · 12-19-2011, 08:56 AM

Oz has gotten into this game too except there are only certain things he'll grab and run with. SOCKS being #1 on the list, but he loves paper money and business cards as well as anything made out of wood. I think it's cute but we are very careful of what we leave laying around.

AbbyMax · 12-26-2011, 08:27 AM

Abby does this on walks only. She is on leash and thinks every leaf, twig, or whatever - is hers and belongs in her mouth. She does pretty good about dropping most things when I tell her to leave it. However, mesquite leaves are her favorite and I have to remove those. Thankfully, those do not hurt her, but every now and then I find a little leaf in her poop. In the house, if she picks something up and I give her the "ah ah ah" sound she drops it an sits looking at me.

They are almost all goats - at least as puppies.

chachi · 12-26-2011, 08:31 AM

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Originally Posted by jerryray

Thanks for the replies, caught hi pulling a staple out of the wall, he got it in his mouth. We were able to retrieve it though.....

I am very concerned about this puppy. You said in one thread he was only 4 weeks old is thAT correct? He is way too young to be with you if that is the case. Also he needs to be confined when you cant watch him closely . He shouldnt be getting ahold and eating all this stuff

12-17-2011, 10:33 PM	#2
courtney1121 Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2011 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 2,116	Geno does this ALLL the time! Any time he finds something in the other room, he'll run right into the living room and go behind the end table, and then under the couch. The way he runs into the living room is how I know he has something he shouldn't lol We usually get him out by bribing him with a treat and then the other person will look under the couch/end table for the item. __________________ Courtney Geno Bambino Mia Bella

12-17-2011, 11:09 PM	#3
kjc I♥PeekTinkySaph&Finny Donating Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Baltimore, Maryland Posts: 18,872	Haha! I see he is successfully training you to play chase! You need to teach him the basics, sit, stay, come, drop it/give and one more, Leave it. You can do 'Leave it' first. Have treats in your left hand, have him sit in front of you, then put a treat on the floor with your right hand, near him. Say 'Leave it'. Block him at first if you have to to stop him from getting the treat on the floor. Treat him with the treats in your hand, never give him the one off the floor. He'll be much happier if you give him something he can have though, in place of what he did have, and more willing bc he'll know he's getting something in return. __________________ Kat Chloe Lizzy PeekABooTinkerbell SapphireInfinity

12-18-2011, 06:39 AM	#5
SophieKatesMom Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Canton, GA Posts: 3,242	Welcome to the "grab anything and run club", Sophie Kate is a member. Nothing pleases her more than a good game of chase. It is very important to teach them the leave it command, I used that about 3 times a week. Yesterday she grabbed a pack to Post It Notes I dropped off my desk and took off in a mad dash down the stairs. __________________ Cheryl,Mom to SophieKate

12-18-2011, 09:47 AM	#6
Lovetodream88 Yorkie mom of 4 Donating YT Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaPlata, Md Posts: 23,249	I think all puppies do this lol. Callie would grab something and then take off out the doggie door when she was a puppy we would call her Klepto Callie. I taught the drop it/leave it and that plus the fact she out grew the chew on everything stage helped. __________________ Taylor My babies Joey, Penny ,Ollie & Dixie Callie Mae, you will forever be in my heart!

12-18-2011, 05:26 PM	#8
southernbelle04 Katie Scarlett's Mommy Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Sweet Home Alabama Posts: 7,554 Blog Entries: 1	Katie Scarlett is famous for this in our house too! She is a quick little booger! We have to chase her down to get it back. She tends to favor laundry and pieces of ribbon/paper that fall off my crafting desk. LOL! These little guys are such a mess! __________________ Aymee & Katie Scarlett

12-17-2011, 10:23 PM	#1
jerryray Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: bayside ny Posts: 104	Our Dexter will eat anything and run! Our Dex will grab anything, leaves, twigs, anything. Once it's in his mouth he runs because he knows we will try to get it. Do all Yorkshires do this?

12-18-2011, 05:32 AM	#4
jerryray Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: bayside ny Posts: 104	Thanks for the replies, caught hi pulling a staple out of the wall, he got it in his mouth. We were able to retrieve it though.....

12-18-2011, 05:24 PM	#7
dinkyweil YT Addict Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Nebo, NC Posts: 479	Dink considers this great fun. Sometimes I pretend to drop a sock or whatever. One safety tip I read on YT though is to take medicine out of containers over a sink. Great tip that I use often!

12-18-2011, 05:32 PM	#9
Roccosmommy Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,293	Rocco also does this. When he was very young, we taught "drop it" by NOT chasing him, rather grabbing a bag of shredded cheese from the fridge and command "drop it!"...even as a pup, he was always more interested in the cheese than anything and would come right to me. Then I'd reward him one strand of shredded cheese and say "good boy Drop It!". Worked like a charm. Now sometimes I swear he just finds somethiing to grab so he can have a piece of cheese. __________________ "The little furry buggers are just deep, deep wells you throw all your emotions into." ~ Bruce Schimmel

12-18-2011, 05:41 PM	#10
oliver44 Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Gansevoort, New York Posts: 134	omg im laughing always thought my ollie was a bit of a pervert loves to steal undies & socks. he loves the chase too. guess it's a yorkie thing !!! my other baby dosen't do it, but is sooo smart & knows what to steal from his brother like a favorite toy & takes it outside thru the doggie door knowing full well ollie dosen't like to go out in the cold. they are so smart & just like a toddler, so cute!!!!

12-19-2011, 05:27 AM	#11
jeane Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: montana Posts: 2,945	morgan does that all the time/ then we have him come and give him a treat when we say drop it// I think he does it to get a treat// i am wondering who is training who ??

12-19-2011, 08:56 AM	#13
DJDB YT Addict Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Abbotsford, BC, Canada Posts: 466	Oz has gotten into this game too except there are only certain things he'll grab and run with. SOCKS being #1 on the list, but he loves paper money and business cards as well as anything made out of wood. I think it's cute but we are very careful of what we leave laying around. __________________ David & Denise ... proud parents of Ozzy

12-26-2011, 08:27 AM	#14
AbbyMax Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Arizona, USA Posts: 481	Abby does this on walks only. She is on leash and thinks every leaf, twig, or whatever - is hers and belongs in her mouth. She does pretty good about dropping most things when I tell her to leave it. However, mesquite leaves are her favorite and I have to remove those. Thankfully, those do not hurt her, but every now and then I find a little leaf in her poop. In the house, if she picks something up and I give her the "ah ah ah" sound she drops it an sits looking at me. They are almost all goats - at least as puppies.