What is going on with my dog when i walk her???

[kjc]

Originally Posted by sportschick

You know, when I first got Beanie, all I heard about and read about was THE SCHEDULE. Keep her on THE SCHEDULE. It was like, if she wasn't on THE SCHEDULE, something drastic would happen because, after all, she is a dog and THEY HAVE TO BE ON THE SCHEDULE.

Well, after obsessing about the stupid schedule for months, killing myself to get up at the right time, get home at the right time, feed her at the right time, etc., etc., etc. I just decided to let things happen and figure things out as I went along (she is my first dog). I started to enjoy her, not be so worried about everything and just live my new life without worrying about a freakin schedule. We are both much happier because I am not trying to put us both into some kind of schedule box. And on the weekends, everything is thrown to the wind. Sometimes we sleep late, and then lounge on the couch (after playing with the ball, of course) and then walk or go visiting. And, gasp, I even feed her at a different time!!

All I know is she is a very happy, healthy, extremely loving, VERY well behaved little doggie so I guess I am doing something right!

"The Schedule" is initially to help in housebreaking... once they're housetrained, you can do whatever you feel appropriate. If they start slipping up too much... get back on 'The Schedule'... to retrain them.

Haha! Try walking four at one time and they all stop in a different place! Took us forever to get up the road...lol... Now we walk for a bit, I holler 'Pee Break' they do a group Pee, then a bit further and I holler 'Sniff Break' and they all take a group Sniff. Then they have a 'Group Poop'!

[sportschick]

KJC: I just don't know how you guys with multiple yorkies do it. I guess you have to carry a lot of poop bags with you!! Jeesh, I would be worn out trying to keep up with all of them. It also must be hard not to have a favorite doggie baby. If I had more than one dog, I know I would love Beanie more because she is so sweet.

The good thing about Beanie not just zooooomming all the time, is that my body is getting a break from the constant pounding of my feet on cement. I am pretty fit for an older chick, but the every day 60 - 90 total walking was taking a toll on my legs and back. Especially since a portion of that time was actual running with her.

So, I am turning the sniffing, sniffing, sniffing and not walking, walking, walking into a positive in that it is helping my body recover. She seems to do the most sniffing in the a.m., so I just let her go ahead and do it and then we sit on the bench in the sun (have to get our Vitamin D from the sun) and look at all the cars and people for awhile. She is a bit better on the lunch time walk. The after work walk is the best because she has a lot of pent up energy, so she is more receptive to walking more and sniffing less.

I have learned with this dog that every time I think she is settling into being a certain way, nope - she decides to do something totally different. So, who knows, next week she may decide to go back to zooming!!

[sportschick]

Originally Posted by beachdog

Sorry but LOL Paris would stop and pee on everything. How one little dog had that much pee I don't know.

Hi there, I just read your blog and I am sitting in work crying. I am so sorry you lost your doggie. I have only had Beanie since last February 15th (she is my valentine) and I can't imagine losing her. I hope that you are doing better and can think of her and enjoy your memories more with your head and less with your hurting heart.

Anyway, I just wanted to give you condolences.

[kjc]

Originally Posted by sportschick

KJC: I just don't know how you guys with multiple yorkies do it. I guess you have to carry a lot of poop bags with you!! Jeesh, I would be worn out trying to keep up with all of them. It also must be hard not to have a favorite doggie baby. If I had more than one dog, I know I would love Beanie more because she is so sweet.

The good thing about Beanie not just zooooomming all the time, is that my body is getting a break from the constant pounding of my feet on cement. I am pretty fit for an older chick, but the every day 60 - 90 total walking was taking a toll on my legs and back. Especially since a portion of that time was actual running with her.

So, I am turning the sniffing, sniffing, sniffing and not walking, walking, walking into a positive in that it is helping my body recover. She seems to do the most sniffing in the a.m., so I just let her go ahead and do it and then we sit on the bench in the sun (have to get our Vitamin D from the sun) and look at all the cars and people for awhile. She is a bit better on the lunch time walk. The after work walk is the best because she has a lot of pent up energy, so she is more receptive to walking more and sniffing less.

I have learned with this dog that every time I think she is settling into being a certain way, nope - she decides to do something totally different. So, who knows, next week she may decide to go back to zooming!!

Haha! Actually it's a bit easier bc they tend to keep each other occupied! As for favorites: Peek A Boo is my fav Boy, Tinkerbell is my fav Big Girl, Sapphire is my fav Little girl, and Infinity is my fav Biewer! (I believe it's very important to make each one feel special, bc they are, and each has something unique to offer. If I couldn't do that, I feel they would be better off in single-dog homes, where they would get all the attention by default. Yorkies thrive on attention, and lack thereof prevents them from fully becoming the wonderful, happy dogs they can be, and can lead to behavioral problems!)

I have followed you on your journey of Yorkie ownership from the start... and I must say you've had quite the adventure! She really keeps you on your toes! One bit of advice: Remember you're the boss! You can set the pace on walks, you decide when to stop... etc. Reinforce your position by basic training... anything that requires her to do what you want, when you want it. You initiate playtime, you stop playtime. Feed her after you eat (leaders eat first). Hope this helps...

And, fyi... we're the same age!

[sportschick]

Originally Posted by kjc

Haha! Actually it's a bit easier bc they tend to keep each other occupied! As for favorites: Peek A Boo is my fav Boy, Tinkerbell is my fav Big Girl, Sapphire is my fav Little girl, and Infinity is my fav Biewer! (I believe it's very important to make each one feel special, bc they are, and each has something unique to offer. If I couldn't do that, I feel they would be better off in single-dog homes, where they would get all the attention by default. Yorkies thrive on attention, and lack thereof prevents them from fully becoming the wonderful, happy dogs they can be, and can lead to behavioral problems!)

I have followed you on your journey of Yorkie ownership from the start... and I must say you've had quite the adventure! She really keeps you on your toes! One bit of advice: Remember you're the boss! You can set the pace on walks, you decide when to stop... etc. Reinforce your position by basic training... anything that requires her to do what you want, when you want it. You initiate playtime, you stop playtime. Feed her after you eat (leaders eat first). Hope this helps...

And, fyi... we're the same age!

Good for you that you can do that with your doggies, I just know that I never could. I love my Beanie SO much that I wouldn't want to share that with other doggies. I just can't imagine having all those doggies at our "advanced age". ahahahahahaha I still feel like I am 20, except of course when my feet and shins hurt when I have just done my 3rd 30 minute walk.

And yes, I realize I am the boss, I actually am very good at that. I am just trying to find the balance between being the boss and letting her be a dog. It seems, like I said that the a.m. walk is the sniff walk, the afternoon walk is the more of a walk and the night walk is the zoom walk.

And thank you for following my progress with this little being and offering advice. She is my little lovie!!

[Buster Brown]

Buster checks everything out as well. I just feel he is catching up on his pee mail in the neighborhood thread. I figure that the walk is for Buster and what fun is it to just walk by everything. It would be like me going to a mall and only being able to look at the windows and not go in...not very stimulating. I do try to make some of the walk a steady pace to help burn off his energy. I have started using the term giddy up to get him going but we usually screech to a halt at the next interesting smell. LOL

[sportschick]

Originally Posted by Buster Brown

Buster checks everything out as well. I just feel he is catching up on his pee mail in the neighborhood thread. I figure that the walk is for Buster and what fun is it to just walk by everything. It would be like me going to a mall and only being able to look at the windows and not go in...not very stimulating. I do try to make some of the walk a steady pace to help burn off his energy. I have started using the term giddy up to get him going but we usually screech to a halt at the next interesting smell. LOL

I actually met a woman who was walking her dog and she said that they are "reading the mail" when they sniff, sniff. The mail being every other dog pee along the route. HOW FUNNY.

[kjc]

Originally Posted by sportschick

Good for you that you can do that with your doggies, I just know that I never could. I love my Beanie SO much that I wouldn't want to share that with other doggies. I just can't imagine having all those doggies at our "advanced age". ahahahahahaha I still feel like I am 20, except of course when my feet and shins hurt when I have just done my 3rd 30 minute walk.

And yes, I realize I am the boss, I actually am very good at that. I am just trying to find the balance between being the boss and letting her be a dog. It seems, like I said that the a.m. walk is the sniff walk, the afternoon walk is the more of a walk and the night walk is the zoom walk.

And thank you for following my progress with this little being and offering advice. She is my little lovie!!

I used to think that too, until I got my 2nd Yorkie. I didn't have to 'share the love'... it's more like my heart grew bigger and made more, just for the new dog!

And yes, a 20 year old mind in a 100 year old body... on some days, lol!

Originally Posted by Buster Brown

Buster checks everything out as well. I just feel he is catching up on his pee mail in the neighborhood thread. I figure that the walk is for Buster and what fun is it to just walk by everything. It would be like me going to a mall and only being able to look at the windows and not go in...not very stimulating. I do try to make some of the walk a steady pace to help burn off his energy. I have started using the term giddy up to get him going but we usually screech to a halt at the next interesting smell. LOL

OMG! PEE MAIL! ROTFLMBO!

And "would be like me going to a mall and only being able to look at the windows and not go in...not very stimulating."

Sheer TORTURE!