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12-17-2005, 04:25 PM | #1 |
YT Addict Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Schriever, Louisiana
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| How do you keep your yorkie from darting outside? My friend told me some terrible news today that made me really sad. Her aunt's yorkie darted outside and got hit by a car and died. Her cousin opened the door and he ran full speed outside and she could not catch him in time. Her aunt is devastated as I can imagine. I know I had some close calls when I had my yorkie Lacey. My dad would not be fast enough closing the door and she was always under his feet. And she would run full speed out the door. Luckily, we live in a quiet neighborhood without much traffic, but still. Anyone one of those times she could of got hit. Because when she was a puppy, she was so quick. No matter how fast we tried to shut the door, she would sometimes scoot right out. How we kept her safe for 13 and half years is a miracle. Because when she was younger, she would not listen. And my mom had to chase her for a whole block once to get her back. This is what is worrying me to death about when I get my puppy Chloe. Especially when company tries to come over. I would be devasted if my dog was to run away or get hit. I just want to do everything in my power to keep her safe. Any suggestions?
__________________ Rest in Peace, Lacey I LOVE YOU. January 11,1992-June 30, 2005 Proud new mommy to Chloe Cheyenne born Dec 28, 2005 |
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12-17-2005, 04:30 PM | #2 |
Donating YT 3000 Club Member | teach her stay noone opens the door unless you have the dog in your hands if they dont like that rule they dont come to your house make her sit in front of the door and hold her on the floor and say stay and say good girl if she doesnt try to go give her a treat make sure she knows only to go out the door unless you say go otherwise they dont go out the door good luck stay is a very important word to learn |
12-17-2005, 04:31 PM | #3 |
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| Teach her "Come" as well. This is one that will most likely save her life. good luck! and read some books! |
12-17-2005, 04:36 PM | #4 |
YT 5000 Club Member | I still have this problem and Gidget knows stay, sit, come, and definitely NO! For some reason if you don't catch her just in time she is gone! Everytime our front door opens I have to tell her no!!! I have had several occasions of chasing her through our neighbors yards! Good luck!
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12-17-2005, 04:38 PM | #5 |
No Longer a Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: North Carolina
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| this is a good topic.. my yorkies are confused when it comes to this. our back yard is fenced; our front isn't. so they are allowed to run right out the laundry room door to their fenced area all through out the day, every day. sooooo, when someone opens the front door, they think they can run out there too. and no way do i let them out other than fenced in unless i'm taking a walk down our street with one or two of them on their harnesses. so i have confused babies concerning this and i do have a time when someone knocks or just tries to enter my house before i answer...(like my mom for instance, she'll walk right in) and they try to dart right between her feet. |
12-17-2005, 04:58 PM | #6 |
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| Lacey mostly did this as a puppy until a year old. We taught her to stay at a very young age. But, she did not actually listen until she got older. When she got a bit older, if she did go out, she did not try to leave our yard. But, the stupid neighbor used to let his bloodhound run loose sometimes and that scared me. He was not a mean dog, really sweet. But, still I don't trust any large dog around my 4 pound yorkie. Once Lacey darted out and there was a dog running loose in our neighborhood. Lacey chased after the dog. My mom had to chase her for a whole entire block before she got her back. My mom is now 57 years old and won't be able to run as fast as she did then. I am just going to leave a sign on the door that nobody can go through the back door . Because when I had Lacey, she was crazy about my dad. He was her shadow. He was always so slow in closing our laundry room door and that is how she kept darting out. Because she would follow him everywhere he went. She was also crazy about car rides and everytime my mom grabbed her keys. She thought she had to go to. So she would run to the door and my mom would always have to scoop her up before shutting the door. I guess I will just have to teach everyone to use our front door everytime and scoop up the puppy beforehand. Our front door has a screen door to it, so she won't be able to get out as fast. It still has me very worried, but I am in no way reconsidering getting another yorkie. Because I still want one more than anything even though we STILL have not heard back from our breeder yet about the birth of the puppies.
__________________ Rest in Peace, Lacey I LOVE YOU. January 11,1992-June 30, 2005 Proud new mommy to Chloe Cheyenne born Dec 28, 2005 Last edited by cajungal; 12-17-2005 at 05:00 PM. |
12-17-2005, 05:06 PM | #7 | |
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My friend Debra has a golden named Jordan that her yorkie sleeps on. Really sweet gentle dog. I'm trying to find the pic of that, it's cute... Sorry you haven't heard from your breeder yet. Maybe you will soon. If not, don't give up, your baby is out there somewhere. Last edited by yorkiemom1970; 12-17-2005 at 05:08 PM. | |
12-17-2005, 05:29 PM | #8 |
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| I have a small front porch, and I keep a gate across the opening. I'd rather inconvenience guests than risk the chance of one of my babies running into the street. The back doors all open into fenced areas so I don't have to worry about that.
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12-17-2005, 05:35 PM | #9 |
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| I always have to either pick chloe up when someone comes to the door because she gets overcome with excitement and refuses to listen to me. Or If Im leaving I just have to squeeze out the door and fend her off with my foot so she wont follow me. I know its sounds like I dont have it under control , but shes never ran out on me
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12-17-2005, 05:35 PM | #10 |
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| Didn't someone recently post about a special doormat? Anybody know about that? |
12-17-2005, 07:13 PM | #11 |
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| This was one of the things they focused on in my obedience class. Since you have a door to the backyard that's fenced in it's pretty easy to practice... Tell them to sit and stay in front of the closed door, open the door just a little and close it again. If they kept their butts on the floor, you give them a treat. If they move, tell them 'naha' or 'no' or whatever command you use for that. And if they get it, open the door a little further each time. Keep practicing until you can open the door all the way and go through without them moving. They can only come through the door when you say 'Let's go' or any other command you use for that. It takes a lot of time and practice, but these are smart little buggers and eventually they'll get it. And it's worth the time, because it could save their lives!
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12-17-2005, 07:49 PM | #12 |
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| I hold my Yorkie everytime I open the door. I don't trust him at all. I have enough trouble with him getting away from me in the house. I'm not sure I could catch him outside. He runs faster than I can. And - even in the middle of the day if I'm expecting company - I keep my front door locked so that I have to open it to let people in. This helps keep other people from accidently letting him out. I'm doing my best!!!!! Carol Jean PS: I have only had my Yorkie during the winter - so we haven't had too much outside experience yet. |
12-17-2005, 08:44 PM | #13 |
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| I like amspoelstra's advice. In addition to teaching him stay and come also teach him a command that means its ok to go outside and use it everytime he's allowed out. I can't say that I've been successful at that with Reagan but my big dog does great when it comes to his fenced in area. He sits right at the opening to the gate until I tell him ok. One other thing to try after you've gotten that done is a command that means to go back inside. I can tell my lab to your pen and he heads for the fence. If I haven't praticed it in a while he is a bit reluctant but always manages to eventually go back in. How I taught him is basically just telling him to your pen and leading him up there closing the gate and praising him, then letting him out after a short time(usually less than a minute, just long enough for him to sit and calm down) and repeating it all over again. I have also heard of a lot of people using a baby gate or some type of blockade at the front door. It would be a bit harder for him to sneak out of something people have to step over.
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12-17-2005, 08:54 PM | #14 | |
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This is sooooo cute how you said "I know it sounds like I don't have it under control". I can relate to this with Schatzie at times. Normally she obeys the command "stay" just fine, but just like any "human" sometimes their excitement gets the better of them. I have the habit also, that the door does NOT get open until the 4-legged babies are put.
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12-17-2005, 08:58 PM | #15 | |
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I remember as a kid not locking doors and my parents leaving the keys in the car...
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