My little doggie is so wonderful

[gracielove]

It seems these dogs are very intuitive and sneaky.

[sportschick]

Originally Posted by gracielove

It seems these dogs are very intuitive and sneaky.

Yupper, today I went home for lunch to feed and take her for a walk. While I am in the bathroom, all is quiet and she had fished my gloves out of some pretty tight pockets of my coat. I then saw her shaking her head back and forth really hard with the gloves in her mouth which were basically smacking her in the head. Too funny, the freakin gloves are almost as big as she is!!

[gracielove]

Originally Posted by sportschick

Yupper, today I went home for lunch to feed and take her for a walk. While I am in the bathroom, all is quiet and she had fished my gloves out of some pretty tight pockets of my coat. I then saw her shaking her head back and forth really hard with the gloves in her mouth which were basically smacking her in the head. Too funny, the freakin gloves are almost as big as she is!!

That's so funny. Gracie likes to steal and "kill" gloves, too.

[Deb1]

Until you are owned by a yorkie, people don't truely understand how special they really are. They are so smart and have the intuition to know how you are feeling! The bond to one person is so fierce that they will love you unconditionally for life. That is why I yorkies, especially mine!

[sportschick]

Originally Posted by Deb1

Until you are owned by a yorkie, people don't truely understand how special they really are. They are so smart and have the intuition to know how you are feeling! The bond to one person is so fierce that they will love you unconditionally for life. That is why I yorkies, especially mine!

Yes, I always hear about the bond that Yorkies form with their owners. But don't all dogs form bonds with their owners? I am wondering about that actually, is the bond that Yorkies form so much more than say a Poodle or a German Shepard, etc. All I know is that this little doggie is SO attached to me. Maybe it is because she is so small that she can just crawl all over me. LOL

I would be interested in hearing from people that have Yorkies as well as other dogs.

[Farleys]

I think it depends on the dog. I have seen alot of other dog breeds extremely attached to their owners.
I have had a Weimeraner that was extremely attached to me.
I NOW have:
A black labrador- 2 years old. He loves both my husband and myself, and everyone else he meets. We adopted him at 4 months old. Prefers to sleep in the living room.

Puggle/Jack russel mix. The people were going to kill the whole litter because they didnt want the mother( jack russell) stuck at home with puppies.
They should spay their dog if they dont want her preg. DONT GET ME STARTED, lol
Anyway i bottle fed the whole litter 6 puppies. And we kept graham, he is very attached to us, but very neurotic- anxious. Likes to sleep in his kennel.

Jack russell/ rat terrier- VERY ATTACHED TO MY HUSBAND. But loves everyone else just as much. HATES TO BE HELD, by anyone. And wants to lay next to my husband. Prefers to sleep in his kennel. Very independant.

ANd then Farley,
THe other dogs love us , but farleys attachment to me is different than all the other dogs.
HE HAS TO BE WITH ME. And he doesnt care if my husband is near by, he barks until he can get to me. He has to lay by me. And when he is ready for bed, he barks by my bedroom door till i go to bed.
Now, i must say i do think it makes a difference that they are so small, we hold them all the time, and take them everywhere.. etc.
But after having multiple dogs, he is the only one this attached to me.
Has to sleep in bed next to me. Or wherever i sleep, he must be with me. However if i make him sleep in a kennel he sleeps well too.

[gracielove]

Maybe it does have something to do with the size. My toy breed dogs have all been lap dogs that had to be at my side all the time. No matter what I was doing they were there to inspect and investigate everything I did. We also had larger breed dogs and they were very loving and friendly but were not the kind to follow me or anyone else around (unless food was involved.) If they were taking a nap they finished the nap and of course they were not sitting in a chair or a couch with me.

[joeyyy2010]

I have a lab and she loves me and tried her best to be a lap dog. However she prefers her independence. She goes to her crate when she's ready for bed. Joey though, when I brought him home I did the same thing and he refused it all. I do pit him up when we aren't home but he hates every second of it.

[Lap Princess]

Lexie is unlike any dog I've ever had. She's a seizure alert dog for me, and who knows how she even does that! She's so intuitive about my moods. And God forbid if I'm sick. A couple of years ago I got a horrible stomach bug -- the kind where you're on the toilet with a bucket in front of you for 2 days. Lexie would stay next to my feet the whole time, even laying her little snout across my feet. She would look up at me and just whine very softly. It was soooo sweet! She's amazing!

[sportschick]

Originally Posted by Farleys

I think it depends on the dog. I have seen alot of other dog breeds extremely attached to their owners.
I have had a Weimeraner that was extremely attached to me.
I NOW have:
A black labrador- 2 years old. He loves both my husband and myself, and everyone else he meets. We adopted him at 4 months old. Prefers to sleep in the living room.

Puggle/Jack russel mix. The people were going to kill the whole litter because they didnt want the mother( jack russell) stuck at home with puppies.
They should spay their dog if they dont want her preg. DONT GET ME STARTED, lol
Anyway i bottle fed the whole litter 6 puppies. And we kept graham, he is very attached to us, but very neurotic- anxious. Likes to sleep in his kennel.

Jack russell/ rat terrier- VERY ATTACHED TO MY HUSBAND. But loves everyone else just as much. HATES TO BE HELD, by anyone. And wants to lay next to my husband. Prefers to sleep in his kennel. Very independant.

ANd then Farley,
THe other dogs love us , but farleys attachment to me is different than all the other dogs.
HE HAS TO BE WITH ME. And he doesnt care if my husband is near by, he barks until he can get to me. He has to lay by me. And when he is ready for bed, he barks by my bedroom door till i go to bed.
Now, i must say i do think it makes a difference that they are so small, we hold them all the time, and take them everywhere.. etc.
But after having multiple dogs, he is the only one this attached to me.
Has to sleep in bed next to me. Or wherever i sleep, he must be with me. However if i make him sleep in a kennel he sleeps well too.

Wow, that is quite a mix of dogs you have. I don't know how people with multiple dogs do it. I have my hands full with Beanie!! She is the same, she has to be with me all the time when I am home. I do block her off in the kitchen at times when I am doing things that might be harmful to her. I also block her off when I am taking a shower, I want to enjoy my shower and not have to worry about her getting into any kind of trouble. I have had her for almost a year now (can't believe it!) and I still make sure I know exactly where she is and what she is doing if she isn't following me around.

I started Beanie off sleeping in a crate, but no way now she would go back in there. She is too used to being in the bed with me and being able to just spread her long, skinny legs out. She is also very much a lap top, which is where she is now. I guess maybe that has something to do with it too, big dogs just can't sit on your lap, even though they might want to, like another poster said!

[Farleys]

I agree , and having 4 dogs is ALOT. lol.
I used to say i would never have more than 2 dogs. But working at a veterinary clinic you come across sooo many things in need.
I only went out looking for the jack russel/ rat terrier. I went and picked him out.
Then i was given the yorkie
THen i bottle fed the whole litter of puggle mixes, and i even gave them all away.
Then Graham was brought back to me cause the owner had major health issue come up and when he came back to me i couldnt let him go again.
THen i fostered and found homes for LOTS of puppies and old dogs and kittens. ANd went a couple years and said there was NO WAY I WOULD HAVE MORE THAN 3 dogs, lol
Then along came Wilson the black lab puppy, i agreed to foster, and after a month, we knew he wasnt leaving.
I think from all the fostering i have done, and bottle feeding, now that my dogs are adults, they are so easy.
Now if i take on a puppy or kitten that needs bottle fed, it reminds me of why i dont want a puppy or kitten lol.
My dogs all are in a perfect routine, and all get along great. They are all boys, and life is easy.
We have no kids , so they are definatly like my children.
And although i said i would never have more than 2, i would never trade any of them for anything in the world.

[sportschick]

Originally Posted by Farleys

I agree , and having 4 dogs is ALOT. lol.
I used to say i would never have more than 2 dogs. But working at a veterinary clinic you come across sooo many things in need.
I only went out looking for the jack russel/ rat terrier. I went and picked him out.
Then i was given the yorkie
THen i bottle fed the whole litter of puggle mixes, and i even gave them all away.
Then Graham was brought back to me cause the owner had major health issue come up and when he came back to me i couldnt let him go again.
THen i fostered and found homes for LOTS of puppies and old dogs and kittens. ANd went a couple years and said there was NO WAY I WOULD HAVE MORE THAN 3 dogs, lol
Then along came Wilson the black lab puppy, i agreed to foster, and after a month, we knew he wasnt leaving.
I think from all the fostering i have done, and bottle feeding, now that my dogs are adults, they are so easy.
Now if i take on a puppy or kitten that needs bottle fed, it reminds me of why i dont want a puppy or kitten lol.
My dogs all are in a perfect routine, and all get along great. They are all boys, and life is easy.
We have no kids , so they are definatly like my children.
And although i said i would never have more than 2, i would never trade any of them for anything in the world.

OH MY GOD, you are unbelievable!! I guess since you work in the business, so to speak, it is easier for you to handle all the dogs AND the fostering. I don't think I could foster an animal because I know I would want to keep it, and then I would have a freakin house full of doggies that I couldn't handle.

Good for you for taking care of all these dogs and cats and helping them find homes!

Oh by the way, Beanie burps like a freakin trucker. I didn't even know that dogs burped!! It is so freakin funny to hear this BELCH come out of that little body!!

[Farleys]

Originally Posted by sportschick

OH MY GOD, you are unbelievable!! I guess since you work in the business, so to speak, it is easier for you to handle all the dogs AND the fostering. I don't think I could foster an animal because I know I would want to keep it, and then I would have a freakin house full of doggies that I couldn't handle.

Good for you for taking care of all these dogs and cats and helping them find homes!

Oh by the way, Beanie burps like a freakin trucker. I didn't even know that dogs burped!! It is so freakin funny to hear this BELCH come out of that little body!!

lol, thats so funny. Farley burps too. But not as loud as my lab.
Beanie is such a cute name. I have never ran into another dog with that name , even at the clini where we see sooo many.

[sportschick]

Originally Posted by Farleys

lol, thats so funny. Farley burps too. But not as loud as my lab.
Beanie is such a cute name. I have never ran into another dog with that name , even at the clini where we see sooo many.

Well, I am glad to know that other dogs burp too because none of my friends'dogs burp! They are like, what?? She burps??

I named her Beanie Boo because she is like a little jelly bean, hence Beanie. Plus when I was young when something was really small, we used the word beanie to describe it. Don't ask me where that came from. LOL So, since I knew she was going to be a little doggie, I thought Beanie would be perfect. I didn't want to name her Chloe or Bella (like my cousin kept saying) or any other fru fru name. She is kind of a tomboy, not a girly dog. Some people love the name Beanie, other people are like huh? So, I call her Beanie or Boo Boo or the Beanster. She answers to all of them.