Basil will Not Jump off furniture - YorkieTalk.com Forums

lexi43 · 08-04-2013, 10:41 AM

Basil is a very strange dog. He will not jump off or on furniture. We had his vision checked along with the rest of him but he is perfectly normal. I know I have a pretty high bed and most of our dogs can't jump up on it but they can jump down. Basil wont do either. Oh and by the way Basil is not a yorkie he's a shih Tzu and he's almost 2. Anybody have any thoughts. My vet has no idea either being that he's normal she suggested taking him to a dog psychologist but I think helping him off and on furniture is a bit cheaper.

teasell · 08-04-2013, 11:17 AM

Be glad Basil is not wanting to jump off the furniture. These little dogs can possibly break a leg or injury to the head if they jump off furniture. Same thing is jumping on furniture. You have a very well behaved furbaby, so don't try to change him.

CouversMom · 08-04-2013, 01:38 PM

Why don't you get some puppy stairs or a ramp?

Patti · 08-04-2013, 02:32 PM

None of mine know how to jump up or down off furniture. They used ramps from day one. Also, I live in a ranch style house so only 1-2 stairs. So they do not know how to go up and down a flight of stairs. Did Basil use to jump?

GeorgiesMomma · 08-04-2013, 02:35 PM

I agree count your blessings about him not jumping. I also agree about the steps or ramp. I got a nice set of steps for Georgie..... he doesn't use them either but Georgie is a special boy LOL.

Bellabean · 08-04-2013, 03:28 PM

I agree that not jumping is good. I groom Bella on the hot tub cover, she pulled away from me and jumped off yesterday. My heart stopped!! Thankfully she was unhurt. No more grooming on the hot tub.

sandy simpson · 08-04-2013, 03:52 PM

My boys use the little stairs to get on the couch. My house looks so doggy with the stairs and their blankets over the couches. All for the love of a dog
and their safety. You do not want them jumping off and having a leg problem.

yavenay · 08-04-2013, 03:57 PM

Ditto on the pet stairs or ramp. You definitely don't want them jumping off of furniture. Ebay has some great inexpensive pet stairs.

kimp5 · 08-05-2013, 05:33 AM

Speaking as someone who had her dog launch herself off the couch, 4,000.00 and a broken leg later, be glad he doesn't. Jess is not allowed to go on or off furniture..ever!

Verbena · 08-05-2013, 05:57 AM

I would get a ramp or stairs to go up on down on the couch

ironmike86 · 08-05-2013, 08:30 AM

Agreed. A young dog maynot have problems but as they get older they may suffer problems "from" jumping = knees from impact. I have an ottoman by the couch and bed. So the jumps not so high. Because Moki will jump if its there or not. The bed is the problem. But using the ottoman cuts the jump in 1/2.

crystal181 · 08-05-2013, 09:32 AM

I agree with everyone else, stairs or a ramp. Buddy is huge and can't master stairs yet. Sweetie is tiny and goes up and down them with no problem. I hope buddy masters the stairs soon or I'm gonna have to make my husband build a ramp.

lexi43 · 08-05-2013, 09:33 AM

Thank you for all your help. I used to have doggie steps by my bed but he never used them. However my basset hounds used to use them and I took them away because It's very hard to deal with two 68 pound dogs climbing on your bed and wanting to play. It's not like he used to and stopped, he never did since he was a puppy. Now I have to worry because we have a shorkie with hip displeasure and a yorkie with mild LP. So maybe I'll have to invest in a ramp or stairs and take my chances with the basset hounds.

08-04-2013, 10:41 AM	#1
lexi43 YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Deer Park New York Posts: 1,586	Basil will Not Jump off furniture Basil is a very strange dog. He will not jump off or on furniture. We had his vision checked along with the rest of him but he is perfectly normal. I know I have a pretty high bed and most of our dogs can't jump up on it but they can jump down. Basil wont do either. Oh and by the way Basil is not a yorkie he's a shih Tzu and he's almost 2. Anybody have any thoughts. My vet has no idea either being that he's normal she suggested taking him to a dog psychologist but I think helping him off and on furniture is a bit cheaper.

08-04-2013, 01:38 PM	#3
CouversMom and Khloe Mae's too! Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Eastern Washington Posts: 14,732	Why don't you get some puppy stairs or a ramp? __________________ Michelle- mommy to Couver and Khloe Mae! http://yorkiehavenrescue.com/

08-04-2013, 02:32 PM	#4
Patti Donating YT 30K Club Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Illinois Posts: 35,509 Blog Entries: 6	None of mine know how to jump up or down off furniture. They used ramps from day one. Also, I live in a ranch style house so only 1-2 stairs. So they do not know how to go up and down a flight of stairs. Did Basil use to jump? __________________ Cali Pixie Roxie : RIP Nikki; RIP Maya;RIP my sweet Dixie girl 1/17/08 http://callipuppyscastle.bravehost.com/index.html

08-04-2013, 02:35 PM	#5
GeorgiesMomma I love TBCG! Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: MD Posts: 7,227	I agree count your blessings about him not jumping. I also agree about the steps or ramp. I got a nice set of steps for Georgie..... he doesn't use them either but Georgie is a special boy LOL. __________________ Morgan Mommy toGeorgie boy & Isaiah RIP sweet Coco 10/12/99-8/1/12 Read About Georgie's Experience with Atlantoaxial Instability (AAI) Here!

08-04-2013, 03:28 PM	#6
Bellabean YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: North Ridgeville, Oh. US Posts: 1,396	I agree that not jumping is good. I groom Bella on the hot tub cover, she pulled away from me and jumped off yesterday. My heart stopped!! Thankfully she was unhurt. No more grooming on the hot tub. __________________ Kathy & Bella

08-04-2013, 11:17 AM	#2
teasell YT Addict Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Cherryville, North Carolina, US Posts: 371	Be glad Basil is not wanting to jump off the furniture. These little dogs can possibly break a leg or injury to the head if they jump off furniture. Same thing is jumping on furniture. You have a very well behaved furbaby, so don't try to change him.

08-04-2013, 03:52 PM	#7
sandy simpson YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: santee, california Posts: 2,123 Blog Entries: 1	dog My boys use the little stairs to get on the couch. My house looks so doggy with the stairs and their blankets over the couches. All for the love of a dog and their safety. You do not want them jumping off and having a leg problem.

08-04-2013, 03:57 PM	#8
yavenay Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Delaware Posts: 2,663	Ditto on the pet stairs or ramp. You definitely don't want them jumping off of furniture. Ebay has some great inexpensive pet stairs.

08-05-2013, 05:33 AM	#9
kimp5 YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Boston MA Posts: 890	Speaking as someone who had her dog launch herself off the couch, 4,000.00 and a broken leg later, be glad he doesn't. Jess is not allowed to go on or off furniture..ever!

08-05-2013, 05:57 AM	#10
Verbena Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: with my flying monkeys Posts: 15,620 Blog Entries: 7	I would get a ramp or stairs to go up on down on the couch __________________ Teri . . . Galen Jameson Frazier Seraphina Luna Rosencrantz, Saber Tooth Tiger, Pussy Willow Pandora Guildenstern

08-05-2013, 08:30 AM	#11
ironmike86 Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: USA Posts: 1,628	Agreed. A young dog maynot have problems but as they get older they may suffer problems "from" jumping = knees from impact. I have an ottoman by the couch and bed. So the jumps not so high. Because Moki will jump if its there or not. The bed is the problem. But using the ottoman cuts the jump in 1/2.

08-05-2013, 09:32 AM	#12
crystal181 Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: USA Posts: 43	I agree with everyone else, stairs or a ramp. Buddy is huge and can't master stairs yet. Sweetie is tiny and goes up and down them with no problem. I hope buddy masters the stairs soon or I'm gonna have to make my husband build a ramp.

08-05-2013, 09:33 AM	#13
lexi43 YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Deer Park New York Posts: 1,586	Thank you for all your help. I used to have doggie steps by my bed but he never used them. However my basset hounds used to use them and I took them away because It's very hard to deal with two 68 pound dogs climbing on your bed and wanting to play. It's not like he used to and stopped, he never did since he was a puppy. Now I have to worry because we have a shorkie with hip displeasure and a yorkie with mild LP. So maybe I'll have to invest in a ramp or stairs and take my chances with the basset hounds.