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Yorkies unleashed? I would like to train Olivia to be able to run and play off of her leash. My mom has a huge yard and I think she would love the freedom. (Unfortunately, it's not fenced-in) For anyone that allows their yorkies outside off of a leash, how did you get to the point that they were able to be unleashed? Olivia would have to master the "come" and "stay" commands, but are there any others that are essential? Should I wait until a certain age? Right now, she is still quite active and I worry whether or not she would listen to me and come over doing what she wants to do. (She's rather head-strong!) Can anyone offer some advice? |
Trace used to run off whenever we let him off the leash in the front yard. No amount of yelling come, treat, or get the h-ll over here worked for me. Now, I'm not advising this.....BUT....Trace got away from hubby one day and he spanked him. I don't know if it's his age now, or he remembers that spanking but he no longer runs off. I still don't really trust him (Trace, not hubby :rolleyes: ), but I do try letting him out with me in the front yard for short spells and if I think the temptation to go across the street is getting to him....his buddy/girlfriend lives there and he looks over with such longing....any way, if he's acting like he's thinking of going...he has to go inside. |
I too would like to know as I still have had no luck with my Bell... In the yard or in the house Bell listens very well, to come and stay, but once free, she is off any running like an escaped convict!! |
Rocky runs like a mad man when he is off his leash. It like he thinks he is free or something. In our house he is always on a leash when he goes outside, even it is in a fenced backyard because trying to catch him is pretty difficult. |
Yorkies off leash I don't recommend letting them off leash in an unfenced area. No matter how much you can train them and you think all is well you just need it to happen once that there is a loud noise or something scares them and they get into a panic run. When a panic run happens they clock out and you don't see any response, eyes are glazed, they just run in a panic. They can run into traffic, keep running a heck of a long way on adrenelin and can be a disaster. They are also more susceptible to stray larger dogs that can grab a Yorkie before you have time to react. Some areas have hawk and eagle problems and it is too easy for them to pick up a Yorkie if the Yorkie gets far enough away from you. |
Buddy and Jeremiah go outside unleashed to play. But its fenced in. But I am sure if you watch her for a while and follow her around time to time when she is trying to go out of the " safe zone". Then you should put her back on the leash to make her understand. |
[QUOTE=centralnewyorki]I would like to train Olivia to be able to run and play off of her leash. My mom has a huge yard and I think she would love the freedom. (Unfortunately, it's not fenced-in) For anyone that allows their yorkies outside off of a leash, how did you get to the point that they were able to be unleashed? Olivia would have to master the "come" and "stay" commands, but are there any others that are essential? Should I wait until a certain age? Right now, she is still quite active and I worry whether or not she would listen to me and come over doing what she wants to do. (She's rather head-strong!) Can anyone offer some advice? [/QUOte You will probably not want to hear what I am going to tell you but here goes: You should NEVER let your baby ( if you value and love her ) run loose if not inside a fenced ( securely ) yard. The temptation for them to chase a cat, another dog or a blowing leaf is just too great and the one time they don't obey is likely to be the time there is a car, bigger dog or another peril that will seriously hurt or kill her. I have raised and trained for over 40 years and I have had many obedience trained large and small dogs and the one time I walked a Great Dane which was normally meek and obedient I nearly had a disaster on my hands when another dog attacked her. If you have them on leash , you can get to them usually before something dire happens. If you have access to a fenced yard then by all means let her run. Also, Is there a leash law where you are ? If so then you are liable if anything happens while she is not on leash. Even if another dog attacks her you don't have any recourse. JMHO |
Dollar is unleashed.....he just was alwaysd that way, sometimes he does run off, but he refuses to be on a leash |
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I read a great article about how to train your dog to walk off-leash by your side. It all sounded great, and as I read it, I fantasized about me and my little Edith walking through Baxter Woods together, listening to the birds. I imagined her right next to me, looking up at me smiling her little Yorkie smile. THEN I got to the last sentence of the article. It said "DON"T TRY THIS WITH TERRIERS". :p My fantasy was ruined. But I can't say I was surprised. I would not do it. |
Iv never let mine of their leashes and the main reason is that yorkies are VERY fast.They can also get distracted easily and I just cant imagine what Id do if Lady or Jess suddenly started to run (which I beleive they would)..I dont think Id be able to catch up with them and they could run into a road,get lost or stollen etc. Iv always wanted to take them for a run on the beach without their leashes and I envy those who can actually do this,but In would rather be safe than sorry because it only takes one second for something bad to happen and at the speed my two run,I wouldent be able to prevent an accident:( Instead I use 10m (32ft) retractable leashes and they work fine for me.They can run a long way ahead and if anything happens (like a big loose dog etc) I can quickly wheel them in to safety. |
The only place I would want to do it is at my mom's, but I guess her retractable leash will have to do. Growing up, we always had dogs that trained pretty easily to stay in the yard, and I wish she could have the same opportunity to run and play. |
I have a large back yard and my dogs come pretty well when I call them. I try to take them outside so they know our area if they were to get out, but I just freak out if they are not on a leash because I do fear that they will see a big dog and run to it, maybe even in front of a car, it is not worth the risk and heartbreak of knowing it wasn't necessary. |
I agree with those who say the dog should not be unleashed when outside. My yard is fenced but it still is a problem when there are several Yorkies at once. There are birds of prey in my area and on more than one occasion, they have dived down after my dogs..there are just too many opportunities for bad things to happen..Scary!! And, I do not live in the country but it still is not safe. Peregrine falcons live in the middle of cities and take rats and other small animals. The fact that Yorkies can bolt so easily is also a worry. I do hope that you can come up with a plan where she can get the amount of exercise you think she needs-possibly start going to a dog park or just long walks. Yorkies, for the most part, and in my opinion, can pretty well do with the amount of exercise they get in the house chasing balls, toys or each other.. |
I wish I could let Gidget off of her leash when going places too, but I know that will probably never happen! :rolleyes: Anytime I even attempt to act like I will take if off she is already trying to dart away from me! Good luck with your baby though! :hug: |
Bouncer only goes off leash in our backyard since it is fenced. We are fencing off a portion of the front for him to play in in the summer when I go out to wash the cars. And even then, he still gest harnessed with two or three leashes to a tree. lol I just don't want to risk it with him. |
I would love to let Murphy run and play in the yard. I am just so afraid of the hawks we have in our area - maybe I can find someone else's yard (a friend's or relative's) where he can run loose once in a while. Of course, our Yorkies are little and do get plenty of exercise in the house, but they certainly do love to be outside! Carol Jan |
After all the times I have chased after my Yorkie, Im so glad Im not alone on this subject. I have nearly had a heart attack-- Panic attack for sure, having to chase after my baby when she either accidentally, slipped out the door or out of the gate when someone didnt shut it. MOST of the time she would go the opposite way of the busy street to go down to see the big dogs down the street to "yell" at them. But theres been a few times shes ran towards the busy street, I nearly died. People wouldnt stop for NOTHING, I finally got so mad at people I hit their car windows. I still have nightmares. So, I NEVER let her off leash. Shes way too distracted by cats, or blowing leafs. |
Never, never, never let them out without being in a fence in yard or on a leash. Cassie is very good when I let her out but if they see another dog or squirrel etc they would be gone. We have a black Lab who lives next door--when they first brought him home, they kept her right with them and she was really good --then some kids came out to play across the road and she was gone--car hit her and in the long run she lost her leg. Problem is you don't get a second chance!!!Crying won't bring them back. And that dog could just take after her , one shake and thats all it takes. Don't make them pay for us, because we know better they don't. |
I'm in the minority here. I let Eddie off leash, strictly supervised, at the park and in the front yard when I'm giving him my full attention. I realize I'm taking a chance with his safety, but to me it's a quality of life issue, for both of us. We had 2 close calls before I learned what to watch for. If there's another dog in the park, we go a different direction. If I can see another dog, I leash Eddie. Same with cars. We live on a fairly quiet street, but as soon as a car is visible in any direction, I pick him up. My advice is obedience training, or at least to teach your dog to come. I've said this before, but make "coming" the funnest thing your dog does in life. Make it a game, and always reward with big hugs and treats. That said, I totally agree that it's safest to leash your pup all the time and let them run free only in fenced areas. |
We have (unleashed) "doggie time" at around 5:30 every day in my condo community commons' area with all of our neighbors who have dogs (and that's MOST).....and Sully is the best behaved and well-minded out of ALL of the dogs out there! We got him to respond to the "come HERE" command (with our finger pointing toward the ground stiffly) - when Sully was a puppy. My husband and I took him to an open field, where it was just Eli, Sully, and me and Eli (my hubby) would stand about 10 yards away from me and we'd sweetly call Sully back and fourth and back and fourth. When he did come, he'd get lots of praise!!! He learned what "come HERE" meant pretty quickly! And honestly, his knowledge of this command has really kept him from danger many times! It's a great thing for a dog to learn, if only for their own safety! |
My previous post notwithstanding, I let my Edie run at a park too. It is a calculated risk, I guess. I look for other dogs. I usually see them before she does and I put her on leash. There is simply nothing more wonderful to watch than a Yorkie running full speed toward you. She almost flies. I love it. My official on-the-record opinion, though: Leashes are good. |
I let Alfie off lead in my back garden which is fenced and my mums garden , in the local park and at the beach he has been clicker trained and it took me ages to pluck up the courage to do it but he loves it and I only do it when both myself and my husband is there so he just run between us we click and treat , if we see anyone approach we call him and put him back on the lead. Its very quite and often we are the only people on he beach . |
Once we get to the forest, park or beach Pippa is allowed to run free off the lead. I let her do this from the 1st day i had her at 10 weeks old and she has never run off or even gone out of my sight. But my lab Jake was a different matter he would always run off up til the age of 2 years old and then we got him castrated and he never run off again :D |
Mac & Mellie are unleashed only in the backyard and have to be watched liked hawks. They love to squeeze through the picket fence. Even though we live on a very quiet street you never know when a car will come down. They have gotten in the front and will run across the street if the see an interesting bird or squirrel. I just don't want to take the chance of them getting hit. |
I wouldn't do it in a million years. There are too many dangers out there for such tiny dogs to be safe. There are hawks, owls, coyotes, and other wild animals, not to mention dangerous dogs running loose that just seem to pop up from nowhere. I have a fenced yard, but whenever we have gone out over the years, it has always been with a leash. There is a lot more freedom on a retractable leash than a short one. |
Setting an example of being unleashed in a fenced in yard....... Did anyone hear if Annabelle was found ? She's in another thread here and left puppies behind. Sure hope she's found and home safe by now. She wiggled her way out thru a small crack in the fence. I'd rather keep ours on leashes, better to be safe then sorry the rest of my life knowing I could have done something to keep them safe. JMO . |
I can't let my dog out without a leash. My yard isn't fenced - and even more so, I worry about hawks. A hawk came from behind me - from high in the sky - and its wing actually brushed my hair in an attempt to get a baby quail that was only a few feet in front of me. Needless to say, this scared me to death. I recently read that an eagle can see a rabbit moving on the ground from a mile away. This is scary, isn't it? Carol Jean |
Trixie does not go off leash... we don't have a fenced in yard... Part of the problem is that we have lots of rabbits and squirrels in our yard and Trixie will go after them and not even respond to me. Way to dangerous. And even if I could trust Trixie, there could be another dog off leash running into our yard at any time. So I keep Trixie on leash and close to me at all times!!! |
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