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09-30-2014, 04:27 PM | #16 |
YT Addict | Lon retractable leds are not heavy. In fact tho they are cheep made . I have bought 3 all broke. One i just used on my yorkie so keep a watch they dont break where they could get away from you. So it woud last hopefuy o bought an 80 lb dog retractable. No heavy at all but boo hates them all. He wants to chew them. But its not where they broke. It lets them out far enough to njoy. Ast night he cracked me up and took a running jag. He went just far enought made a u turn and went the other way. I was afraid he woud jerk his neck which he didnt why it was funny. |
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09-30-2014, 04:32 PM | #17 | |
Yorkie mom of 4 Donating YT Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaPlata, Md
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09-30-2014, 04:34 PM | #18 |
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| I researched training collars in the past including invisible fences and you will not find one for a pup under 8 pounds. Even with a 8 pound dog there is still no guarantee it will be small enough to fit around the neck. I use a 20-30 foot tie-out in my back yard, but they come in many other lengths giving them plenty of freedom to run around. |
09-30-2014, 04:43 PM | #19 |
YT Addict | Sorry abot typos in previous post. It is very important the call when come. After today i need towork on it more with boo. We went for a ride and took the dogs. I do not leave him in the car to many theves here. Heard of people breaking into homes to steal yorkies. We parked where we could watch them. But as i was getting out of the car my boo dashed out the door. We were near a two lane hwy i was terrified. Both my husband and i are on canes. Were trying to stop him calling. He headed towards the road and i panicked i walked back to the car and in baby talked called him as did hubby he came. For one got to work on come. 2 i will put him in a seat belt before getting out of the car. Three most likely will keep him home. Flexis are the ones that broke. There is on the smaller leashes a flat line then a thin where the two connected it breaks. Last edited by Graneet; 09-30-2014 at 04:45 PM. |
09-30-2014, 05:36 PM | #20 |
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| If you don't want to set up and install a fence (which can get pricey), have you considered about buying 1-2 X-pens (tall ones of course) and putting them side by side so it makes a giant rectangle? The X-pens are about 8 panels so two of them would be about 16 panels and it would cover quite a bit of your yard. They're pretty cheap on Amazon--(Amazon.com : Midwest Black E-Coat Exercise Pen,... ) , about $28.79 for a 24x24 (but this is kind of small. it depends on how high your yorkie can jump). But I would also keep a VERY close eye on her. Make sure that she knows her name and responds well to "Come" just in case she jumps out. Either that or use a retractable lead so if she jumps out it might be easier to grab the lead, instead of her.
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09-30-2014, 05:38 PM | #21 |
YT Young Pup Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: United States of America
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| Whoops, instead of she in my post above, I meant to say HE.
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09-30-2014, 05:43 PM | #22 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: South Florida, USA
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| I will definitely look into the training leashes. He wasn't leash trained when I got him. He's been much better on the leash now, I think I am going to buy a different harness, he hates the first one I got him. The retractable leash seems to be a little heavy for his collar. He's fine with a collar because he's worn one since he was wearing one since he was 6 weeks old. I think a harness would be more comfortable for him. It's been a long time since I've had a puppy to train. I'm still hoping he will start to use the pee pads like my 8 yr old. Last night I thought we had a break through with the pads, he walked over to it and went on it all by himself, of course there was praising, treats, and lots of cuddles as soon as he finished. Today I have taken him out every 45 minutes to an hour when he's awake and he goes every time and gets a treat. He's still having accidents in the house but I don't have carpet. I only want him to use the pads when it rains. I live in South Florida and we get a lot of rain and then all the frogs come out and tons of tiny little baby frogs that were jumping out in front of him. I mean, in his face while he was trying to sniff out a spot. There were snails everywhere and slugs, eww. Frogs and dogs don't mix and I was freaked out. I would rather clean up pee from tile than risk anything happening to him so he didn't go out anymore last night after the rain. Last edited by Rhiannon224; 09-30-2014 at 05:45 PM. |
09-30-2014, 05:54 PM | #23 | |
Yorkie mom of 4 Donating YT Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaPlata, Md
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09-30-2014, 06:11 PM | #24 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: South Florida, USA
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| The collar is loose and I don't pull on it and I know it's bad, I only got it because he was hating the harness and trying to wrestle it off. I was afraid he was going to injure himself getting his nail caught in it or his lower jaw biting on it. I don't want him to have the leash on the collar. Maybe now that he's been groomed the harness won't be so uncomfortable for him without all of that hair. You're so right about learning to do one at a time. He's really doing good with outside so once he's got that down we will work on the pads. He is doing everything his big brother is doing so he will eventually learn to use the pads from him. |
09-30-2014, 06:23 PM | #25 |
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| Jackson is about 85% reliable off leash. Most of the time, I don't worry, HOWEVER he has to be actively engaged in something (training, playing fetch, playing with other dogs) to not decide to wander. He is almost 6 years old and very well trained but I don't see this changing. I trust him in certain environments off leash... example, there is a beach near us where there wasn't really anywhere for him to go and there is NOTHING around and it's kind of 'blocked' by heavy brush, so he can't really GO anywhere. I live on 3 acres unfenced and it backs up to 90 acres of farmland. Even if he gets loose, there's not much he can get into. Occasionally we will play fetch outside off leash or if we're cooking burgers on the grill, he will be out there with us. Most of the time I use a very long line, I have a thin 50 foot line, I used a rope one from petsmart forever but it recently was torn up so I bought a super thin lightweight paracord line and it's perfect. He has been trained not to door dart and he doesn't. If a door is wide open, he knows better than to go out of it. So training is key, be consistent. Otherwise, using a long line isn't the end of the world! I bring Jackson up to a local park with baseball and soccer field and let him drag the long leash while playing fetch. That way I can easily grab it or step on it quick should he decide to run. He still gets 'freedom' and exercise. I am lucky that my dad has a big fenced in yard though that he can go out in.
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09-30-2014, 06:31 PM | #26 | |
Action Jackson ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Maryland
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I've had Jackson gag more from certain harnesses than his martingale collar. It just depends. I prefer harnesses because I like to manuever Jackson with the harness, lifting up quickly from his leash if he's in danger, helping while hiking, etc that kind of thing. But I use a quick slip collar for night time potty trips that last all of 30 seconds.
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09-30-2014, 08:29 PM | #27 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: South Florida, USA
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| My 8 yr old DaVinci is very good off the leash with me and only me. He doesn't try to take off, he stays by my side but he's always been fairly laidback. I can trust him to be off the leash. I was taking Jeter on very short walks without the leash for the first week because he wasn't really running much and would not walk on a leash. I had to have him get used to having it on and not be afraid of it. I left it on him for long periods of time in the house and now he's doing good with it. He's starting to be able to run faster and farther so he will now be on a leash. |
09-30-2014, 09:08 PM | #28 | |
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09-30-2014, 09:50 PM | #29 |
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