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11-02-2019, 01:29 PM | #1 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: stanley nc
Posts: 1,152
| Treadmill for Yorkies??? Is there such a thing? Gidget LOVES to go outside to do her poop. She does fine on the pee pads but not for the poop. When the weather is bad - snowing, sleeting, raining really hard and extremely cold - it's difficult to get her out in those conditions. Otherwise, we go for walks twice a day and sometimes a shorter walk in addition to those longer walks. Am thinking a treadmill might be a good option. Any ideas? |
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11-02-2019, 04:23 PM | #2 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: South Yorkshire,England
Posts: 644
| Our two Yorkies love the treadmill. One walks on it, the other runs. She even gets silly and has done it on two legs before (only for second at a time) and side ways. Ours is just an ordinary treadmill for humans, but there are smaller (mini) dog treadmills that can be bought. Google mini dog treadmill should give you some ideas. We got them to just enjoy standing on it to begin with, gave them treats for jumping on. We did that for a couple of weeks. Then when they were doing it without being asked and just for the fun of it, we started at the slowest speed, with soft harnesses (home made) (chose different harness so they wouldn't get excited about going out) and lead, just to guide them and give them support. One dog at a time. Then gave treats as they walked (sat on a chair beside treadmill) Now they jump on together (no harness/lead) and we just slowly speed up, keeping an eye on them, to make sure they are safe and comfortable. They sometimes jump off and on again while it's slow. We don't allow that at speed-only Pip goes fast. Pip did learn to refuse to go on, if the treats stopped, we had hoped to eliminated them. So maybe don't let treats play too big a part in the encouraging. They are too smart for their own good. Caleb had leg surgery this summer and the slow speed helped build him up, once we had Vet approval. It's great for bad weather days.
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11-02-2019, 06:16 PM | #3 |
Yorkie mom of 4 Donating YT Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaPlata, Md
Posts: 23,247
| They do make dog treadmills. I used to own one and used it for Callie’s walking therapy after one of her leg surgeries. They can be a bit pricey though. You can also just use a regular treadmill.
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11-03-2019, 10:57 AM | #4 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: stanley nc
Posts: 1,152
| Yep, they are too pricey for me. Will look into getting a human treadmill. |
11-03-2019, 06:38 PM | #5 |
Yorkie mom of 4 Donating YT Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaPlata, Md
Posts: 23,247
| I got my human one at Walmart for a pretty good price. You might also get a good deal on Black Friday or cyber Monday.
__________________ Taylor My babies Joey, Penny ,Ollie & Dixie Callie Mae, you will forever be in my heart! |
11-04-2019, 07:26 AM | #6 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: stanley nc
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| Thanks, I'll keep looking.l. |
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