I dont walk Chachi and Jewels when its cold outside. When the weather is better I walk them once a day.

Mine get a walk everyday, after lunch,
the rest of the day they can go out in a small fenced yard, i cant let them loose in the garden as its not fenced!
but they do so love their walks :) :)

We have also had a LOT of dry and windy weather. I know what you mean about the pool, we also have a lot of trees and each gust seems to whirl all debris into the pool. I use a LOT of lotion and conditioner. I use spray conditioner on the pups until their hair is almost greasy by bath day.

I walk Ella and Timber three times a day for sure because i live in a townhouse. She loves to run around out there with all the other dogs. Do any of your yorkies spin around right before they have to poop? She always does, it's cute.

She is scared of doggy doors though, any good advice on training them to use them?

Mine goes on a puppy pad. Its too cold out there now for daily walks. This does make me lazy though and she doesn't get out as often as she should. I saw on the dog whisperer he recommends to teach your dog how to use a treadmill that way they can walk off some energy. I am going to look into doing that for her. Because we all know yorkies have WAYYY too much energy even after u take them on a walk.

I haven't walked Zoe yet but is planning to. Is it bad to have them train on wee wee pads forever or should I eventually change it to going out?

We have a doggie door and the girls have a small fenced in area to potty in and then on really pretty days they get to play in the "big back yard" and run like crazy....I try to take them on walks if the weather is not to cold or windy (Sailor hates the wind)...otherwise they potty in their area!!!

Gracie and Sam walk every day except in ice, rain or snow. It is too hard to get them dry after going out under those conditions. They are trained to pee pads. That sure beats having to go outside at 2am in two feet of snow.

We're walkers...
 

Chewie walks 3 times a day in the cold weather...

-Morning (right before I leave for work)
-Early Evening (right when we get home from work)
-Bedtime (right before we goto bed)

We all bundle up and walk around outside. He gets distracted in the snow, but enjoys getting out to see his "buddies" that live on the block - The mastif and poodle across the street, the chi-mix around the corner, etc...

He definately needs the puffy coat when we go out in the cold - which gets to be a pain, as the anatomy of male dogs and the warmer winter coats available do not always mix well. But that's what washing machines are for!

Anyways, in the warmer weather we have an "after dinner" walk as well. But Chewie isn't interested in that "bonus" walk in the cold weather.

He certainly gets down to business quickly in the snow/sleet/cold. Our walks are much shorter - but quite productive! Oh, we all can't wait for warmer weather to run around in the field and get some good exercise!

We've thought about pee-pads. But he's crated during the day, and aside from the first 2 or so accidents when we brought him home with us we haven't had a single problem at our house with him... So we figure that we shouldn't mess with success!

Sadie goes in the rocks. We decorate our yards with lots of rock in my area, and it is perfect. She plays in the grass, and does her business in the rocks.

I also have a large RV parking strip, that is gravel, and she goes there. I am always with her, so I pick it up with those cheap baggies that don't zip at the tops.

It gets very cold here, so I keep the bags in every coat pocket.

If it gets warmer during the day (today we hit 51 which is just unreal), she goes for a walk.

What really bothers me is that my neighbors have a big dog, and they allow it to do its thing on my RV strip. They let it out real late at night, or very early in the mornings. So, I am left to pick it up.

I am waiting for the perfect opportunity to approach them, but I hate doing this type of thing.

What makes them think their dog can have the run of the neighborhood, when my dog is always leashed, and I immediately clean up after me.

Ticks me off! Sorry, I had to vent. :)

OMG! I love your yard. I wish I had one that big and pretty to. Mine is probably the size of your dog run, you know how newer homes are. I can't leave out my desire to have those pups running in mine to. Thanks for the pics. :thumbup:

I got Twinkie in November and the weather has been really cold and snowy here in Germany ever since. Although we have a yard both in front and in the back of the house the snow level is high and I would have a hard time finding her since she is still very small. So I have wee pads for her "needs"in the house.
Hopefully the weather will improve in the following months. I cant wait to take her out for a long walk.
She also gets her excerise in the house for the time being.

Cant wait for spring.... :rolleyes:

We have a doggie door, so Edie goes outside to our fenced yard, winter and summer. She is in and out all the time, but when it is VERY cold (<10 deg F) I put her coat on and make her go outside several times during the day so there are no accidents indoors. In the winter, I shovel the snow out of a part of the back yard so she doesn't get buried (I know, Eddie's Dad, this is wimpy). We don't walk much at all in the winter, but that's because I don't like the cold. I think Edie would be up for anything.

Mine is like that too, she's trained to go potty outside and she won't do anything unless she can do it on the edge of the sidewalk ;)