What does your Yorkie do all day? - YorkieTalk.com Forums

taje · 03-23-2005, 08:18 AM

We have our own business so Pita comes with me to the office, I bought her a lil bed and she lays in it all day, by her own choice, she gets up and wanders occasionally but never gets worked up, when it's time to go home she gets in her tote box and stays in there until we get to the house. When we get home she is a different dog she bounces and plays and runs around until bedtime and then she sleeps pretty much thro the night. I'm not complaining it works great cuz if she was a pain at the office she couldn't come here.

I think she hates the office, but it's better than bein in her kennel all day, on the weekends she seems so happy to just be home. It's weird cuz she's not locked up or confined any way at the office she just plays the waiting game until she gets to go home.

She hates to go to work!! Me to!!

What do other dogs do during the day are yours lazy all day and then come to life at night?

StewiesMom · 03-23-2005, 08:24 AM

Stewie is home most days for five to six hours alone. I let him have the run of my bedroom and he is pretty well behaved. He's about 80% potty trained with the exception of sometimes doing #2 (or dropping a deuce as my boyfriend and I call it) in the new addition to my closet on the sub-flooring. Anyway, I think he sleeps most of the day with the exception of eating and peeing 4 or 5 times and watching the Smurfs (I swear, he does).

When I get home he will not stop from 3:30PM to 11:30PM. He's non-stop running around and doing laps around the kitchen, weaving through the legs on the kitchen table and chewing on anything he can get a hold of, especially socks, shoe laces and brightly colored shoes.

Gracie'sMommy · 03-23-2005, 08:35 AM

Gracie comes to work with me also. My business partner brings her Shih Tzu (same age as Gracie, but 5 1/2 lbs. to her 2 lbs.!) and the two of them play together all day.

orinskye · 03-23-2005, 08:38 AM

toby pretty much sleeps all day.... occasionaly we BOTH leave him and we put him in his crate for 8 hours, but most the time my fiance is home with him during the day. My fiance says that if i am not there, he is asleep.
He gets really excited when i come home, he wont stop jumping on my leg until he is picked up, and then he is squirmy as hell. after i get home we play, and like it was said befoer he usually goes until 11:30 playing.... i dont really worry about putting him in the crate for long periods, he will hold it untill kingdom come if he has too, i think the longest we have left is 9 hours and he held it the whole time.

Cyndiw13 · 03-23-2005, 10:08 AM

When I leave for work Sweetie looks at me with those big brown eyes..... it's sooooooo sad! But within an hour or so my parents (her grandma & grandpa) come pick her up - she is pampered all day long, gets a taste of bacon & her regular treats, grandma holds her chew stick for her to chew on....... I know... it's ridiculous.

Anyway, when I get off from work I go pick her up and bring her home. She is active pretty much all day long til about 8 pm when she finally poops out.

She is totally housebroken so we can leave her if we have to - we just rarely do.

Cyndi

CHARLI'SMOM · 03-23-2005, 11:16 AM

Taje

Like You, My Husband Owns The Business And I Am Fortunate To Be Able To Bring My Charli Bear To Work Also. Funny Thing At First Though. When I First Brought Him Home, Hubby Immediately Said He's Not Coming To The Office, It's A Place Of Business....yada Yada. Next Morning, Guess Where He Went? Lol. He's Been Here Ever Since. He Stays In My Office With Me Part Time And Then Goes Upstairs To See His Daddy A Great Deal Of The Day. I Love Having Him Here And He Perks Up Every Person That Comes Through Our Doors. It's Very Rare That He Is Not With Us. About The Only Time He Is Home In His Crate (which He Loves) Is When We Go Out To Dinner Or To Church. That's About It. He Has Become Such A Huge Part Of My Husband And My Life. We Got Him At 8 Weeks Old Last July And We Don't Really Know What We Did With Our Lives Before Him. I Did Get Busted In The Grocery Store With Him, So He Can't Go There Anymore, But I Take Him Pretty Much Everywhere Else. I Truly Never Thought I Could Love An Animal Like I Love This One................but I Think They Are Really Humans With A Bit More Hair!!!

taje · 03-23-2005, 11:39 AM

My husband was the same way when we got Pita, up until the time I went to pay for her he was still saying how he couldn't believe I talked him into getting a "pain in the Ass" (hence Pita). But since she's been with us she's our baby, our kids are 17 & 19 and she is the only one who stays with us!

He was saying how a dog in the office would be so unproffessional blah blah blah, guess who has a pee pee pad in his office now??

She's nice and quiet and never is bad in the office! She's perfect!!

Cheryl Field · 03-23-2005, 12:21 PM

Fortunately, my husband works from home, so he gets to spend most every day with our baby. Most days she gets up with us, then when I leave to go to my office she follows him upstairs to his office, gets in "her" spot under the credenza and takes her first nap of the day. She usually alternates between sleeping in her bed, on MY pillow, or in "her" chair downstairs in the family room. When I get home about 5:30 she greets me at the door and is ready to go!! She is very active in the evenings - plays chase. etc. with her daddy. She goes to bed with us and sleeps through the night.

fozzybear · 03-23-2005, 12:27 PM

On a typical day M-F, Fozzy goes into his crate from about 8 - 4 ish. He really likes his crate. Whe play with him in the morning and then when it's time to go he almost knows, a quick "get in your crate" he happily prances on in.

His Mom typically comes home first and he comes out of his crate and does not need to go out right away, he plays and eats and plays some more, then when he really needs to go he makes it happen!

When Dad comes home here knows the sound of the garage door and is jumping at the door when I come through it. He won't stop jumping untill I pick him up and show him some attention.

He plays for the rest of the night untill about 9:00/10:00 he get tired, at this points he heads either back to his crate or heads to his bed and goes asleep.

On the weekends, he goes to the mall, various stores, everywhere.....

PinkMartini · 03-23-2005, 12:31 PM

Bailey's usually in his crate from 8am-2pm while I'm in school M-F. I then get home and he's with me until I leave for work at 5pm. Dad gets home at 4pm so he's with dad for the night until I get home at 10:30ishpm and then it's bed time. On days I don't work he rarely settles down before 9pm. Then he's usually sleeping in my lap while I do homework until we go to bed.

mymason · 03-23-2005, 12:31 PM

You guys are so lucky!! I wish I can bring my baby to work.....

My boyfriend and I joked about setting up a camera at home so we can see what Mason does all day while we are at work. But then I thought, what if he's bad and all I can do is scream at him on my computer screen???

When it comes to Mason being alone at home, IGNORANCE is indeed a BLISS. I'd rather not know

taje · 03-23-2005, 12:40 PM

I bet Mason sleeps most of the time

Fozzy looks just like Fozzy from the muppets that's a great name!!

frankiesmommy · 03-23-2005, 01:12 PM

My husband takes Frankie to work with him. Frankie hangs out in his crate while my husband works, and is let out for exercise and potty breaks about every 2 hours.

If my husband wasn't able to take him to work, I would probably section off an area of the kitchen and let Frankie stay there while I am at work or school. It's hard for young puppies to stay confined for long periods of time (can lead to hyperactivity/destructiveness) and to hold their little bladders for that long.

Trevor's Mom · 03-23-2005, 01:29 PM

Poor Trevor has to stay home while we work. But he has the run of the house and comes and goes in the back yard with the other dogs, so he stays plenty busy. Some days when I get home he is covered from nose to tail in dirt where he's been digging in a dirt pile in the back yard, or muddy from running around after it's rained. He is quite the tomboy.

He usually sits between me and the door when I get ready to go to work, so I have a had time leaving him. But last week my boss was on vacation, so I took him to work with me. Took his bed, toys, etc. I put his bed on my desk and worked away. He pretty much slept. Now when I get ready to go to work, he sits in the kitchen by the back door and almost waves "bye bye" to me. I guess after he saw when I did all day, it looked pretty boring!!!

Cyndie
Trevor's Mom

lilbumbleybees · 03-23-2005, 03:08 PM

I work in a grooming shop/doggie boutique so Bounce goes to work with me everyday. He hangs out in his own area or plays with his best buds (Gracie the pit bull, Hudson the Great Dane/Lab, and Killer the min. poodle). Other times he hangs out and plays up front in the store while I bake treats. He adores it. Whenever we take extra days off work he goes insane wondering why we aren't there! It's too cute.

03-23-2005, 08:18 AM	#1
taje Pita Power!! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Port St Lucie, FL Posts: 982	What does your Yorkie do all day? We have our own business so Pita comes with me to the office, I bought her a lil bed and she lays in it all day, by her own choice, she gets up and wanders occasionally but never gets worked up, when it's time to go home she gets in her tote box and stays in there until we get to the house. When we get home she is a different dog she bounces and plays and runs around until bedtime and then she sleeps pretty much thro the night. I'm not complaining it works great cuz if she was a pain at the office she couldn't come here. I think she hates the office, but it's better than bein in her kennel all day, on the weekends she seems so happy to just be home. It's weird cuz she's not locked up or confined any way at the office she just plays the waiting game until she gets to go home. She hates to go to work!! Me to!! What do other dogs do during the day are yours lazy all day and then come to life at night?

03-23-2005, 01:12 PM	#13
frankiesmommy Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 205	My husband takes Frankie to work with him. Frankie hangs out in his crate while my husband works, and is let out for exercise and potty breaks about every 2 hours. If my husband wasn't able to take him to work, I would probably section off an area of the kitchen and let Frankie stay there while I am at work or school. It's hard for young puppies to stay confined for long periods of time (can lead to hyperactivity/destructiveness) and to hold their little bladders for that long. __________________ .:FrankiesMommy:. Frankie's Dogster Page

03-23-2005, 03:08 PM	#15
lilbumbleybees YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Chattanooga, TN Posts: 1,339	I work in a grooming shop/doggie boutique so Bounce goes to work with me everyday. He hangs out in his own area or plays with his best buds (Gracie the pit bull, Hudson the Great Dane/Lab, and Killer the min. poodle). Other times he hangs out and plays up front in the store while I bake treats. He adores it. Whenever we take extra days off work he goes insane wondering why we aren't there! It's too cute. __________________ Liz Little Lotte , Bouncer, Lilli , Yodi

03-23-2005, 08:24 AM	#2
StewiesMom Stewie Rox the Sox Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Chicago Posts: 6,306	Stewie is home most days for five to six hours alone. I let him have the run of my bedroom and he is pretty well behaved. He's about 80% potty trained with the exception of sometimes doing #2 (or dropping a deuce as my boyfriend and I call it) in the new addition to my closet on the sub-flooring. Anyway, I think he sleeps most of the day with the exception of eating and peeing 4 or 5 times and watching the Smurfs (I swear, he does). When I get home he will not stop from 3:30PM to 11:30PM. He's non-stop running around and doing laps around the kitchen, weaving through the legs on the kitchen table and chewing on anything he can get a hold of, especially socks, shoe laces and brightly colored shoes. __________________ Kristy & Stewie

03-23-2005, 08:38 AM	#4
orinskye YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: California Posts: 2,990	toby pretty much sleeps all day.... occasionaly we BOTH leave him and we put him in his crate for 8 hours, but most the time my fiance is home with him during the day. My fiance says that if i am not there, he is asleep. He gets really excited when i come home, he wont stop jumping on my leg until he is picked up, and then he is squirmy as hell. after i get home we play, and like it was said befoer he usually goes until 11:30 playing.... i dont really worry about putting him in the crate for long periods, he will hold it untill kingdom come if he has too, i think the longest we have left is 9 hours and he held it the whole time.

03-23-2005, 10:08 AM	#5
Cyndiw13 Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Asheville, NC Posts: 54	When I leave for work Sweetie looks at me with those big brown eyes..... it's sooooooo sad! But within an hour or so my parents (her grandma & grandpa) come pick her up - she is pampered all day long, gets a taste of bacon & her regular treats, grandma holds her chew stick for her to chew on....... I know... it's ridiculous. Anyway, when I get off from work I go pick her up and bring her home. She is active pretty much all day long til about 8 pm when she finally poops out. She is totally housebroken so we can leave her if we have to - we just rarely do. Cyndi

03-23-2005, 11:16 AM	#6
CHARLI'SMOM Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: VA BEACH, VA Posts: 14	Taje Like You, My Husband Owns The Business And I Am Fortunate To Be Able To Bring My Charli Bear To Work Also. Funny Thing At First Though. When I First Brought Him Home, Hubby Immediately Said He's Not Coming To The Office, It's A Place Of Business....yada Yada. Next Morning, Guess Where He Went? Lol. He's Been Here Ever Since. He Stays In My Office With Me Part Time And Then Goes Upstairs To See His Daddy A Great Deal Of The Day. I Love Having Him Here And He Perks Up Every Person That Comes Through Our Doors. It's Very Rare That He Is Not With Us. About The Only Time He Is Home In His Crate (which He Loves) Is When We Go Out To Dinner Or To Church. That's About It. He Has Become Such A Huge Part Of My Husband And My Life. We Got Him At 8 Weeks Old Last July And We Don't Really Know What We Did With Our Lives Before Him. I Did Get Busted In The Grocery Store With Him, So He Can't Go There Anymore, But I Take Him Pretty Much Everywhere Else. I Truly Never Thought I Could Love An Animal Like I Love This One................but I Think They Are Really Humans With A Bit More Hair!!!

03-23-2005, 11:39 AM	#7
taje Pita Power!! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Port St Lucie, FL Posts: 982	My husband was the same way when we got Pita, up until the time I went to pay for her he was still saying how he couldn't believe I talked him into getting a "pain in the Ass" (hence Pita). But since she's been with us she's our baby, our kids are 17 & 19 and she is the only one who stays with us! He was saying how a dog in the office would be so unproffessional blah blah blah, guess who has a pee pee pad in his office now?? She's nice and quiet and never is bad in the office! She's perfect!!

03-23-2005, 12:21 PM	#8
Cheryl Field Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lawrenceville, GA Posts: 166	Fortunately, my husband works from home, so he gets to spend most every day with our baby. Most days she gets up with us, then when I leave to go to my office she follows him upstairs to his office, gets in "her" spot under the credenza and takes her first nap of the day. She usually alternates between sleeping in her bed, on MY pillow, or in "her" chair downstairs in the family room. When I get home about 5:30 she greets me at the door and is ready to go!! She is very active in the evenings - plays chase. etc. with her daddy. She goes to bed with us and sleeps through the night.

03-23-2005, 12:27 PM	#9
fozzybear Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 30	On a typical day M-F, Fozzy goes into his crate from about 8 - 4 ish. He really likes his crate. Whe play with him in the morning and then when it's time to go he almost knows, a quick "get in your crate" he happily prances on in. His Mom typically comes home first and he comes out of his crate and does not need to go out right away, he plays and eats and plays some more, then when he really needs to go he makes it happen! When Dad comes home here knows the sound of the garage door and is jumping at the door when I come through it. He won't stop jumping untill I pick him up and show him some attention. He plays for the rest of the night untill about 9:00/10:00 he get tired, at this points he heads either back to his crate or heads to his bed and goes asleep. On the weekends, he goes to the mall, various stores, everywhere.....

03-23-2005, 12:31 PM	#10
PinkMartini BANNED! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: California Posts: 1,043	Bailey's usually in his crate from 8am-2pm while I'm in school M-F. I then get home and he's with me until I leave for work at 5pm. Dad gets home at 4pm so he's with dad for the night until I get home at 10:30ishpm and then it's bed time. On days I don't work he rarely settles down before 9pm. Then he's usually sleeping in my lap while I do homework until we go to bed.

03-23-2005, 12:31 PM	#11
mymason Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 135	You guys are so lucky!! I wish I can bring my baby to work..... My boyfriend and I joked about setting up a camera at home so we can see what Mason does all day while we are at work. But then I thought, what if he's bad and all I can do is scream at him on my computer screen??? When it comes to Mason being alone at home, IGNORANCE is indeed a BLISS. I'd rather not know

03-23-2005, 12:40 PM	#12
taje Pita Power!! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Port St Lucie, FL Posts: 982	I bet Mason sleeps most of the time Fozzy looks just like Fozzy from the muppets that's a great name!!

03-23-2005, 01:29 PM	#14
Trevor's Mom Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Texas Gulf Coast Posts: 96	Poor Trevor has to stay home while we work. But he has the run of the house and comes and goes in the back yard with the other dogs, so he stays plenty busy. Some days when I get home he is covered from nose to tail in dirt where he's been digging in a dirt pile in the back yard, or muddy from running around after it's rained. He is quite the tomboy. He usually sits between me and the door when I get ready to go to work, so I have a had time leaving him. But last week my boss was on vacation, so I took him to work with me. Took his bed, toys, etc. I put his bed on my desk and worked away. He pretty much slept. Now when I get ready to go to work, he sits in the kitchen by the back door and almost waves "bye bye" to me. I guess after he saw when I did all day, it looked pretty boring!!! Cyndie Trevor's Mom