Does Anyones Yorkie Live Outside?
 

Hi!
Just wanted to know if anyone keeps their yorkies outside. My girl is always inside only when we play outside for a few hours but I was just wonder if anyones yorkie live outside permanently.:animal36

My step sister had a Yorkie that she kept outside full time and the poor thing was dirty and so sad all the time. She was/is a terrible dog owner I would never keep a Yorkie outside full time, they're too small and delicate in my opinion.

My father stole/kidnapped/rescued the dog from her and she got all huffy about it and he told her she was mistreating the dog and couldn't have it back. Know she lives my dad and step mom and she (Sadie) is happy and beautiful and lives indoors fulltime and is my dads little baby!!

Live outside? Absolutely NOT! Mine aren't even allowed to go
outdoors by themselves. I am glad that the yorkie you mentioned
ended up in what seems to be a much happier situation...

Yorkies are indoor pups. I will never let Gucci go outside alone.

Kirby's dad im glad that your father rescued her.

I don't think any dog (a pet) should be kept outside all the time.

Most people with large dogs (a lab, golden retreiver, etc.) don't keep them outside 100% of the time.

I know one person who does keep her dog outside all the time.

1) Her dog is kept outdoors 24/7 regardless of the weather.

2) The backyard is so full of dog poop that no one goes out there anymore. The children can't play in the yard...even in the summer. She said that if her husband or boys won't clean it up - she's not going to.

3) The neighbors call the authorities constantly complaining about her dog barking night and day. And - she thinks her neighbors are out of line - not her!!!

**** I asked her why she has a dog at all - and, she said, "Oh, the children go out and play with it once in a while." ..... after she said that no one can go in the backyard because of the dog messes all over....

I am sure her children don't go out and play with the dog in the cold of winter.

This is abuse - right?

And - of course, little Yorkies shouldn't be kept outside. Very small dogs (like Yorkies) are considered "house dogs" for a good reason........

Carol Jean

NO WAY!!! I don't ever let my babies outside unless it's for a walk while I am out there

We have coyotes in the woods behind our house, too many missing neighborhood cats. I am even scared to let them out in the back yard at night, they potty in the front yard only. I worry about eagles, too.

I think I will be getting Bella, age 3 mo's...microchipped, she is just way too friendly, unlike her brother.

Oh NO NO NO NO!!! My aunt had a yorkie stolen from her back yard in the middle of the day while they were home. She had a doggy door and the dogs went in and out when ever they wanted to.

Gus does not go out without someone watching him rather it be the back or front yard.

I don't think any dog big or small should be kept outdoors 24/7.

My neighbor in back of us have a boxer and that poor thing is left outside in the blistering heat and in the cold winter. I feel so sorry for him. He loves attention! When the kids do go out and play with him, (whish isn't very often) he so happy running and playing. But now that the kids are getting older they lost interest in the poor guy. It's so sad to look out my bedroom window and see him just laying there looking so sad.

No way!
 

I don't let me furby go outside unless I can keep an eye on her!

My cousins have a golden retriever, Sunkist, that they don't let her in the house. It's sooo sad! No one plays with her. They only go outside when she's hungry and crying for food. She whines and cries when she sees people in the house (when we visit) because she wants to play. She will leave a tennis ball by the door, look at you in hope you'll play fetch.

My little cousin was the one who wanted this dog. Right now, she's at the other side of the coast. After college, she just stayed there. What happened to the dog that she claimed she loved so much???! Out there in the yard!!!

The only good thing is we live in California so it doesn't snow or get TOOO cold for Sunkist.

Some people just don't deserve to have a dog....

Dougal Dog
 

My in laws had Dougal dog for 16 years, he was a beautiful silverback male...they live way out in the beautiful English countryside, and from what I know Dougal spent endless hours outside playing with the other dogs in the good weather, of his own choosing, but he would of never wanted to be a permanent outside dog.....he liked his fireplace too much for that.I now have LiL Moe, and I would like to let him outside more often, under my watchful eye of course....but I can't as everytime I let him out free, off his chain( attatched to harness) he goes bonkers running about and leaping and spazing out, which when he then comes inside will lead to him limping for days....we're having it looked at though.....but nope I would never make Moe permanent outside for way too many reasons to count.Theft, bad weather, other animals,sickness, and these are companion dogs , so of course living outside they would get lonely.

Oh my god no way only with mama by his side, he is my cuddly boy, I cant go to bed without him

No way! My little girl loves to run and play outside,but loves to be with people--playing,cuddling and sleeping curled up next to Mum--me! lol.
I think it is cruel to have a pet dog and keep it outside all the time,especially our little Yorkies.

:eek: Toto's feet rarely touch the ground ... can't imagine her living outside! Besides that, Patrick would have a place "out there" for me too and I don't like it out there either!! ;)

I'm one of those people that feel IF you bring a dog into your life - it should be IN YOUR LIFE... not outside.

I've never had a big dog but I just hate to hear about the ones that are left outdoors 24/7....they must get SO lonely....that's just so not fair to them to be left alone and even worse - during extreme weather....:(

I had a neighbor that had a Large dog tied to a tree 24/7 and never paid attention to him.....he was just MISERABLE....What a sad way to live.:(

Not all outside dog owners are bad!!!
 

Okay... in defense of my wonderful Mother who takes spiders outside rather then kill them...

No, she doesn't have a Yorkie... she has a Norwegian Elkhound and yes, Tohno the Norwegian Elkhound is an outside 24/7 dog. Those who are familiar w/this breed know their coat is designed for the extremes (either way).

Tohno started out as an inside dog and absolutely HATED it. He whined to be out ALL THE TIME. He was not meant to be an outside dog but he just became it.

My Mom takes SUPERB care of Tohno. She thinks of him as one of her kids and is out there EARLY every morning cleaning his "area", and feeding/watering him. In extreme weather she has her boots and coveralls by the door and she's outside constantly putting new hay in his "igloo" to keep him warm and fresh water (so it's not frozen). In the hot summer she's out there all the time with fresh trays of ice cubes for his water bowl. She hoses him down to cool him off (which he LOVES) His "area" is cleaned EVERY day, often more then once as he goes. He is walked regularly and has plenty of tree shade.

I've had friends come over and make remarks like "Is he outside all the time?" And when I say yes, they get that look on their face. It bothers me so much because I know what wonderful care she takes of this dog and any animal for that matter. She's rescued countless small animals that were injured or left homeless (baby birds w/Mama killed by cats) and has taken many to wildlife refuges around the area she lives in. She's soooo kindhearted and it makes me so sad to think that because she has an outdoor 24/7 dog, that people think she's a bad person. :(

Love you Mom you're the best!!! :love:

In more defense of this kindhearted soul, she even rescued a poor turtle that had been hooked and left for dead. She took him to the rescue and now he lives in the rescues observatory pond for all the kids to see. :)

RIGHT! But, unfortunately, "the authorities" in many situations are more concerned about offending the owner, than looking out for the welfare of the animal!

Too scary
 

We have hawks and fisher cats and wild dogs and all kinds of scary stuff outside of our house. No way would my babies be allowed to live out there! Heck, I rarely even let them off the deck, lol, and they are only out there when I am.:p

My neighbors up the street have one that I dont know if he lives outside but he is outside all the time. He is not confined to a yard either. He runs loose.

welfare of the dog
 

I know of a lady here in a nearby town who has a Westie, she leaves him outside from sun up to sundown, no matter what season.Her neighbor is a client of my husbands, so I see it all the time, and the client tells us how awfull his mournful cries are all day long.The owner of this Westie works in a city nearby...about a 30 min to hour drive deppending on traffic....then she goes out on an evening.....why did she get a dog? The RSPCA said the dogs being fed, and has an igloo house, so he isn't neglected...what about the mental neglect, isn't that important?

That is sad. I was going to go over and grab my neighbbors yorkie thats out loose all the time but I havent seen him lately.:(

I know a couple that has an outside yorkie. He is 13 years old and been an outside (mostly) dog his whole life. They too live in the country. He is about a 5 pounder, but seems pretty tough for a yorkie. I know hawks and foxes are a threat but for 13 years he had done just fine!! He can go inside if he wants but even when it is freezing he sleeps outside on his little heated bed.

Loose running
 

I was walking in the town on the main street the other day and saw the most beautiful pair of yorkies, full grown....so blonde and silver ..very striking and they were free , running the pavement no owners about...next to traffic....I wanted to go and get em to take to the RSPCA, then I thought if they belonged to one of the storefronts in the area I might get done for doggy knapping....so I asked a few of the shop owners, they said those two been roaming the streets for years..it was thier daily walk so to speak, no one knew the owner.I knew they weren't homeless as they were in gret condition and so beautiful, witht he number of thefts in our town of yorkies, I was very shocked they were able to take this daily walk for years.

When I grew up we had a Giant Schnauzer, Evi, and she was an outside dog by choice. My parents rescued her from a dark cellar where she was kept day and night. After that she just hated it to be inside. She had a very big area for herself, was walked 3 times a day so there were no "droppings", she had a nice dog house and sometimes I slept with her in the dog house.

Later in my life I had a Leonberger (160 lbs), Inka, and she was an indoor dog, inbed dog!

Now our Mitzi doesn't go out by herself even though we have a big fenced back yard for her to play and run. But not without us.

You need a permit or a license for almost everything but not for the most sensible things in life: having kids and having pets. I think that's not right!

By the way, we had a dog in the neighborhood that barked and whined all day and night. We called the humane society and they took the dog away. He is now in a new home and is happy and healthy.:aimeeyork

Outside , never in a lifetime . When I had 1 German Sheperd Dog and 2 Collies , they were sleeping in the house . My Yorkies are inside dogs . I can't imagine them staying outside .

That's all I have to say about that...:(

I too have an outside dog... 24/7... I huge and I mean HUGE lab... He is 108 lbs. He wouldn't even want to be inside. Is he chained. HELL NO!! He has free run of my yard.. The kids go out with him and so does Daisy. I don't think that makes me a bad person. It doesn't mean that I love him any less. He's just an outdoor dog. I might get scolded here, but I don't see anything wrong with it. He has a fabulous dog house with a shingled roof that my hubby built to boot.. :)

Edit to say that my yorkies do not and will not ever live outside. Yorkies are not meant for the outside. :)

Parker likes to play outside, but only when we are out there. My husband and I both feel like if you are going to have a dog outside 24/7.... Then you shouldn't have one. I think its sad. It seems like they get left alone and people forget they are even there. I couldnt do it. :(

I know some big dogs like it outside though. I guess as long as someone is playing with them and showing them attention, its ok I just couldnt do it

Tatum would never live outside (small dogs just aren't built for this) BUT we have an Australian Shepherd that is a 24/7 outside dog. She is by no means lonely though. Our kids are always outside with her as is my husband - he's in his body shop on our property when he's not working. She rides in the truck and Gator every time he leaves the house and she has a big padded outdoor bed on the porch. We are in the country and she is a country dog. Tatum likes to think she's a country dog too and gives Stormie a run for her money when they play outside which is quite often. Stormie has a chain link kennel with a nice doghouse inside that she sleeps in. She thinks she has the best life! I don't agree with the generalization that NO dog should ever live outside. Stormie is our watchdog and my husband's outside play friend. We couldn't love her more if she lived inside. In fact, I for one would probably love her a little less if she lived inside because the hair issue would kill me (not really love her less but the frustration would overpower my love for her just a tiny bit)!

On the other hand, my sister has a Great Dane along with two other medium size dogs that all live inside and really don't even care to go outside except to potty. They sleep in bed with her and everything (her husband's a cop on a night work schedule). Somehow that seems a little too much for me but to each their own!

That is so so sad :(