Is it okay to leave a yorkie in the backyard while I'm at work? - Page 3 - YorkieTalk.com Forums

sweetr72 · 09-21-2006, 03:57 AM

I definetly couldnt deprive my dogs of the outdoors...they LOVE to run around in the grass and play. And they ADORE their walks. The fresh air is important for any living creature. Plus I love the dog parks too much to not take my dogs outside. I can understand the whole treating them like they are our children thing...but even children go outside and play lol...and as far as the flea and tick thing go...anyone can carry a flea into the house and bam a flea problem lol...I use Advantage myself and havent seen a flea for YEARS! I couldnt take away the pleasure of outside for my dogs, boy one that has never touched the grass doesnt know what he/she is missing!!! JMO..

Dawn

yougetthesmiles · 09-21-2006, 04:06 AM

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Originally Posted by candybaby

I don't want to sound rude, but aren't you depriving him of being a dog. You don't even take him for walks??? Dogs love to take walks??? Not only that I know yorkies don't need that much excercise, but they do need a little. All you need to do is get a good flea medicine i.e. frontline, advantage and that will keep the fleas and ticks away. Please don't take this the wrong way, but have you ever seen that movie "boy in a bubble" I believe thats the name of the movie. Yours is kind of like, "yorkie in a bubble".

I think I would have to agree with her, all dogs need fresh air and walks, just like children do.

Peters · 09-21-2006, 04:22 AM

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Originally Posted by fateNdestinee

Hi,

I'm just curious, so please don't start throwing rocks. I haven't bought a yorkie yet, but I'm wondering if it's possible to leave him in the backyard while I'm at work? Is it safe too? Will birds come down and take him or bother him?

Where do you leave your dog if you are at work?

No don't leave them outside for long amounts of time unattended

Cidney · 09-21-2006, 11:06 AM

When I am gone for work, my 3 Yorkies are blocked off to the back part of my home where the bedrooms are located, they do not have access to the living room or kitchen. I do have a doggy door they can come and go out side in the back yard when they want. My backyard is secure, I do a fence check often and the gate has a pad lock on it. I have never had a problem with them having access to the backyard and sometimes when I come home from work, they will be outside laying on the patio enjoying the nice wheather on days we have it. I think they like being able to go out.

hooliacasa · 09-21-2006, 12:58 PM

No! its not okay! My vet told me that another yorkie was attacked by a hawk while in the backyard playing with his buddy a gold retriever. The hawk picked up the yorkie and was flying away when the retriever lept up and managed to grab the yorkie by its leg and the retriever and hawk played tug until luckily the hawk let go AND the human mom was in the backyard WITH them but on the other side of the yard so she didnt get to the yorkie until the yorkie dropped to the ground. The yorkie survived and was in pretty bad shape. The vet said any dog 10 pounds and under should NEVER be left alone outside. so NO IT IS NOT OKAY!

But it wasn't a dumb question

Mom2Yorkies · 09-21-2006, 01:10 PM

I would never leave mine outside. They are gated in the kitchen while we are gone so they have lots of room to wander about.

GracieLou · 09-21-2006, 01:12 PM

Nopee Would neverr leave my baby outside all day! leave it in a bathroom where they cant get to anything or a pen!

yorkieusa · 09-21-2006, 01:21 PM

When mine are housebroken, they have full run of the house. It is their home, afterall.

chachi · 09-21-2006, 01:29 PM

No I wouldnt leave your yorkie outside. Mine dont even like being outside long. They are maybe outside for 15 minutes at the loongest. They love to take walks though

beccamsw · 09-21-2006, 01:54 PM

I would have to agree. When I am at work, Coco has full run of the house with the t.v on for background noise; my room is like her giant crate. She never has accidents in there. She is almost six months and doing quite well with being house trained. When she has an accident (we have been accident free for about 4 weeks...), its usually in the room that leads to the back yard. I work close to home, and check on her daily during my lunch time.

Rae Rae · 09-21-2006, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by shwbabygirl

you might think i am crazy but my babies feet have NEVER touched the grass or dirt outside..........he is pee pad trained only and i want it that way....he is like my child and when we take him with us in the truck (semi) i carry him and put him in and he uses the pads in there also.....and when i take him for rides when i am home i carry him......i just cant imagine the thought of a flea on my baby or tick or anything for that matter lol....here is a story for you lol....we are big time out doors ppl and love to camp but this year that all stopped when we got Bo when hubby got his vacation he wanted to go camping but we BOTH decided not to because of Bo (our baby) because it would be to hot and all the fleas and like i said he wouldnt know what to do because he has never been outside other than to be carried to the car/truck ..... he has never even been around another dog matter of fact i dont think he has ever even seen another dog other than on tv lol@me but i choose it that way and wouldnt have it any other way he is very petted and spoiled lol and i love every second of it lol..........i would not leave him anywhere with anyone exspecialy outside by himself he would greeve to death for real lol.

Please don't take this the wrong way, but from what I've read up on with yorkies, is you should really let them be "dogs". We took Rocky camping, and he had no fleas. If you give your dog baths and and keep him clean, he's not going to get nasty from going outside. Yorkies are very curious dogs, and from my understanding, you really should socialize him to the outterworld and let him be curious at times. In "The Idiot's Guide To Yorkies" it mentioned people that don't let their dogs be dogs, and some of the problems that they have in the future because of that. Rocky goes out alot (supervised) and we let him get dirty, but he's also very spoiled..it can go both ways!!

I don't want you to think I'm telling you how you should treat your dog, I just want you to be aware of this.

Rae Rae · 09-21-2006, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by candybaby

I don't want to sound rude, but aren't you depriving him of being a dog. You don't even take him for walks??? Dogs love to take walks??? Not only that I know yorkies don't need that much excercise, but they do need a little. All you need to do is get a good flea medicine i.e. frontline, advantage and that will keep the fleas and ticks away. Please don't take this the wrong way, but have you ever seen that movie "boy in a bubble" I believe thats the name of the movie. Yours is kind of like, "yorkie in a bubble".

Bubble Boy

And at the end they found out he really didn't have any medical issue that required him being in a bubble? That was sad!

red98vett · 09-21-2006, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by hooliacasa

No! its not okay! My vet told me that another yorkie was attacked by a hawk while in the backyard playing with his buddy a gold retriever. The hawk picked up the yorkie and was flying away when the retriever lept up and managed to grab the yorkie by its leg and the retriever and hawk played tug until luckily the hawk let go AND the human mom was in the backyard WITH them but on the other side of the yard so she didnt get to the yorkie until the yorkie dropped to the ground. The yorkie survived and was in pretty bad shape. The vet said any dog 10 pounds and under should NEVER be left alone outside. so NO IT IS NOT OKAY!

But it wasn't a dumb question

OMG That was an awesome rescue by that GR ! What a hero...that gave me chills. A friend (not a member here) DID have her yorkie snatched by a hawk and she was like 10 feet away - it happens so fast there's nothing you can do - the worst thing is ...even if a Hawk lets go - the talons can inflict fatal wounds...

That little yorkie was very very lucky and he sure had an Guardian Angel in his good buddy.....

Rae Rae · 09-21-2006, 02:28 PM

Yesterday I had to convince my bf that hawks will grab yorkies. He was like "But they let them go!" And I'm like, "No they prey on them". I wouldn't have even thought of that if I wasn't on here!

catnayl · 09-21-2006, 02:44 PM

I have a fenced in backyard with a 6 foot privacy fence and I have locks on my gates.My dogs come in or out when they need to cause they have a doggy door.I do not know if you are planning on having these type items at your home but it sure has been really great for the dogs and their potty training was easier with a doggy door.

Cathy and Yoshi

09-21-2006, 11:06 AM	#34
Cidney Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Sugar Land Posts: 99	Cidney When I am gone for work, my 3 Yorkies are blocked off to the back part of my home where the bedrooms are located, they do not have access to the living room or kitchen. I do have a doggy door they can come and go out side in the back yard when they want. My backyard is secure, I do a fence check often and the gate has a pad lock on it. I have never had a problem with them having access to the backyard and sometimes when I come home from work, they will be outside laying on the patio enjoying the nice wheather on days we have it. I think they like being able to go out.

09-21-2006, 01:12 PM	#37
GracieLou The grace of god Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: LA Posts: 1,945	Nopee Would neverr leave my baby outside all day! leave it in a bathroom where they cant get to anything or a pen! __________________ Gracie Lou

09-21-2006, 01:21 PM	#38
yorkieusa Crazy about Kacee! Donating Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Kansas Posts: 21,173	When mine are housebroken, they have full run of the house. It is their home, afterall. __________________ Karen Kacee Muffin 1991-2005 Rest in Peace My Little Angel

09-21-2006, 01:29 PM	#39
chachi I Love My Yorkies Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Posts: 37,147	No I wouldnt leave your yorkie outside. Mine dont even like being outside long. They are maybe outside for 15 minutes at the loongest. They love to take walks though __________________ Chachi's & Jewels Mom Jewels http://www.dogster.com/?132431 Chachi http://www.dogster.com/?132427

09-21-2006, 02:28 PM	#44
Rae Rae YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Illinois Posts: 4,823	Yesterday I had to convince my bf that hawks will grab yorkies. He was like "But they let them go!" And I'm like, "No they prey on them". I wouldn't have even thought of that if I wasn't on here! __________________ Owned by Rocky and Bella

09-21-2006, 03:57 AM	#31
sweetr72 No Longer a Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 6,111	I definetly couldnt deprive my dogs of the outdoors...they LOVE to run around in the grass and play. And they ADORE their walks. The fresh air is important for any living creature. Plus I love the dog parks too much to not take my dogs outside. I can understand the whole treating them like they are our children thing...but even children go outside and play lol...and as far as the flea and tick thing go...anyone can carry a flea into the house and bam a flea problem lol...I use Advantage myself and havent seen a flea for YEARS! I couldnt take away the pleasure of outside for my dogs, boy one that has never touched the grass doesnt know what he/she is missing!!! JMO.. Dawn

09-21-2006, 12:58 PM	#35
hooliacasa Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Missouri Posts: 195	No! its not okay! My vet told me that another yorkie was attacked by a hawk while in the backyard playing with his buddy a gold retriever. The hawk picked up the yorkie and was flying away when the retriever lept up and managed to grab the yorkie by its leg and the retriever and hawk played tug until luckily the hawk let go AND the human mom was in the backyard WITH them but on the other side of the yard so she didnt get to the yorkie until the yorkie dropped to the ground. The yorkie survived and was in pretty bad shape. The vet said any dog 10 pounds and under should NEVER be left alone outside. so NO IT IS NOT OKAY! But it wasn't a dumb question

09-21-2006, 01:10 PM	#36
Mom2Yorkies Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 32	I would never leave mine outside. They are gated in the kitchen while we are gone so they have lots of room to wander about.

09-21-2006, 01:54 PM	#40
beccamsw Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 37	I would have to agree. When I am at work, Coco has full run of the house with the t.v on for background noise; my room is like her giant crate. She never has accidents in there. She is almost six months and doing quite well with being house trained. When she has an accident (we have been accident free for about 4 weeks...), its usually in the room that leads to the back yard. I work close to home, and check on her daily during my lunch time.

09-21-2006, 02:44 PM	#45
catnayl Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: NEWPORT,AR Posts: 158	I have a fenced in backyard with a 6 foot privacy fence and I have locks on my gates.My dogs come in or out when they need to cause they have a doggy door.I do not know if you are planning on having these type items at your home but it sure has been really great for the dogs and their potty training was easier with a doggy door. Cathy and Yoshi