I was warned by my breeder when I adopted Sully that yorkies have high resale values among dog-stealing "black markets" of sorts, and so never to leave Sully, at any age, anywhere that he could be taken because there are way too many people out there that want a cute little dog like Sully and even if he's microchipped it doesn't keep people from trying to steal him, ya know? :confused:

Wow that was one long run-on sentence. LOL. Sorry. But thinking about bad-guys stealing my baby has kept me from leaving Sully even on the screened in porch or taking him places in the car where I'd have to leave him in there alone even if only for a few minutes in the cooler months. Ya know? Sometimes paranoia is beneficial, lol. :p

Thank you I knew it had boy and bubble in the movie name :p . I know how sad all that time in a bubble for nothing :(

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well right or wrong thats how it has to be for now.....i didnt go into the reasons why i dont let my baby outside but since you all think i am such a *bad* yorkie mommy and that i deprive my baby or the great outdoors i will tell you all the reasoning behind me not wanting him outside.....first off we live in a trailer park and we have almost no yard we are not allowed to put fences up so there is no telling what animal with what sicknesses have been in my yard so he dont go into the yard at all never and never will......and when we are in the truck (semi) i dont let him on the ground there either because we are in many cities on a daily basis and most of the places we can get the truck into i dont like walking on the ground myself because alot of the drivers unlike my hubby dont have the respect to go to the restroom to pee the just do it right on the ground and i am seriouse about this you can get out and smell it in the air so there is NOWAY my baby will talk a walk on that no matter how much he might enjoy it.....we dont wear our shoes past the gear shift ourself because of this our shoes never touch anything other than the floor mats and i dont let him in the front floorboards due to this issue so its not just outside.......he is up to date on all shots thats not the problem......and one more reason i had a cat that had ringworm years ago and me and our daughter got totaly ate up in it also so i guess i am scared of that also because it comes from dirt and it is very very hard to getrid of once you or your pet gets it.......the reason goes way beyond me just not wanting him outside its not that at all....we will be moving sometime this year to a house and we will have a good side yard so then i will be able to put a fence up and keep other animals out and make it safe for my baby........i will have to admit this thread really hurt my feelings because it seemed like i was being jumped for loving my baby to much and wanting to protect him.......and you all were harder on me than the poor girl wanting to just leave her yorkie outside all day by its self now to me that is depriving your yorkie sorry to offend the original poster but thats how i feel..........and to be honest i really didnt want to post here after this because it seems to me like no matter what i do i am in the wrong.......anyway i just wanted to let everyone know the reasons i had for depriving my baby and the funny thing to me is i never thought i was depriving my baby of anything he is very well takencare of and very spoiled i dont post alot on that but most of you all would freak out if you knew just how spolied my baby is and its not just me my hubby and my two daughters spoil him as well... most men dont even like yorkies but my hubby is worse to spoil Bo than i am he eats with him and after him off the same fork/spoon and if Bo cant have what my hubby is eating he will not eat it infront of him he has even went as far as to stop eating if i told him not to give it to the dog and thats true lol , one time he was eating something i cant remember what but i said dont give Bo any and he just nicely got up and put his plate up and told me if he cant have it i will not eat it infront of him and believe it or not he didnt eat it.......Bo has more toys than my kids have to be honest with you and as far as food he has only the best i have to drive an hour to get it for him but i dont just settle for anything i want him to have the best......he is also on a daily vitiman as well as fish oil and flaxseed oil.....he has only the best shampoos and conditioners for his hair matter of fact i was laughing with a friend of mine the other day that i spend way more on his hair than i do my own and thats the truth lol i spend 13$ a bottle on his shampoo and 12$ a bottle for his conditioner and he also gets cowboy magic which is 14$ and he also has mink oil for his hair which is i think 18$....i am telling you he is ver well takencare of and very very spoiled.....i am very sensitive when it comes to my baby or my kids because i love all three of them with all my heart and would do anything to make them happy and give them a good life....i would never deprive my baby Bo for nothing in the world or mistreat him in anyway so i guess thats why this really struck a nerve with me.

I know, I wanted to cry :cry:

Woah woah woah...I wasn't trying to call you a bad mommy, so if your reffering to me, please notice that I said to not take this the wrong way in my post. If your ground is dirty, that's understandable, btu I can't imagine how dirty it would be. Across the street from me, homes are still being built and there is some woods. There are wild animals in there, we have seen and heard them (heard a couple of them fighting yesterday morning when I took Rocky out). We believe that they even come into our garage because the sensor light is on when we go out there, and a wild cat peed in our garage when we first moved in. We still let Rocky outside our house. He is UTD on everything, and he's been fine. He's never gotten sick (knock on wood) or anything. Of course we never leave him outside alone, and he's always on his leash just incase a wild animal does spot him, but I'm not going to deprive him of being a dog because of that. And you can spoil your dog and give us as much examples of how you spoil your dog, but there are other things your dog wants. Your baby doesn't care what shampoo or conditioner you use, he probably doesn't even know the difference. If your worried about the diseases outside, just take him somewhere clean, atleast so he can learn to walk outside, and on the grass. Once again, please don't take this the wrong way. I'm sure you care about your baby's wellbeing and want your baby to be happy right? I just want you to know that this is what makes dogs happy! :)

I dont leave mine out without me being there. I was also told about the bigger birds swooping them up and I would be afraid someone would steal them.....they are my shadows......After I saw the looks my babies got when i had them out front, theres no way I would ever leave them outside alone...too many people want them............I would rather see you have yours in a large crate with a bed or blanket , food, water, toys, and a pee pad :) keep them safe :)

I let my bigger pups pplay outside in the fence for a while alone, but Hopey isnt even allowed to tee tee without supervision... I too am afraid of wild animals or even her getting out... that is a terrible fear of mine so they stay inside.... two stay in the kitchen, two in the l/r. Tootie is too rough with Hope to leave them alone together. He hasnt figured out yet that she is not as big as him....

Is an x-pen like a playpen you put babies in?

If so, unlike a crate, they do not have a lid. Can they jump out?

Thanks.

Kate

oh yeah i forgot to add that my baby has never ate from him food dish he gets hand fed as well....he is very rotten is this a bad thing to LMAO we cater to him like a child and if i am wrong for that oh well.....i love him and would do anything in this world to make his life better....he is very social he get to go everywhere we go including going in the truck for a week with hubby and me he sees lots of ppl he just dont run around outside so if i am wrong for that as well thats something i have to live with.....but to be honest i dont think he is unhappy atleaste he dont act like it.....maybe a little spoiled but not unhappy by nomeans. thanks for the concern though it is nice to see ppl so worried about my baby......*hugs* to you and your baby.

I've seen a hawk in my neighborhood (we have a few) swoop down and scoop up a rabbit that was about Google's size, and last summer, I had Google in his playyard next to my pool while I was in the pool; the hawks started circling and screeching so I grabbed Google and ran into the house.

There are so many things outside--wild animals, heat & cold, sun, KIDS that might be mean to your dog, adults that might try to steal your dog, not to mention your dog digging under the fence and getting loose--it would be very dangerous to leave a Yorkie unsupervised outside.

I work at night so when I go to work Google has free run of the house, the family is there to watch him; he usually winds up spending time sleeping on my side of the bed next to my husband!

I have worked very hard training Buddy. It finally paid off. He has complete run of my condo while I am at work. He is wonderful, now, and never touches a thing. He gets walked on a leash but if I had a yard he would never be out there alone. Other animals, digging under a fence and theft I would be concerned about. Good luck with you future pup. Please keep him/her safe indoors unless you are with him/her.:aimeeyork

Do you know how I ended up with LillyBelle????My cat was eaten by an owl
A great horned owl swoped down and took my cat...really...last
fall...my husband came in from outdoors and ..there is a huge owl sitting on the edge of the roof and he is stalking the cat..."he's going to get the cat"
I didnt believe that could happen. The very next night we heard the cat scream and continued to scream off in the distance...and no more cat.
According to our Nature Center...its not uncommon.
LillyBelle is never outside unless someone is with her...day or night
and we do have a fenced in back yard.
She really couldnt defend herself against ANYTHING OR ANYONE.

It's not a good idea to leave a yorkie tied up outside all day. Too much can happen. They can get loose, get stolen, get attacked by another dog or animal, etc. Not to mention it could rain or storm. I don't think they should ever be left outside unsupervised.