Is it okay to leave a yorkie in the backyard while I'm at work?
 

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?:confused:

mine stays in his crate when i'm gone. when i get my ex pen he will start staying in that since its bigger and will stay in the crate at nite.
no i would definatly not leave him outside....:thumbdown

I guess though it would depend on how your backyard is set up. I personally would not.

Welcome to YT....:welcome4:

I wouldn't leave mine outside while I was gone. Yorkies can't handle the heat or the cold. IMO I would get an exercise pen and set it up in your house somewhere.

:) :) 1. Would there be a possibility that someone could take him if you did?

I leave mine in the house..He is a mix and bigger than full Yorkies and I dont think I would leave him out. Something just kinda scarey about that to me. Now I have 7 other dogs that I DO leave outside...But not this one...Just my feeling...

I applaude you for asking questions before getting your Yorkie. Mine just came to me and I had no intentions of getting another dog..but ...here we go. :) :)

No it isn't OK
 

Hi! Now, I have to say that I think you already know the answer is no to that question or you wouldn't have said not to throw rocks at you!:D

Yes, it's true that there are hawks, owls, and I don't know what other birds that will pick up yorkies. You also have to worry about other 4-legged animals climbing in and attacking him, not to mention 2-legged animals stealing him. It isn't safe. There are too many temperature extremes as well. Why don't you want a yorkie in the home?

I wouldn't. There's Heat or Cold - Yorkies don't do well with either - Rain - Hawks - other dogs that can break into your yard with certain fences - kids that love to torture dogs - peple who STEAL dogs - ants...and some plants are poisenous. In my opinion - Yorkies are INSIDE Dogs that love to BE outside - but not left outside. I think he'd be lonely and miserable left outside all day.

James stays in the bathroom with his bed toys food, water etc... I would be a nervous wreck leaving him outside just b/c there so fragile.

Ours stay in their crates or locked in the garage when we are not at home (Depends on the weather). I would be a mess, anything could happen back there!

Very well said....Too many dangers outside to be left alone.

We used to leave Keeley in the bathroom while we were gone, but he'd get bored and start chewing and scratching and then the bathroom became a mess. He doens't ever chew on floorboard other then when he was in the bathroom alone.

So we got him this crate. I got XL and it is like his own little room. He totally has room to move around in there. It fold down and can fit anywhere if we want it out of site. It has been THE BEST PURCHASE we have made in regaurds to him. We leave it open with his bed food and water durring the day and he'll go in there and nap when he doesn't want to be bothered. He hasn't chewed on it at all either.

Here is a pic, -- don't mind the sloppy little guy, he had just gotten a mouthful of food out of the crate when I snapped the pic.

I would never leave my yorkie outside without supervision. Especially since theres so many hawks flying around our neighborhood.

I never leave my dogs outside for more than 5 minutes. There are many reasons for this: they can dig holes and get out, birds & cats can get them. There are fleas outside and mosquitos and its also really hot outside here in Texas. My mother in law lost her Maltese a few weeks ago becasue it got our of the yard.

It is best to get some sort of crate to leave your dog in while you are at work or get a dog pen or section off an area and puppy proof it.

Omg please dont leave a Yorkie outside alone! I dont know about where you live, but we have Hawks that fly around and the swoop down and pick up small animals and there is nothing you can do about it. I would be just sick if something like that happened to my baby, I'm ALWAYS outside with her when she is outdoors, IMO no Yorkie or small dog should be left on a chain while not attended to.

Buy a Ex-pen or crate, it would be much safer for the baby while your gone.

PLEASE do your research before you buy a Yorkie, these small dogs take A LOT of care and time.

Best of luck to you!

Being in california, I know that you have hawks and other large predator birds overhead as well as coyotes on the ground. The combination of these two would make it very dangerous to leave a small dog of any kind outside unsupervised for any length of time. I'm not sure what temp extremes you experience in San Jose, but Yorkies don't tolerate heat or cold well. Cold doesn't have to be extreme - temps in the low 60s can cause shivering quickly, too. Yorkies have only a single coat of fur (unlike any other breed) and that makes them temperature sensitive.

Many Yorkies are left at home when mommies and daddies work. Xpens, crates, smaller rooms all work well for their space. If you do get Yorkie, please plan on an inside area for him/her.

P.S. Glad you had the courage to ask this question. When you don't know the answer, no question is dumb!!

You really shouldn't leave any dog outside (not just a yorkie) because anything can happen, like people already listed how they can escape, or get attacked or get hurt. Your best bet is to keep him inside in a crate. If it's going to be a long time, get him a larger crate or an xpen like others suggested.

Ditto!!

LIke many others I would not leave my Yorkies out side... To many things that can go wrong. Definitely keep them in a crate or pen in the house. They are house dogs and only outside while you are there watching them. :)

I have a doggie door from inside the house.. to a fence in deck and a very secured fence yard area for them to come and go when they please.
( Humane Society does approve of my setup)
How ever I do not leave them alone for very long out in the yard area because they love to dig and chase bugs ect.. and i am always scared they could get out they are very smart. when they where very young i took them to a sitter. so i guess you need to sort the pros and cons like cars, other animals, neighborhood, ect..

my dogs are NEVER outside unless I am too. They are basically never out of my sight and reach. BTW, I have six. My pug and mini-poo go out alone to potty but that's all.

No rock throwing!! lol! I would NEVER leave a yorkie out by themselves! Yes, a hawk could snatch up your baby in a heart beat...not to mention someone could steal them or they could get into something they shouldn't...I know alot of people here have used x-pens...you may want to look at something like that to keep him confined to one area.

My opinion is theres to many what ifs if you leave him or her outside and this goes for all breeds.

My neighbor leave their dogs outside when they are gone and they are always getting out of the yard

I couldn't have said it better.

Well I could have, but since you covered everything I'll just let it go. LOL

I'd just be afraid they might get out. I don't leave mine out just to run to the store.

Absolutely not. We had a bad scare not too long ago ourselves. My girls never go outside without me or my husband, ever!

We are moving in a week and the house we are moving to has a fenced in yard but right now we have about 1/4 of our yard fenced in so that the dogs can run right out the back yard and they are in the fenced in area. I usually leave them out there long enough to do their business.

A few days ago I was doing dishes and my middle son walks through the front door with little Reece...HE ESCAPED...luckily my son was outside playing and found him!! Darla had dug him a hole so he could get under the fence!! I am not kidding!! Darla NEVER EVER digs...its like they were trying to break out of jail lol...oh my..

Anyhow I really wouldnt recommend it...and now I watch them...and they watch me back hoping they can attempt the great escape again lol...

Dawn

I agree, please don't leave him/her outside all day. I would get an x-pen because who wants to be locked in a crate all day.

Yorkie sitting is a great thing to do when you're considering a Yorkie - though one thing to consider is that this dog will be bonded to someone else, so may not behave the same as yours would.

Re: outside - the other thing I haven't seen mentioned is the *barking* Some Yorkies are big barkers (mine is!) - that's why I have to have day care for Mr. Bud Man - or my neighbors would run me out on a rail! ;)

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.

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".