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05-18-2005, 09:19 AM | #1 |
and Tucker's too! Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Boston, MA
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| I want my dogs to jump up on the furniture!! Ok - I know most people don't want their pets to jump up on the bed, couch, chairs, etc. But I do! Biddy sleeps in the bed with us, sits on the couch while we're watching TV & it's great. She comes & goes as she pleases. She jumps up, she jumps down - it's great. Tucker, on the other hand is too scared to jump up on (or down from)anything! He cries to be picked up on the couch or bed (also - I should mention that my bed is about 1 1/2 feet off the ground - it's not high at all!), but then when we pick him up he can't get down. We don't let him sleep in the bed because I'm afraid if he has to go peepee he won't jump down & will wet the bed! He also won't climb or go down stairs (or curbs!). we have to carry him everywhere! He's 5 months now - do you think this will get better with time?? Also - I should mention that my bed is about 1 1/2 feet off the ground - it's not high at all!
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05-18-2005, 09:31 AM | #2 |
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| get your yorkie a little ramp or step/s Hi -- my bed is much higher -- so I got my Yorkie some "pet" steps -- they have one, two, three, four, five and six step models -- and ramps too -- so they can get up and down easily -- some are fabric covered foam -- some are covered with carpeting -- go to www.google.com and put in "pet steps" or "pet ramps" -- |
05-18-2005, 09:35 AM | #3 |
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| Jessica - this happened w/ me too. Stewie would cry to get picked up. I got a small foot stool type thing to put next to my bed when he was little. It helps him get up. I just ignored him when he cried for a while so he would HAVE to get up there on his own. I'd just ignore him or try having someone sit at the bottom of some steps and you sit at the top with treats to see if he'll go up and down.
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05-18-2005, 09:39 AM | #4 |
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| Sounds like he's been SPOILED ROTTEN!! Just kidding...but, aren't they all?! I think the steps are a good idea! A curb, even? Wow! When we first got Ruby (she was already one), she wouldn't use the stairs, so my husband sat halfway up them with a treat and a toy, & I sat at the top. We kept calling her and squeaking the toy and showing her the treat. She came up halfway, then went back down, so my hubby kept gradually moving up to the top. After a few timid times going up and down, she was flying at light speed! Maybe you should try this method for your situation! (Don't give in to the whines!)
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05-18-2005, 09:44 AM | #5 |
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| Oh yes - he most certainly is spoiled! LOL I have to admit, we haven't really tried getting him to so stairs. Maybe if we work on that he will get the confidence to start jumping? He is neither a climber nor a jumper. If not - maybe a ramp is the answer. I just feel bad for the little guy when we're all snuggled up and he's in his little doggie bed all alone on the floor!
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05-18-2005, 10:19 AM | #6 |
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| Well My dogs can't jump on the bed but they can jump on the couch and do the stairs. Jewels is only 2lbs and she can go up and down the stairs. You might have to practice with him to get him to try to do the stairs. Good luck.
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05-18-2005, 10:26 AM | #7 |
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| My yorkie was like that also when he was that age...We put a step stool at our bed(since it's pretty high), and eventually he started jumping on the couch..It seemed like it took forever for him to learn to jump up and down, but now he's got the hang of it. I think he was about 8-9 months when he really got good at it. |
05-18-2005, 10:33 AM | #8 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: May 2005 Location: Massachusetts
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| I wish we had that problem with Maddie. She's not even four months now and she climbed a full flight of stairs to our second floor to get to Jaime! That'sll teach me to take my eyes off of her. I wouldn't mind but she's tumbled down the three steps to our front yard more than enough times to make me worry about a 13 step journey You can try ramps or very small steps. Maybe even stacks of phonebooks to give him an easier way up. Encourage him whenever he makes an attempt. Lots of praise for effort and lots of excitement to try to get him to go. It seems to work for us when Maddie gets a little stage fright. Tom |
05-18-2005, 10:58 AM | #9 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: DeBary, FL
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| My cheap, quick, safe solution to steps - a pile of pillows stacked like steps next to whichever piece of furniture you want them to figure out. I showed Tucker the way the day I brought him home at 10 weeks and he picked it up immediately - works for bed, couches, etc. Dana |
05-18-2005, 11:02 AM | #10 | |
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I might try that tonight. Thanks - from one Tucker's mom to another!
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05-18-2005, 11:20 AM | #11 |
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| Mine is too small to jump anywhere so I'll have to bye her those cute steps for pets so she can come and go as she wants... otherwise she kind of barks in a diffrent way so i pick her up!!! its really funny but then I have to be carefull when she needs to go potty she starts looking down.... |
05-18-2005, 11:23 AM | #12 |
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| The ottoman from our family room chair has it's permanent place not under our feet while we are watching tv, but next to my bed so Honey can jump from the floor to our bed |
05-18-2005, 11:39 AM | #13 |
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| I bet most would be surprised to learn that a dog shouldn't jump off of or onto anything that is higher than their shoulder. For our little yorkies this is only 6-7 inches in some cases! I know there is no way to stop an athletic yorkie from jumping off a curb or up onto a stool if they choose to, but I think it is important to be aware of this rule of thumb so to speak and get the pet stairs, set up the pillows or whatever to encourage them to use those for asistance whenever possible. These little guys think they are much bigger and SOME will try to do way more than they should physically. It is up to us to be aware of this and encourage alternate behavior for their own good. The little puppy who doesn't want to jump off the curb is probably not just "timid or scared" but also "smart". It is probably too high for him. Yorkies are especially prone to arthritus and joint issues in later life and the more jumping from heights that they do throughout their lifetime could predidpose them to these conditions in later life. It is somewhat progessive, these degenerative conditions, I have been told, and all the jumping on and off can accumulate and cause potential problems later. I guess it's just like with us humans. Football players and other athletes who "stress" their knees and legs or whatever when they are younger and more fit can develop debilitating conditions later in life. Non or low impact exercise is also preferred for this reason. High impact is hard on the joints. Yorkies are also predisposed to luxating patellas (knee cap slippage) and this condition can be exacerbated by too much jumping up and down off furniture or whatever. I have purchased two sets of the foam steps and I have used the stacked pillows as well as using household decor to form steps. In my bedroom for instance I have an old fashioned suitcase set of three that matches the decor and I have set these up around an ottomon to make "steps" to get up to the bed. I used to lift my westie up and she would jump off, but since reading more about this, I have started training her to use the steps too. |
05-18-2005, 11:57 AM | #14 |
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| Stairs http://harrietcarter.com/ I bought these stairs and they were received within 3 days of ordering them. They are nice and somewhat soft. The cover comes off to wash and Bella seems to use them - always to go up not alwys to come down. I have to remind her sometimes to go DOWN them sometimes as I am worried she will hurt her knees.
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05-18-2005, 12:23 PM | #15 |
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| Little Griffin can't jump up on the couch and neither Griffin nor Bentley can jump on the bed, so I made a couple of ramps for them. I took some plywood and covered it with fabric. Now they run up the ramp, onto the couch, and down the ramp all day long |
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