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05-21-2005, 11:39 PM | #1 |
Donating YT Addict Join Date: May 2005 Location: Skagen, Denmark
Posts: 769
| New to the forums Hello there - I posted this in the europe forum, but it's somewhat underpopulated, so I decided to post here too - I hope that's alright I am new to these forums - and very excited to find them since I have felt somewhat alone with my yorkies...I live in a small town in Denmark with my husband Thomas and our cute dogs Kali and Mare and I don't know anyone else who has yorkies. So YAY that I found you all Kali is now 14 months and weighs 2,8 kilo and Mare is 4 months and weighs 1,25 kilo - they are very cute. Even though you are Danish you might enjoy these pictures: http://www.metteogthomas.dk/hund/mare.htm I hope we will have many fun talks and great discussions Where can I see pictures of your yorkies? I don't see a gallery forum.. Regards Mette |
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05-22-2005, 12:02 AM | #2 |
Gus Is The Fuss Donating Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: New Jersey
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| Welcome, it's great that you decided to post here too. Your babies are precious. I can't decide which picture is cuter. The first one in the car and the ones on the t.v. stand are adorable. You can click the photo gallery button (?) under the YorkieTalk.com logo on top of the page.
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05-22-2005, 12:05 AM | #3 |
Donating YT Addict Join Date: May 2005 Location: Skagen, Denmark
Posts: 769
| My own favorite is this: http://www.metteogthomas.dk/images/2...nuttegrise.jpg Thanks for your kind welcome EDIT: I am going to the gallery - thanks for pointing me to it ! |
05-22-2005, 12:11 AM | #5 |
Gus Is The Fuss Donating Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: New Jersey
Posts: 2,277
| Wow, they are beautiful and that picture is soo cute. Thanks for sharing them.
__________________ Erin & Gus Gus You lost me at stay! "He is a good heart and a kind soul, and an angel on four feet." MW |
05-22-2005, 12:37 AM | #6 |
Donating YT Addict Join Date: May 2005 Location: Skagen, Denmark
Posts: 769
| !!! WOW - all those lovely pictures of all your lovely dogs - I have a great big smile on my face - fantastic to see - I will have to browse them some more! Some of them really remind me of my own dogs. Kali is the oldest and by far the most responsible (but lets see when Mare grows up). Kali is named after the goddess of all demons - we were told that yorkies often are named after historic personalities or gods, so it was befitting to call her that. I named her - then when we got number 2 it was my husbands turn to find a name and he is a diver and loves the sea, so what was more natural than to give her the name Mare (means sea in latin) - of course we tease her with that saying it really means nightmare etc I had a dog when I was 11 but it never got trained, so this time I decided that our dogs were to be trained. And I am so happy we did that - we have a super trainer in Skagen who taught me how to train by motivation instead of punishment - which was the only was I knew when I was 11 years old So our dogs can sit, lay down, dance and "give hand/paw", they come when we call them, never chew on stuff they shouldn't and don't bark annoyingly at everything - which was my worst fear. And they learned the word "no" said in a normal tone of voice in about 3 days. We have never yelled at them or punished them or hit them, it has never been needed. They are home alone for shorter periods of time, but has been alone for 7 hours once and not a single thing was chewed up. Of course a lot of this is because of the way we raised them, but I am sure we are lucky to get dogs that are easy learners. They are trained to "go" outside on our little terace or when we walk them. Kali will go sit at the front door if she has to go, but none of them can tell us if they have to go outside - we're still thinking of a way to teach them that. (Any ideas are welcome) It was my husband who wanted to have yorkies - he is a cat guy but we are both allergic to cats and dogs, so yorkie was a very good choice since they don't have "underfur" (sorry, english is not my native language) and we have no allergenic problems with them. We sleep with them and take them anywhere we go and they are very well behaved, of course also because they know the meaning of "no". Kali just switched to adult food, but she doesn't care much for the adult version of Royal Canin, so I am going to try Hill's instead. They have never had any of our food andf that means we can eat a nice juicy steak sitting on the floor right next to them and they won't beg or steal it. They will sniff what we're having and then go play with each other. As you can hear I am very proud of our dogs, but I am also very proud that I have become such a fine doggymom who understands how to train a dog and understand a dog without yelling and punishing I never thought that was possible, but our trainer said 2 things that I remember so clearly: "Small dogs can be trained just as well as big ones, it's a matter of wether the human understands the dog." and: "It's really not the dog we're training, it's you. The dog knows it all already, it's you who have to learn" That cracked me up - but how true it is! I could go on and on, but this has to be it for know - thanks for listening Mette |
05-22-2005, 01:02 AM | #7 |
Gus Is The Fuss Donating Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: New Jersey
Posts: 2,277
| That is impressive. One way you can teach them to tell you they need to go out is using a small bell. The way I heard to start is hang the bell in front of them and when they touch it, whether it rings or not, take them out. I was a little bit more lazy and just had it hanging by the door and everytime I took them out would ring it. They picked it up very quickly. Yorkies are so smart. If anyone knows how to get them to bark when they need to go out, I would love to hear it. Gus only barks half the time.
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05-22-2005, 01:10 AM | #8 | |
Donating YT Addict Join Date: May 2005 Location: Skagen, Denmark
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Thank you! Mette | |
05-22-2005, 01:26 AM | #9 |
Gus Is The Fuss Donating Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: New Jersey
Posts: 2,277
| You're welcome. Happy I could help.
__________________ Erin & Gus Gus You lost me at stay! "He is a good heart and a kind soul, and an angel on four feet." MW |
05-22-2005, 01:35 AM | #10 |
Owned by Fred Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Dallas, TX
Posts: 1,352
| Welcome to YorkieTalk! I'm glad you love it here, everyone is a Yorkie enthusiast and all spoil our pets as well. I'm so glad you've found your way to us and I hope you stay!! |
05-22-2005, 02:30 AM | #11 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: May 2005 Location: Mobile Alabama
Posts: 43
| Hi Mette, Welcome to YorkieTalk. It's great to know that people in Denmark are as crazy about their yorkies as Americans are. Kali and Mare are just adorable. I also have two yorkies -- Pookie is two, and Boo Boo just turned one. |
05-22-2005, 08:21 AM | #12 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2005 Location: Miami, Florida
Posts: 165
| Hi there. I am new also to this forum. I find it very helpful to yorkie owners like myself. Hope we all could be of help to each other with the experiences we acquire with our wonderful and sometimes terrifying terrier breed. |
05-22-2005, 08:47 AM | #13 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Shell Knob,Missouri
Posts: 287
| Welcome to Kewtee and Edi. This is a fun place and you will learn loads. I find it facinating seeing where we are all from. There are quite a few from overseas, and I am a Brit living in Missouri, so it has been neat finding other Brits out there. Welcome again.
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05-22-2005, 09:08 AM | #14 |
Oreo,Ginger&Cloey Owned Donating Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: none of your business
Posts: 1,270
| wow so cute!! i love the close up pix! it's so adorable! anywho welcome to YT! i hope you enjoy your stay! |
05-22-2005, 09:19 AM | #15 |
Inactive Account Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: MD
Posts: 2,985
| Kewtie, welcome to our little corner of cyberspace where Yorkie lovers are loved. You will see lots of us bragging, some of us complaining, and all of us willing to learn. Your doggies are cute!! When I saw the name MARE, I knew it was water in many languages derived from the Latin and your hubby came up with a really good name for the baby-especially if she turns blue!!! |
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