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Ozzie'sperson · 06-05-2007, 05:05 AM

Ozzie barks at anything that walks by the door (when it's open), at loud noises, at other barking dogs, when the phone rings, when someone is visiting, when it's time to eat ... he is QUITE vocal. And when the mailman comes, oh God. Don't go there!

I know he hears lots of things that we don't. Some nights, he will lay there and just growl. Sometimes I never know at what. Other times, there will be a few minutes delay and I will hear one of my neighbors coming home so I know he heard them before they ever got out of the car.

chachi · 06-05-2007, 05:11 AM

Mine bark like crazy

paulapoo · 06-05-2007, 05:20 AM

What I really wanted to ask about was if they have to COME GET YOU, when they see something. He doesn't just bark and then stop. He has to specifically tell me, no matter where I am in the house. Aren't Yorkies the best!!!

Ozzie'sperson · 06-05-2007, 05:47 AM

Yep. I am frequently "summoned" to see whatever it is that has started the commotion.

Ellie May · 06-05-2007, 05:56 AM

Ellie sits on the back of the couch and looks out the window a lot. If she sees anything AT ALL that moves she will bark and bark and bark. Sometimes she has to go to the laundry in the middle of this and sniff by the backdoor. She does come and alert us on occasion.

Pipersmommy · 06-05-2007, 07:20 AM

Not only do they alert me if someone is outside. They alert me when no one is there, or at least I don't see anyone. Sometimes I think they see spirits & start barking. They'll lay there & growl, & their eyes look like their following someone.

ARCHIE · 06-05-2007, 07:31 AM

Yes Buddy barks when he hears a noise of any kind or senses another
dog outside. He can sense a dog with the windows closed

which amazes me and will do that low growl kinda barking.
At night he will do a very low growl because he knows I'm sleeping when
he senses a deer or other animal outside. Yorkies are great guard dogs
aren't they?

Carsons Mommy · 06-05-2007, 07:31 AM

Try living in an apartment with one! The people above us and people/cars in the parking lot are soo loud... and Carson barks at EVERYTHING! Even if it's the slightest little sound. To make is worse, the mailboxes are RIGHT outside of our door so everyday at 11:00am when the mailman comes Carson goes insane! He even knows the sound of the mail truck pulling up! Then all day long when people get their mail he barks like crazy. Sooooo annoying but ya gotta love him

judyeve · 06-05-2007, 10:23 AM

Max thinks his job is Guardian of the Universe. It's a good thing we live on the 6th floor of an apartment building. He's very quiet for the most part, but if something is going on on our floor, he immediately stops and listens, decides if it requires his super powers, he barks for a while, comes to get me if he feels my intervention is necessary. I have to look through the peephole and let him know that we will live yet another day. Sometimes my word isn't to be trusted though, and he has to go back and bark some more.

He chooses which outside noises are to be allowed without his guardianship. I have no idea what he bases these decisions on, but I'm so glad when he lets it go.

He really is like a TV show. I love watching him.

paulapoo · 06-05-2007, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by judyeve

Max thinks his job is Guardian of the Universe. It's a good thing we live on the 6th floor of an apartment building. He's very quiet for the most part, but if something is going on on our floor, he immediately stops and listens, decides if it requires his super powers, he barks for a while, comes to get me if he feels my intervention is necessary. I have to look through the peephole and let him know that we will live yet another day. Sometimes my word isn't to be trusted though, and he has to go back and bark some more.

He chooses which outside noises are to be allowed without his guardianship. I have no idea what he bases these decisions on, but I'm so glad when he lets it go.

He really is like a TV show. I love watching him.

That's funny stuff. You should feel soooooo safe!!!!

judyeve · 06-05-2007, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by paulapoo

That's funny stuff. You should feel soooooo safe!!!!

You know what? As small as he is, I do feel safe. These little ones can bark up a storm. (his super powers help too)

angelee · 06-05-2007, 12:05 PM

If Horatio hears something or happens to be near a window sees something outside he will bark and run around. And sometimes he will run to me all excited. I call it his "watch dog mode" and that's fine with me. It usually takes him a few minutes to settle down.

06-05-2007, 05:05 AM	#16
Ozzie'sperson Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Metro St. Louis Posts: 2,809 Blog Entries: 1	Ozzie barks at anything that walks by the door (when it's open), at loud noises, at other barking dogs, when the phone rings, when someone is visiting, when it's time to eat ... he is QUITE vocal. And when the mailman comes, oh God. Don't go there! I know he hears lots of things that we don't. Some nights, he will lay there and just growl. Sometimes I never know at what. Other times, there will be a few minutes delay and I will hear one of my neighbors coming home so I know he heard them before they ever got out of the car. __________________ Nicole RIP my sweet boy, Ozzie 1997-2011 http://thisdmnhouse.blogspot.com/

06-05-2007, 05:11 AM	#17
chachi I Love My Yorkies Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Posts: 37,147	Mine bark like crazy __________________ Chachi's & Jewels Mom Jewels http://www.dogster.com/?132431 Chachi http://www.dogster.com/?132427

06-05-2007, 05:20 AM	#18
paulapoo Blessed by Otis & Ollie Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Plainfield, Indiana Posts: 2,884	What I really wanted to ask about was if they have to COME GET YOU, when they see something. He doesn't just bark and then stop. He has to specifically tell me, no matter where I am in the house. Aren't Yorkies the best!!! __________________ ~Paula~ proud mommy of ~Otis (yorkie) & Oliver (shih-poo)

06-05-2007, 05:47 AM	#19
Ozzie'sperson Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Metro St. Louis Posts: 2,809 Blog Entries: 1	Yep. I am frequently "summoned" to see whatever it is that has started the commotion. __________________ Nicole RIP my sweet boy, Ozzie 1997-2011 http://thisdmnhouse.blogspot.com/

06-05-2007, 05:56 AM	#20
Ellie May And Rylee Finnegan Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Metro Detroit, MI Posts: 17,928	Ellie sits on the back of the couch and looks out the window a lot. If she sees anything AT ALL that moves she will bark and bark and bark. Sometimes she has to go to the laundry in the middle of this and sniff by the backdoor. She does come and alert us on occasion. __________________ Crystal, Ellie May (RIP), Rylee Finnegan, and Gracie Boo🐶

06-05-2007, 07:20 AM	#21
Pipersmommy Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: SW Fl Posts: 1,808	Not only do they alert me if someone is outside. They alert me when no one is there, or at least I don't see anyone. Sometimes I think they see spirits & start barking. They'll lay there & growl, & their eyes look like their following someone. __________________ Debbie (mommy to) Misha, Piper & Maximillion

06-05-2007, 07:31 AM	#22
ARCHIE No Longer A Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: NEW YORK Posts: 16,218	Yes Buddy barks when he hears a noise of any kind or senses another dog outside. He can sense a dog with the windows closed which amazes me and will do that low growl kinda barking. At night he will do a very low growl because he knows I'm sleeping when he senses a deer or other animal outside. Yorkies are great guard dogs aren't they?

06-05-2007, 07:31 AM	#23
Carsons Mommy Mom 2 Carson & Bailey Donating Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ft. Mitchell, KY Posts: 1,122	Try living in an apartment with one! The people above us and people/cars in the parking lot are soo loud... and Carson barks at EVERYTHING! Even if it's the slightest little sound. To make is worse, the mailboxes are RIGHT outside of our door so everyday at 11:00am when the mailman comes Carson goes insane! He even knows the sound of the mail truck pulling up! Then all day long when people get their mail he barks like crazy. Sooooo annoying but ya gotta love him

06-05-2007, 10:23 AM	#24
judyeve Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 1,729	Max thinks his job is Guardian of the Universe. It's a good thing we live on the 6th floor of an apartment building. He's very quiet for the most part, but if something is going on on our floor, he immediately stops and listens, decides if it requires his super powers, he barks for a while, comes to get me if he feels my intervention is necessary. I have to look through the peephole and let him know that we will live yet another day. Sometimes my word isn't to be trusted though, and he has to go back and bark some more. He chooses which outside noises are to be allowed without his guardianship. I have no idea what he bases these decisions on, but I'm so glad when he lets it go. He really is like a TV show. I love watching him. __________________ *Judy, Max and Annie* *Rest in Peace my Sweet Angel Gracie Leigh:*

06-05-2007, 12:05 PM	#27
angelee Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Burtonsville, MD Posts: 260	If Horatio hears something or happens to be near a window sees something outside he will bark and run around. And sometimes he will run to me all excited. I call it his "watch dog mode" and that's fine with me. It usually takes him a few minutes to settle down. __________________ Horatio, my sweet boy. You aren't the boss of me...my Yorkie is. "Yorkie's are like peanuts...you can't have just one" Cindy Adams