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myyorkies8 · 10-09-2007, 09:51 PM

yeah.....i get to yorkie sit in the morning....i have 17 here right now and they are all so excitted to have company....i told them all that they have anouther yorkie friend comming over and boy did they dance around.

tricia

saphire · 10-10-2007, 11:23 AM

Glad this situation has been sorted out. Isn't YT wonderful?

So are you Tricia!

GizmosMommy · 12-05-2007, 08:24 AM

First of all, hello everyone. I'm new to the site but will post pix of my li'l handsome guy when I get home. (at work now--bored. lol) At any rate, I have a similar situation. I got Gizmo when he was 13 weeks. Was I realllyyyy ready for him? Maybe not. But he was just too cute for me to ignore. Well, my job is so unpredictable so for about four months he had to go live with my best friend. Well, there (NE) he was used to running around in the backyard and all that good stuff but here (MD) I live in apt. so I don't have the luxury of allowing him to run free. I missed him and that's why I went to get him recently but since he's had a taste of running around without being on a leash, I think he's bored and I don't want that. It's only been 2 days and he's done well with not being crated but I don't want him to start on a destructive path. Another thing is, by the time I get off he has all this energy so when it's bedtime, he's up and wants to play. He's been waking me up like at 1 a.m. I don't want to have to send him away again but I don't know what to do. He has plenty toys and I leave the t.v. on for him but are there other things he can do to play hard and sleep at night? Please help...

Yorkiekids · 12-05-2007, 09:06 AM

I hope you find someone to help you out.

GizmosMommy · 12-05-2007, 09:13 AM

Thanks. Me too.

meglaulanmar · 12-05-2007, 10:13 AM

I agree it is dangerous for him to have free roam. Can you bring him to work w/ you in a crate? I have 3 diff. people that have bought puppies from me this year that do that and one is actually an archeologist at mount vernon(george washington's home) and she takes both the yorkies she bought from me.... everyone loves them... when they were old enough and big enough to stay home...no one would let her leave them!. This is a very very very dog friendly town though... most of the stores in old town alexandria have dog biscuits and fresh water for the dogs. I had never seen anything like that before coming here. But maybe just for the 2wks...worth a try.

Taramyorkie · 12-05-2007, 01:20 PM

Another option is to find someone in your work or in your area who has a single dog as well, and get him a play pal during the day. You can arrange it that one week they will be in your kitchen, play area and next week in the co-worker or friend's house kitchen. That way both of your dogs get a pal to spend the days with and won't be all day alone. I believe that would surely help.

hha · 12-05-2007, 02:18 PM

buy an xpen, dogs have no idea how long they are left alone, you could be gone an hour or 9 hours, and they don't know the difference..you can buy a pad holder and make the xpen big, with his pee pad, food, water and bed in it..this way he will be safe while you're away. also put a lot of toys in there for him, but, it's a known fact, that most dogs sleep 20 hours a day

10-09-2007, 09:51 PM	#16
myyorkies8 Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: illinois Posts: 333	yorkies yeah.....i get to yorkie sit in the morning....i have 17 here right now and they are all so excitted to have company....i told them all that they have anouther yorkie friend comming over and boy did they dance around. tricia __________________ ~Just 4 Pooches Grooming~MONKEY,ZAINEY,TINKERBELL Emma,Myah and Chester

10-10-2007, 11:23 AM	#17
saphire Lil' CoCo, Lotta Coffee. Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: South Africa Posts: 3,115	Glad this situation has been sorted out. Isn't YT wonderful? So are you Tricia! __________________ Sheilagh CoffeeAbigail-Ceana. CoCoMurfee & Winston

12-05-2007, 08:24 AM	#18
GizmosMommy Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bel Air Posts: 45	I need your help please... First of all, hello everyone. I'm new to the site but will post pix of my li'l handsome guy when I get home. (at work now--bored. lol) At any rate, I have a similar situation. I got Gizmo when he was 13 weeks. Was I realllyyyy ready for him? Maybe not. But he was just too cute for me to ignore. Well, my job is so unpredictable so for about four months he had to go live with my best friend. Well, there (NE) he was used to running around in the backyard and all that good stuff but here (MD) I live in apt. so I don't have the luxury of allowing him to run free. I missed him and that's why I went to get him recently but since he's had a taste of running around without being on a leash, I think he's bored and I don't want that. It's only been 2 days and he's done well with not being crated but I don't want him to start on a destructive path. Another thing is, by the time I get off he has all this energy so when it's bedtime, he's up and wants to play. He's been waking me up like at 1 a.m. I don't want to have to send him away again but I don't know what to do. He has plenty toys and I leave the t.v. on for him but are there other things he can do to play hard and sleep at night? Please help...

12-05-2007, 09:06 AM	#19
Yorkiekids Piper & Sebastian Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: florida Posts: 14,495	I hope you find someone to help you out. __________________ Susan, Piper ,Harley & Suiki

12-05-2007, 10:13 AM	#21
meglaulanmar YT Addict Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Alexandria, VA Posts: 403	Dangerous I agree it is dangerous for him to have free roam. Can you bring him to work w/ you in a crate? I have 3 diff. people that have bought puppies from me this year that do that and one is actually an archeologist at mount vernon(george washington's home) and she takes both the yorkies she bought from me.... everyone loves them... when they were old enough and big enough to stay home...no one would let her leave them!. This is a very very very dog friendly town though... most of the stores in old town alexandria have dog biscuits and fresh water for the dogs. I had never seen anything like that before coming here. But maybe just for the 2wks...worth a try.

12-05-2007, 09:13 AM	#20
GizmosMommy Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bel Air Posts: 45	Thanks. Me too.

12-05-2007, 01:20 PM	#22
Taramyorkie Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Fife, Scotland, U.K. Posts: 153 Blog Entries: 1	Another option is to find someone in your work or in your area who has a single dog as well, and get him a play pal during the day. You can arrange it that one week they will be in your kitchen, play area and next week in the co-worker or friend's house kitchen. That way both of your dogs get a pal to spend the days with and won't be all day alone. I believe that would surely help.

12-05-2007, 02:18 PM	#23
hha No Longer a Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Seneca, SC Posts: 2,837	buy an xpen, dogs have no idea how long they are left alone, you could be gone an hour or 9 hours, and they don't know the difference..you can buy a pad holder and make the xpen big, with his pee pad, food, water and bed in it..this way he will be safe while you're away. also put a lot of toys in there for him, but, it's a known fact, that most dogs sleep 20 hours a day