Hangin' with the big dogs

[Gingergirlsmom]

Great pics! (no surprise there ). Eddie seems like such a fiesty little guy!

Hey, you know what would bring the yorkietalkers to Kansas City in droves???? A chance to meet Eddie, Jack and Rusty

[Layla's Mom]

Those are beautiful dogs!!! Their look like they had a blast!!!!!

[MeganS]

Originally Posted by alaskayorkie

We had another meetup today, and Eddie found a new best friend, Chip the Samoyed. They actually played and chased each other around.

Rusty isn't as social with the big dogs, but he likes playing around with Eddie.

great pics, Mike! Eddie is a brave little soul.

I really love that picture of Rusty and Eddie. Rusty looks like a little boy, and I swear I can hear him laughing.

[Yorkiedaze]

What a fearless little man. I love that kind of spunk in the Yorkies. Their motto should read "fear no evil". He's such a cute little munch.

[For My Coby]

Originally Posted by MeganS

great pics, Mike! Eddie is a brave little soul.

I really love that picture of Rusty and Eddie. Rusty looks like a little boy, and I swear I can hear him laughing.

Funny how the "pack" they hang with can affect whether they're content to age gracefully or they just refuse to age at all!!

[Mom2BabyNatalie]

Oh my goodness!! The expression of the big guy in that first picture is CLASSIC!!! Such cute pictures!! Lovin' it!!

[Anna Banana]

Aww, your boys look adorable, and so do their big buddies!

[alaskayorkie]

Originally Posted by Gingergirlsmom

Great pics! (no surprise there ). Eddie seems like such a fiesty little guy!

Hey, you know what would bring the yorkietalkers to Kansas City in droves???? A chance to meet Eddie, Jack and Rusty

Thanks, everybody!

I had visions of attending, but I just don't see any way we can do it. My wife's stepson is getting married in the Virgin Islands in June, and we'll be using all our vacation time -- and money -- on that.

[MyLadies]

Alaskayorkie, if you don't mind me asking - where did you get that Plaid "snow suit" for Eddie? I love it! My little one may need something like that one of these days.

[Rusty's Momma]

Great pics Mike... I LOVE the expression of the big dog in pics 1 & 2. My favorite is 1 it is like.... "What the Crap is this little thing na na na booing ME???"

[PANAMA69]

Mike this pictures are to much look like at first the big dog was in control, but the last pictures is so funny he look so afraid of Eddie ha,ha, is like who is in control of the game now body

[alaskayorkie]

Originally Posted by MyLadies

Alaskayorkie, if you don't mind me asking - where did you get that Plaid "snow suit" for Eddie? I love it! My little one may need something like that one of these days.

Shana makes those and sells them on her tinkerbells.com Web site. They're called fleece joggers, and I love them especially because it keeps the snow from clinging to their legs.

Here's a direct link.

http://tinkerbellscloset.com/items/c...ger-detail.htm

And this second link takes you to the page with similar designs:
http://tinkerbellscloset.com/items/c...ggers/list.htm

[MyLadies]

Originally Posted by alaskayorkie

Shana makes those and sells them on her tinkerbells.com Web site. They're called fleece joggers, and I love them especially because it keeps the snow from clinging to their legs.

THANK YOU so much!!! I love that it covers his whole body. It's so hard to find something that does. Thanks again for the links.

[ARCHIE]

Eddie is a social butterfly. What a personality on him. He seems to get
along with everyone. Great pictures Mike. That Eddie is special somehow.
An all around kinda Yorkie

[alaskayorkie]

Originally Posted by ARCHIE

Eddie is a social butterfly. What a personality on him. He seems to get
along with everyone. Great pictures Mike. That Eddie is special somehow.
An all around kinda Yorkie

Thanks. These socialization meetups I've been taking him to seem to be working wonders. The first week, he wouldn't even enter the gated area where we go. He had had a bad experience at an exclosed dog park when he was younger.

But I started by letting him wander around the edges away from the other dogs, then gradually he started showing more interest in playing. He's identified the dogs that play too rough and stays away from them. Plus he stays pretty close to me regardless.

I've really noted a difference in his personality. He's not so standoffish with strangers. His reaction to strange dogs is not aggressive. And he seems to know which dogs are safe to play with.

I'm still terribly nervous at these meetups, because all it takes is one big dog plowing into him to cause some big problems, but so far it's been worth it. I guess as long as he's having fun, we'll keep it up.