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03-23-2008, 02:49 PM | #1 |
Yorkie Yakker | Jack is a handful today Honestly, he is the sweetest and funniest little guy I could ever expect to have, but I notice if I had to work the day before (which yesterday I did) and today is busy like crazy. I have been cooking for a big Easter family dinner. Well Jack is normally not near this mischievous, he is usually a little devil but one that makes me laugh so hard I forget any stress. Yet today he is full of trouble, he has been looking for bad trouble. I turned my back cooking dinner and my kids didn't notice he had eaten half of his puppy pad. He has just today figured how to climb stairs jump the furniture and steal stuff out of the bedroom garbage. I know I haven't been watching him as much as I usually do today but what is going to happen when I am away from him for five days next week and my daughter is watching him fulltime. Can all the bad habits he is about to catch onto be broken, or will it take me months to fix the mess he will be in. please advise Dazed and Confused & Jackie |
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03-23-2008, 05:01 PM | #2 | |
Loved by Layla Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Canada
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anyways... lol... can i recommend a very long walk on the days when you are home with him. I just finished reading Caesar Milan's book and while i'm not crazy on ALL that he has to say, he has a point. Dogs are bad because they have energy to burn. But if you take him for a great walk, you are burning his energy, doing something great for his health, and stimulating his mind. Also... what about something like a kong or marrow bone that takes him a long time to work through. this will keep him busy while you are busy | |
03-23-2008, 06:24 PM | #3 |
Yorkie Yakker | Thanks, very much I usually keep him busy and he is such a treasure, so it makes sense. Honestly, I just love this guy he is such an amazing guy. My daughter will definitely try it especially when I am away next week. Jack doesn't like outside yet lol (my fault I guess). I felt sorry for him being so small with this weather the way its been. But one of my daughters school friends happens to have a younger Yorkie female she is a little bigger then Jackie but she is way more independent. Partly I suppose because she has a 20 pound mutt that is nearly two and he shows her the way around so she potties outside and is able to handle stairs and so on. He even helps her up on the couch by boosting her up. So it seemed that when Jack met her he started to show some of his own independence. Which was surprising. So now I am trying to push the training for potty outside, which includes first thing in the morning I get him up and I take him out even if there is no need to pee, because I know everyone has to go when they first wake up. I am hoping that I praise him enough that he catches on enough that he learns outside is what I want. Now I am still worrying about his fur coming out in patches the past two days. I even tried bathing him today and found that his bald patches are even bigger then I had thought they were. This is worrying me. Well first thing Tuesday morning I will take him to the vet and see whats up. Thanks for your advise and I just wanted to say your Layla is beautiful, do you have more photos? how old is she? take care Jacks mom |
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