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Originally Posted by K9-Lovers
Oh my. Yorkies. Having owned a Yorkie for 16 1/2 years, you must know that I am very well trained. Yorkies are much smarter than humans, as you are learning. They start our training as soon as they hit the doorstep, and it continues until you bend to their will. Now, Mr. K9-Lovers and I are so well trained, that we don't even question the commands any more, we just listen and obey. 
Yes, you need to be with them when they are outside, even in a CYV. There are large birds who will take your babies away. We have solved the problem by installing a doggie door panel into our sliding glass door that goes out to our lanai/birdcage. There is a grass area inside the birdcage that is the potty place. That way, the dog is protected from birds of prey by the birdcage.
If you don't have a grass area inside your cage or lanai, an easy fix is to make a raised bed like you would for a garden, plop in some dirt and grass seed, and voila -- potty place. You can build it atop of concrete, and if it is under a solid roof, be sure to water. You can use one layer of bricks or garden edging stones to enclose the dirt. You might even want to put the dirt in one of those large plastic trays that are meant to catch leaks from a washing machine (find them in Lowes/HmDepot near the washing machines or hot water tanks). That would keep any dirt from washing out from under the bricks. Then, for your little boy, just put a stick in the middle of the potty place.
Another idea is a portable "loo" for dogs. Just google "indoor loo dog" and you will see all kinds of ideas.
Gotta love those bossy little Yorkies. My boy watches television -- tell me a funny story about yours . . . |
My female has a whole routine when she wants to steal my male's bone. She first will stare. Then she plays dead. If that does not work she will yelp in such a high pitch it will make your ears bleed. As a last resort, she will go to the sliding doors and start barking until the male thinks there is something outside and runs to the door. Then she waits for him to run outside and steals his bone. It is very funny to watch. She also will plop on her back if any other dog or person approaches her. She gets instantly submissive. My male will growl and try to bite other dogs and has a bad habit of jumping up to try to lick people's faces which scares a lot of people.
We have Turkey hawks here but out two kids are heavy. Both are around 14 lbs. The male is not a toy dog size but the size of what Yorkies were before they started breeding them small. The female is small but chunky. Not fat, as you can feel her rib cage and other bones, but built like a bull dog. Even stands like one. When she was a puppy a Turkey Hawk swooped in to get her but my wife was there and the hawk ended up crashing into a tree behind them. The female takes on deer that wander near our back yard. We can hardly lift them so while birds are a concern we will let them out and check on them every 15 minutes. Our lot has grass on all sides so they will love it.