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Old 06-02-2010, 11:14 PM
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Just to update this thread. We are in our new CYV for a week now. Our Yorkies quickly adjusted and now own the home. They love their big new yard (oversized corner lot) and each morning like to curl up on the lanai furniture and bask in the morning sun. There is much less barking here due to the high mason wall. They cannot bark at what they cannot see. In NJ there were always deer, chipmonks, ground hogs, squirrels, etc. to defend against. So far they found one small frog which they quickly grew tired of.

Both accidently got out of the house either through the front door or back yard due to the coming and going of so many workers and movers. They are better trained than we thought as both instantly returned when told to come. It amazed me.

They seem to have adusted to the heat, have lost a little weight (good thing) and love the lack of stairs. They quickly learned to find daddy's new man cave when they want to go potty late at night and I am up playing on my PC or watching TV.

We are still unsure about doggie doors. My wife is like a mother hen and will stand outside with them and goes nuts if she sees one sniffing a spider (could be a vicious poisoness dog eating kind). Since we cannot find a doggie door large enough for her, we are still letting them out the old fashioned way but their need to go out during early evenings is not as great as it used to be. Since I have insomnia and am awake all hours of the night anyway, it is not a problem.