First off let me introduce myself a little bit. My name is Drew. I am a college student who is very into the outdoors. Mountain Biking, Paddling, Backpacking, Road Cycling, Bouldering, Splunking.... you get the point I am sure. I even chose my college, North Georgia, due to the outdoor settings it provides. I have always wanted some type of outdoors dog... Like a caucasian , Lab, Golden, or something like that.
My aunt breeds Yorkshire Terriers and she has been doing it for a long long time. She lives near my grandmother, within walking distance, so I have really gotten to know her dogs. I mean I knew how they acted towards myself, strangers, and all that good stuff. I did a lot of research and KNEW that just because the parent dogs had a good overall temperment and were for the most part active and VERY loyal the puppy may not be.
I ended up getting a yorkie from her for two reasons
1) I live in a rental house for my college years. I need a companion who is small enough to have a good time in my little yard and small house. He is also perfect because he doesn't shed too much (I know he will have to lose some of that puppy fluff though) and that will please my land lord!
2) His mother, the bitch, developed "milk weed" and it nearly killed her. It was something we had seen in a few of our cows over the years. So my grandmother bottle fed the pups and when I would come home I got attached to the little puppy with a white foot (back to tan now he has lost it).
Well I know the Yorkshire Terrier isn't the typical outdoors dog. I have been looking and researching about them as much as possible but haven't found much about them and how they really do in the outdoors.
I know his dad will play fetch until he falls over dead... Before I got my little guy I spent many years tossing a ball and playing rope with his parents
So if anyone is a Yorkie owner or knows of anyone taking a Yorkie backpacking I was curious if I could maybe get him going 15-20 miles a day at my side. I would pack as carefully for him as I would myself... I'm just not sure if a dog that little can hold up doing that day after day for let's say five - thirty days at a time. He is 13 weeks old now and I take him out in the woods with me now but we only do about 4 miles. He loves it out there and does really well. I am just trying to get him adjusted to the outdoors. I mean hopefully this is my dog for the next twenty years. Whether he turns into an outdoor companion or would rather sit around at the house being a lap dog to my wife. But anytime I am out the door heading fishing these past few weeks on my break he has been with me, he knows I bring water and food long enough for the trip and doesn't mind staying out and exploring all day with me.
My aunt breeds Yorkshire Terriers and she has been doing it for a long long time. She lives near my grandmother, within walking distance, so I have really gotten to know her dogs. I mean I knew how they acted towards myself, strangers, and all that good stuff. I did a lot of research and KNEW that just because the parent dogs had a good overall temperment and were for the most part active and VERY loyal the puppy may not be.
I ended up getting a yorkie from her for two reasons
1) I live in a rental house for my college years. I need a companion who is small enough to have a good time in my little yard and small house. He is also perfect because he doesn't shed too much (I know he will have to lose some of that puppy fluff though) and that will please my land lord!
2) His mother, the bitch, developed "milk weed" and it nearly killed her. It was something we had seen in a few of our cows over the years. So my grandmother bottle fed the pups and when I would come home I got attached to the little puppy with a white foot (back to tan now he has lost it).
Well I know the Yorkshire Terrier isn't the typical outdoors dog. I have been looking and researching about them as much as possible but haven't found much about them and how they really do in the outdoors.
I know his dad will play fetch until he falls over dead... Before I got my little guy I spent many years tossing a ball and playing rope with his parents
So if anyone is a Yorkie owner or knows of anyone taking a Yorkie backpacking I was curious if I could maybe get him going 15-20 miles a day at my side. I would pack as carefully for him as I would myself... I'm just not sure if a dog that little can hold up doing that day after day for let's say five - thirty days at a time. He is 13 weeks old now and I take him out in the woods with me now but we only do about 4 miles. He loves it out there and does really well. I am just trying to get him adjusted to the outdoors. I mean hopefully this is my dog for the next twenty years. Whether he turns into an outdoor companion or would rather sit around at the house being a lap dog to my wife. But anytime I am out the door heading fishing these past few weeks on my break he has been with me, he knows I bring water and food long enough for the trip and doesn't mind staying out and exploring all day with me.
