I do think he would be terrible at Schutzhund because I don't think any amount of training would induce him to willingly bit people (so un-Piranha like) and the sport makes no allowances for size difference. But just about every sport he has tried (lure coursing, Barn Hunt, nosework, agility), he has shown drive and instinct and potential and received praise from people in the know.
He is not carried everywhere. He has four perfectly sound legs and he uses them.
But he also considers walks a god-given right and we go for walks.
He has never bitten anyone in his entire life and it would take an extremely dire situation for him to even think about it. Despite having a fractured leg, and
A groomer once told me he was the only dog that did not try to bite her that day.
nting gophers, doing agility, or sitting in your lap? Is it a frail Yorkie, or a sturdy one
A Yorkie is a toy and is usually just a pocket piranha but they should be working dogs. So is your Yorkie going to be hunting gophers, doing agility, or sitting in your lap?
He is not "useless." He takes the job of being a companion very seriously and excels.
And these days, being a good companion in the city is a difficult task. It means ignoring skateboarders and bikes barreling down the sidewalk and
He also takes the terrier par . Rats and mice don't dare show their faces in our house despite our neighbor being plagued with them. We also live by a river and Portland composts so
And he brings joy. When we were volunteering at the domestic violence shelter, there was a little girl we were working with. The counselor asked her if she had made any friends in the shelter. And she replied no... but Mr. N is my friend!
We give the kids at the shelter "sports cards" of the dogs during each session and she pinned hers by her bed.
And if he never does another thing in his life,
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