Emma is a creature of habit!! - YorkieTalk.com Forums

YorkieProud · 07-09-2010, 09:15 AM

Every night at 10 is bedtime for the furbabies. No matter where they are in the house (usually laying with Wayne on his perch in bed), I announce "Bedtime" and they come to the kitchen and get in their kennel (they listen so much better than my skin babies LOL).

As of late, we have had some really hot, humid weather that has been in the 101 to 102 degree range. We do not have central heat and air but do have window units placed throughout the house.

Last night, I moved Emma and Dawson's kennel in the front room where it is much cooler and announced "Bedtime" as usual. They both came trotting down the hall. Dawson went right in and Emma went straight to the kitchen where the kennel usually is. I kept looking at her and telling her to get in but for her that was a NO GO! She looked at me as if to say "that is not where I go when it is bedtime". She kept going back to its previous place.

I finally had to shut the door with Dawson still in it, and pick it up with Dawson still in it, and put it back in the kitchen with Dawson still in it. Only after it was back in its original place would Emma go in and then I had to pick it up with both babies in it and move it back to the front room. Whew, alot of hard work just to go to bed!

You should have seen the look on her face when she finally went in. It was like "I knew you would see things my way." I don't know but I think somewhere along the line I became the trainee instead of the trainer. God bless Emma and her habits!!

YorkieProud

ISN'T IT FUNNY HOW THE SMALLEST THING CAN HAVE THE BIGGEST HEART?

yavenay · 07-09-2010, 09:35 AM

That's funny...Brandi is a creature of habit too. She also goes to bed at 10:00pm except she sleeps with me. She usually just jumps up on the bed and goes to sleep.

Another one of her habits is our morning routine. I put Brandi in her ex-pen when I go to work. Without fail every morning I have to chase her through a 3-sty townhome to catch her.

She such a little stinker....what she does is sit of the top stair and when she hears me coming she takes of running. You would think by now that I would put her in her ex-pen right after her morning potty while I get dressed but nooooo I rationalized that since I was away at work all day, I won't put her in her ex-pen until I am ready to leave.

Rachael x · 07-09-2010, 09:40 AM

Haha! aw that is so cute!

YorkieProud · 07-09-2010, 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by yavenay

That's funny...Brandi is a creature of habit too. She also goes to bed at 10:00pm except she sleeps with me. She usually just jumps up on the bed and goes to sleep.

Another one of her habits is our morning routine. I put Brandi in her ex-pen when I go to work. Without fail every morning I have to chase her through a 3-sty townhome to catch her.

She such a little stinker....what she does is sit of the top stair and when she hears me coming she takes of running. You would think by now that I would put her in her ex-pen right after her morning potty while I get dressed but nooooo I rationalized that since I was away at work all day, I won't put her in her ex-pen until I am ready to leave.

She sounds like Emma in proving who the real boss is. I bet you have to plan catch time in your schedule to get to work on time. LOL!

YorkieProud

yavenay · 07-09-2010, 10:12 AM

Brandi hates going to her ex-pen but once she's in there, she does sleep most of the time. It's just getting her in there is the problem.

I taught Brandi a few commands but she is so stubborn. I
taught her the sit command but she only sits when she is ready AND she won't sit unless she sees that I have a treat. If I just tell her to sit without the treat, she looks at me like I'm crazy

. We are still working on it. She definitely has me trained more than I have her trained.

Mom to Hot Rod · 07-09-2010, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by YorkieProud

You should have seen the look on her face when she finally went in. It was like "I knew you would see things my way." I don't know but I think somewhere along the line I became the trainee instead of the trainer. God bless Emma and her habits!!

YorkieProud

ISN'T IT FUNNY HOW THE SMALLEST THING CAN HAVE THE BIGGEST HEART?

lol, now you are a true yorkie mom! lol

YorkieProud · 07-09-2010, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Mom to Hot Rod

lol, now you are a true yorkie mom! lol

I know right and it only took me 2.5 years to figure it out. LOL!

YorkieProud

ISN'T FUNNY HOW THE SMALLEST CREATURE CAN HAVE THE BIGGEST HEART?

Maddie23 · 07-09-2010, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by yavenay

That's funny...Brandi is a creature of habit too. She also goes to bed at 10:00pm except she sleeps with me. She usually just jumps up on the bed and goes to sleep.

Another one of her habits is our morning routine. I put Brandi in her ex-pen when I go to work. Without fail every morning I have to chase her through a 3-sty townhome to catch her.

She such a little stinker....what she does is sit of the top stair and when she hears me coming she takes of running. You would think by now that I would put her in her ex-pen right after her morning potty while I get dressed but nooooo I rationalized that since I was away at work all day, I won't put her in her ex-pen until I am ready to leave.

My Maddie does the same thing! She is hardly ever crated. I have 2 girls at home, one that comes in around noon and the other after 3 from school and now with summer they are both home. But, if we do need to crate her on the weekend or because one of them will be gone longer than normal, look out!! ha ha She KNOWS when we want to put her in the crate and you can just forget about catching her. Even her favorite treat won't entice her to us. She will look at the treat and turn around and go the other way! And, it's not because she doesn't like the crate. Most nights she starts the night on the bed with me and then jumps off the bed to finish off the night in her crate. It is a larger wire sided crate with her bed and a few toys in it, so I know she doesn't mind it. And she is FAST!

terlis · 07-09-2010, 11:30 AM

If I stay up too late mine will cry and bark to tell me it is time for bed. They sleep in my bed. My lab, when she could still go up the stairs, always slept with my younger son. At 8 o'clock every night she would sit by the bottom of the stairs until he went up to go to bed, then she would follow with him. Now that she can't do the stairs, due to arthritis and old age, she sleeps at the foot of the stairs in her bed, which you now have to step over when you come down in the morning.

07-09-2010, 09:15 AM	#1
YorkieProud Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2010 Location: North Carolina Posts: 206 Blog Entries: 6	Emma is a creature of habit!! Every night at 10 is bedtime for the furbabies. No matter where they are in the house (usually laying with Wayne on his perch in bed), I announce "Bedtime" and they come to the kitchen and get in their kennel (they listen so much better than my skin babies LOL). As of late, we have had some really hot, humid weather that has been in the 101 to 102 degree range. We do not have central heat and air but do have window units placed throughout the house. Last night, I moved Emma and Dawson's kennel in the front room where it is much cooler and announced "Bedtime" as usual. They both came trotting down the hall. Dawson went right in and Emma went straight to the kitchen where the kennel usually is. I kept looking at her and telling her to get in but for her that was a NO GO! She looked at me as if to say "that is not where I go when it is bedtime". She kept going back to its previous place. I finally had to shut the door with Dawson still in it, and pick it up with Dawson still in it, and put it back in the kitchen with Dawson still in it. Only after it was back in its original place would Emma go in and then I had to pick it up with both babies in it and move it back to the front room. Whew, alot of hard work just to go to bed! You should have seen the look on her face when she finally went in. It was like "I knew you would see things my way." I don't know but I think somewhere along the line I became the trainee instead of the trainer. God bless Emma and her habits!! YorkieProud ISN'T IT FUNNY HOW THE SMALLEST THING CAN HAVE THE BIGGEST HEART?

07-09-2010, 09:40 AM	#3
Rachael x Poppy's Mamma ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: England Posts: 3,751 Blog Entries: 3	Haha! aw that is so cute! __________________ Rachael & Poppy

07-09-2010, 11:30 AM	#9
terlis YT Addict Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: ontario canada Posts: 330	If I stay up too late mine will cry and bark to tell me it is time for bed. They sleep in my bed. My lab, when she could still go up the stairs, always slept with my younger son. At 8 o'clock every night she would sit by the bottom of the stairs until he went up to go to bed, then she would follow with him. Now that she can't do the stairs, due to arthritis and old age, she sleeps at the foot of the stairs in her bed, which you now have to step over when you come down in the morning. __________________ SophieLola

07-09-2010, 09:35 AM	#2
yavenay Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Delaware Posts: 2,663	That's funny...Brandi is a creature of habit too. She also goes to bed at 10:00pm except she sleeps with me. She usually just jumps up on the bed and goes to sleep. Another one of her habits is our morning routine. I put Brandi in her ex-pen when I go to work. Without fail every morning I have to chase her through a 3-sty townhome to catch her. She such a little stinker....what she does is sit of the top stair and when she hears me coming she takes of running. You would think by now that I would put her in her ex-pen right after her morning potty while I get dressed but nooooo I rationalized that since I was away at work all day, I won't put her in her ex-pen until I am ready to leave.

07-09-2010, 10:12 AM	#5
yavenay Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Delaware Posts: 2,663	Brandi hates going to her ex-pen but once she's in there, she does sleep most of the time. It's just getting her in there is the problem. I taught Brandi a few commands but she is so stubborn. I taught her the sit command but she only sits when she is ready AND she won't sit unless she sees that I have a treat. If I just tell her to sit without the treat, she looks at me like I'm crazy . We are still working on it. She definitely has me trained more than I have her trained.