Can A 2pd Climb Stairs? - YorkieTalk.com Forums

MARYKAY48 · 04-21-2006, 03:07 AM

Zip is 16 weeks and is about 2 pds. He wont go up or down the stairs. Is he still just to small? He goes out the doggie door but wont walk down the stairs but he will walk up it to come in. In the beginning I did see him walk down the ramp with the other 2 but now he wont. He wants me copme get him and put him down on the ground to potty. He watches the other 2 run up and down the stairs but he will just whine for me to get him. I am wondering is he just to small still?

MARYKAY48 · 04-21-2006, 03:09 AM

oops outside the doggie door is a ramp not stairs. the stairs are in the house.

ilovelouie · 04-21-2006, 03:33 AM

Well, my Louie to this day will not go down stairs and he is 5 lbs. he has gone up them before, but not for a while now. When he was about 6 months old he fell down my stairs.

, but I really think that it depends on the dog and their personality how, when or if they will be climbers or not.

connied2 · 04-21-2006, 03:33 AM

Yes a 2lbs yorkie can climb stairs but may be scared. I know it took my at the time just over 2lbs pooch about 4-6 weeks before he would go up or down the inside stairs. Which is kind of funny because he would use the outside stairs after about 2 weeks. He still want go down to the basement stairs. I think he is unsure whats down there. He has no trouble get in the chairs in the den now either. At the time I figured he would get it with all the jumping and playing he does it was just a matter of time.

LuvMySissy · 04-21-2006, 03:48 AM

My Sissy is 8 months old, 3 1/2 lbs and will not go down the stairs. She has no difficulty running up them, or jumping onto the couch. To get down from the couch or even the bed (which is much higher) - she litterally flies! She did fall down the stairs once shortly after she came home, at around 14 weeks old. Since then, she will not even try to go down the stairs. She will jump down from the deck, but it is low and flat. I think she knows her body is top-heavy and when she does things slowly, she topples over. I don't think this is going to change. She stands at the top of the stairs and whines when she wants to get down.

hunniebunnie · 04-21-2006, 04:02 AM

bunjee didn't start going down the stairs until he was over 5 months, nearly 6 months old. and thus far, he's still refusing to go up or down the stairs in my parents' house. the stairway at my parents' is all hardwood and pretty slick. he has no traction and slipped down the stairs once while trying to go up. so to this day, he just wait at the top of the stairs or the bottom of the stairs and either barks at me or just waits for me to pick him up. he has no problems with carpeted stairs or outside stairs.

Cherry · 04-21-2006, 04:44 AM

As soon as I got Diezel puppy pet steps (I think he was 5 months) He had no problem going up any steps he sees. As far as going down them he is still a little nervous and wont go down just any.

Madvelazquez · 04-21-2006, 05:14 AM

Dezi is 3lbs now, but when she was 2lbs she went up the stairs. She does not go down the stairs.

Rockster's Mom · 04-21-2006, 05:31 AM

Rocky will walk up stairs but will not go down them. He little butt flips over his head when he attempts to go down stairs.

Enikuo · 04-21-2006, 05:46 AM

Scooter is 2 lbs and he will go up stairs and down stairs. He's a really brave puppy though and I think his breeder was magic.

rxybabe17 · 04-21-2006, 06:23 AM

Summer just turned 16 weeks and she runs up and down the stairs and has been for a while now. I am not sure how much she weighs but I am sure it is probably only around 2 pounds or less. She started climbing them when she was only probably 10 or 12 weeks old. She loves running up and down the stairs. It took her a little longer to go down them but now she goes up and down all the time. My stairs are pretty steep too.

lilannie · 04-21-2006, 06:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Rockster's Mom

Rocky will walk up stairs but will not go down them. He little butt flips over his head when he attempts to go down stairs.

LOL poor little guy, sorry for chuckling but when I read that I immediately thought of a Slinky....LOL.

typerk · 04-21-2006, 07:08 AM

My wife took our yorkie to a friends house last year when she was still very young and she ran up and down the stairs in my friends home. The friend made a comment like "wow she is so brave going up stairs like that." My wife didn't understand what she meant until she said something about her much older dog being afraid of it. I think this is just something dogs have to overcome I guess. If I were you I would put a leash on your dog and walk with him up and down the stairs a few times a day.

Mydogdiva · 04-21-2006, 07:10 AM

I didn't have stairs at my house when I got Diva so when I would go to my parents she would whine anytime anyone wnet up the stairs. Finally my stepdad made it a fun game and tuahgt her to go up the stairs. Then she would whine at the top to come down. It took him about 3 days of playing with her and giving her treats to get her to come down. Now we are just trying to teach her to slow down. She runns them like it's a NASCAR track. She loves it!

GeorgiesMomma · 04-21-2006, 07:54 AM

we have steps in our house and it took Georgie a month or so to get use to them. He would sit at the top and whine and someone would have to go get him and bring him down then he would run right back up!!! I think your baby may just be scared he will come around and then watch out

04-21-2006, 03:07 AM	#1
MARYKAY48 Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: MI Posts: 139	Can A 2pd Climb Stairs? Zip is 16 weeks and is about 2 pds. He wont go up or down the stairs. Is he still just to small? He goes out the doggie door but wont walk down the stairs but he will walk up it to come in. In the beginning I did see him walk down the ramp with the other 2 but now he wont. He wants me copme get him and put him down on the ground to potty. He watches the other 2 run up and down the stairs but he will just whine for me to get him. I am wondering is he just to small still?

04-21-2006, 03:33 AM	#3
ilovelouie YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: mass Posts: 1,762	Well, my Louie to this day will not go down stairs and he is 5 lbs. he has gone up them before, but not for a while now. When he was about 6 months old he fell down my stairs. , but I really think that it depends on the dog and their personality how, when or if they will be climbers or not. __________________ Our Photo Album is HERE http://www.dogster.com/?185528 http://www.dogster.com/?246319

04-21-2006, 03:48 AM	#5
LuvMySissy Luv my Angel, too! Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: USA Posts: 9,333	My Sissy is 8 months old, 3 1/2 lbs and will not go down the stairs. She has no difficulty running up them, or jumping onto the couch. To get down from the couch or even the bed (which is much higher) - she litterally flies! She did fall down the stairs once shortly after she came home, at around 14 weeks old. Since then, she will not even try to go down the stairs. She will jump down from the deck, but it is low and flat. I think she knows her body is top-heavy and when she does things slowly, she topples over. I don't think this is going to change. She stands at the top of the stairs and whines when she wants to get down. __________________ Sissy & Angel

04-21-2006, 05:14 AM	#8
Madvelazquez Donating YT Addict Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 520	Dezi is 3lbs now, but when she was 2lbs she went up the stairs. She does not go down the stairs. __________________ Madeline Dezi's Mom 12/12/05 www.dogster.com/?392658

04-21-2006, 05:46 AM	#10
Enikuo Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 76	Scooter is 2 lbs and he will go up stairs and down stairs. He's a really brave puppy though and I think his breeder was magic. __________________ Scooter's Mommy

04-21-2006, 03:09 AM	#2
MARYKAY48 Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: MI Posts: 139	oops outside the doggie door is a ramp not stairs. the stairs are in the house.

04-21-2006, 03:33 AM	#4
connied2 Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 61	Yes a 2lbs yorkie can climb stairs but may be scared. I know it took my at the time just over 2lbs pooch about 4-6 weeks before he would go up or down the inside stairs. Which is kind of funny because he would use the outside stairs after about 2 weeks. He still want go down to the basement stairs. I think he is unsure whats down there. He has no trouble get in the chairs in the den now either. At the time I figured he would get it with all the jumping and playing he does it was just a matter of time.

04-21-2006, 04:02 AM	#6
hunniebunnie Follower of Yorkietology Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Cali-fo-nee-ya Posts: 1,325	bunjee didn't start going down the stairs until he was over 5 months, nearly 6 months old. and thus far, he's still refusing to go up or down the stairs in my parents' house. the stairway at my parents' is all hardwood and pretty slick. he has no traction and slipped down the stairs once while trying to go up. so to this day, he just wait at the top of the stairs or the bottom of the stairs and either barks at me or just waits for me to pick him up. he has no problems with carpeted stairs or outside stairs.

04-21-2006, 04:44 AM	#7
Cherry YT Addict Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 268	As soon as I got Diezel puppy pet steps (I think he was 5 months) He had no problem going up any steps he sees. As far as going down them he is still a little nervous and wont go down just any.

04-21-2006, 05:31 AM	#9
Rockster's Mom Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Posts: 1,279	Rocky will walk up stairs but will not go down them. He little butt flips over his head when he attempts to go down stairs.

04-21-2006, 06:23 AM	#11
rxybabe17 Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Virginia Posts: 524	Summer just turned 16 weeks and she runs up and down the stairs and has been for a while now. I am not sure how much she weighs but I am sure it is probably only around 2 pounds or less. She started climbing them when she was only probably 10 or 12 weeks old. She loves running up and down the stairs. It took her a little longer to go down them but now she goes up and down all the time. My stairs are pretty steep too.

04-21-2006, 07:08 AM	#13
typerk YT Addict Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Irving, TX Posts: 252	My wife took our yorkie to a friends house last year when she was still very young and she ran up and down the stairs in my friends home. The friend made a comment like "wow she is so brave going up stairs like that." My wife didn't understand what she meant until she said something about her much older dog being afraid of it. I think this is just something dogs have to overcome I guess. If I were you I would put a leash on your dog and walk with him up and down the stairs a few times a day. __________________ http://www.dogster.com/?156534.

04-21-2006, 07:10 AM	#14
Mydogdiva Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Seattle Posts: 161	I didn't have stairs at my house when I got Diva so when I would go to my parents she would whine anytime anyone wnet up the stairs. Finally my stepdad made it a fun game and tuahgt her to go up the stairs. Then she would whine at the top to come down. It took him about 3 days of playing with her and giving her treats to get her to come down. Now we are just trying to teach her to slow down. She runns them like it's a NASCAR track. She loves it! __________________ Jp and Diva Walking the Breast Cancer 3Day for my Grandma and Courntey

04-21-2006, 07:54 AM	#15
GeorgiesMomma I love TBCG! Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: MD Posts: 7,227	we have steps in our house and it took Georgie a month or so to get use to them. He would sit at the top and whine and someone would have to go get him and bring him down then he would run right back up!!! I think your baby may just be scared he will come around and then watch out __________________ Morgan Mommy toGeorgie boy & Isaiah RIP sweet Coco 10/12/99-8/1/12 Read About Georgie's Experience with Atlantoaxial Instability (AAI) Here!