My Yorkie Bichon Mix

The Yorkie Bichon mix of dog, also called the Yochon, are generally an active breed.  Not too active though.  You are probably asking, “what exactly does active breed mean?”  Yorkie Bichons are a small dog, between 7 to 15 pounds… so they won’t need long walks several times a day. A few 30 minute play sessions throughout the day will do just fine.  A great way to tire out little Jack Magoo is to let him have a towel and just chase him around the house. Heck, it’s good exercise for you as well.  Lets see… some of Jacks favorite games are…

1. Keep away, where he keeps his toys away from you
2. wrestling.  He loves to play rough.
3. tug-a-war.  Get a nice rope toy or a towel and he’ll pull for hours
4. Chewing on his toys
5. running around the house, squeaking his toys
6. Going for Walks!  <- Jack’s Favorite

Yochons love to go for walks. Just mention the word “walk” and they will be at the door giving you that cute smile.  Their short legs mean you won’t have to walk them far, but get ‘em in grass and it’s a blast!  Watching Jack jump up and down, hopping through the grass…you can tell he just loves it!  If there is a choice between walking on the sidewalk or grass, the choice is always grass.

One of my wife and mine favorite places to take Jack is to a local baseball field that is enclosed by a fence.  We take Jack off the leash and just let him run around.  He usually doesn’t stray too far, but it’s fun to get on opposite sides of the field and have him run back and forth between us.

For those wondering, here is a typical day of exercise that we know makes Jack a happy and tired pup at the end of the day.

Morning: Take him out for a short walk (about 10 minutes) .  Main purpose is to go to the bathroom, but we extend that a bit.

Noon: Play about 20 minutes of fetch with him inside.  You can really get him going if you want to chase him, but most times I’ll just throw the ball and wrestle around with him for a bit

4pm: Chase him around the house after he grabs one of my wife’s shirts.  If you don’t chase him, he’ll drop it and get something else he isn’t suppose to have.  I really should train him better, but it’s kinda fun

6pm: Take him for about a 30 minute walk if it’s warm outside.  If it’s not I’ll play with him for about 30 minutes inside.

He is usually good for the night, except for one RUUUSSHHHHH of energy when my wife comes home from work at midnight.  You should see how fast he can tear around the house.

We know we did a good job of exercising him if he is in bed before we are and dives under the covers, out for the night!

This is one of the first videos we took of Jack.  I’m not sure if all Yorkie Bichon mixes are as curious or cautious as our dog, but it’s funny none the less.   He approached many of his other toys the same way in the early days. Now he isnt so afraid of them and runs around with them in his mouth, while pushing them to the ground to make them squeak.

Like all dogs, Jack has a mind of his own and it’s one funny mind at that!  I wish we were constantly taking pictures of Jack because we miss great photo opportunities.  Imagine a picture of him trying to jump onto our bed and not quite making it or him tumbling feet over head trying to stop when he saw something interesting.  He is a very curious and energetic dog at times and at other times he is so docile we like to call him our “Poseable Puppy”…we can literally put him in any position we want and he’ll stay.   For those that want to know what kind of demeanor a Yorkie Bichon puppy dog has… it’s a kind, friendly dog who loves to be chased around the kitchen table but at the same time beat you to the couch in order to sit on your lap.  They are very smart dogs as well and can quickly get a treat out of a kong toy by throwing it up in the air and letting it hit the ground.  Jack amazes us at times.

Hope you enjoy these funny pictures of some of the crazy things our doggy does.

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