My Yorkie Bichon Mix

One of Jack’s favorite games is “playing” fetch.  In our condo we have a loft, so how we play is that I’ll throw his favorite toy up onto the loft and Jack will run up the stairs like a bat our of hell and grab his toy.  It works best when the toy is a squeaky toy because he’ll you can really get him revved up by “squeak squeak squeaking” it in his face.  One thing you’ll see, that I find hilarious is that Jack will peak over the edge, down from the loft, before coming down.  I think he does this to check and make sure I am still there. Here is a little video of us playing…

and here is another video where Jack decides he wants to stay up in the loft

One thing about Jack though is he may go get the ball, but you can be sure that he won’t give it back.  He loves to play keep away so I have to temp him with a treat or something more enticing in order for him to drop his toy.  This game you saw is usually a one time only thing.

This is a short video Val and I took when Jack was about 15 weeks old.   It’s amazing to think he was that small and also that dark in color.  At about 6 months old his coat really started to get lighter, but thank fully the cuteness stayed.  When I picked him out I had no idea what he would look like as he aged. I wasn’t to big on the bichon look and the white fur, but combining that with a yorkie coloring and snout ended up being quite the compliment.

Here’s the short video I promised…

I don’t know why, but every dog or cat that I’ve owned has wanted to take part, (read…get in the way) when the bed is being made.  I guess they think the moving sheets and thrown pillows are to enticing to pass up.  Jack, our Yorkie Bichon pup is no different!  As you can see from this short video, he got underneath the fitted pillow top and was having a little fun.

The Yorkie Bichon mix of dog, also called the Yochon, are generally an active breed.  Not to 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, but rather a few 30 minute play sessions throughout the day will do just fine.  Little Jack loves to play “catch me.”  A great way to tire him out is let him have a towel and just chase him around the house, heck it’s good exercise for you as well.  Let 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

Yochon’s 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’m 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 to 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!

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 “Pose-able 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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