Since a dog’s vision is generally limited, he does not rely on it alone but uses other senses to augment it.
Your yorkie may not recognize a specific person at a distance; he may have to get close enough to see features and smell and hear before recognizing who it is.
Yorkies do discriminate among intensities of light, so they see hues – shadows of light and dark. However, since there are no color receptors on the canine retina, dogs are color-blind. Their discrimination of form and pattern...
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When you bring a new teacup yorkie puppy home with you, here are some points to consider on his first night:
The location of your teacup yorkie puppy’s bed is perhaps more important than the bed itself. A draft-free corner in a well-ventilated room is a good spot. The bed itself does not need to be elaborate, but it should be large enough to accommodate the young puppy comfortably.
A washable material should be used as a blanket, and since fleas and other bugs can hide in bedding, the whole...
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Because your yorkie uses his mouth to fidget the way we would use our hands, the nervous idiosyncrasies he may develop are generally oral.
They might start out as a reaction to some emotional disturbance such as a kennel stay, or in physical response to a long-standing itch or sore. With time, they just become something to do.
“Suckling”
Some dogs suckle like a puppy on you, your possessions, or another pet, kneading with their forefeet. One theory holds that this is a sexually-based form...
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This reasonably common but potentially dangerous oral fixation often develops into self-mutilation.
A dog may start licking at his own body for any number of reasons, but licking can become so obsessive that some Yorkshire Terriers develop a positive mania for it.
If your yorkie suddenly starts licking at one particular spot on the skin – frequently between his toes or other spots around the foot area – check to see if there is a skin irritation that needs veterinary attention.
If you find...
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For first time yorkie owners breeding their yorkies: The best help you can give is to leave the animals alone. If either or both are nervous, prevent panic and stop them from hurting each other by some gentle, soothing talk.
Some monogamous female yorkie will accept only one specific male of their choice and may violently refuse others. This seems a trait inherited from the wild, since many canines show this tendency. In general, however, females are relatively indiscriminate in their...
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