Bathing dogs is not something that needs to be done too often. In fact, too-frequent bathing may be harmful because it removes the natural oils and encourages a variety of skin problems.

Three or four baths a year are probably more than sufficient, depending on the kind of life your yorkie lives. Frequent brushing is more important. Continue Reading

A Yorkshire terrier dog, coming as a raw recruit to a new home and master, requires considerable patience and understanding. Left to himself, he will develop under the influence of his subconscious instincts, many of which are undesirable under domestic conditions.

Some of these instincts have to be suppressed; others can be made use of and guided into special channels. Continue Reading

Some dogs are forever seeking fights with other dogs, but this problem doesn’t usually become seriously engrained until the animal is two to three years old. You should be able to observe early signs of such a propensity in your yorkie and begin corrective reprimands before it’s too late.

Some precociously pugnacious pups grow into nasty dogs that are never completely reliable and have to be watched constantly. Continue Reading

A Yorkie fight in progress is entirely different from one that’s just brewing or threatening. A ferocious full-blown fight can start in a split second; one in progress, the pace is fast and furious.

Flailing bodies, bared fangs, snapping jaws, the snarling and growling all blur together with lightning speed. To stop the action, you must act rapidly – and surely. Continue Reading

Certain basic dos and don’ts can make your home and surroundings far more amiable for your yorkie. Your world is full of potential hazards for an animal. Simply taking a few protective measures can help ensure your yorkie’s safety.

Many an emergency veterinary visit arose because of an accident that a little simple forethought could have avoided. A fishbone in the throat, a tennis ball or corn cob lodged in the stomach, a needle stuck in the skin, or paint on the pads of the feet are all common. Continue Reading

Some yorkies become so overly attached and dependent on their owners that they remain emotionally a perpetual pup. When this type of dog is separated from the owners for whatever reason, there can be adverse results.

Refusal to eat, constipation, diarrhea, and general physical exhaustion may be the result of such emotional stress. Such over-attached yorkies may literally pine away, slowly deteriorating and perhaps even dying. Continue Reading

The urinary patterns of both male and female Yorkshire terriers are instinctive and depend on inherited physiological and psychological characteristics. The physical stance taken during urination is most indicative of the differences.

Both male and female defecate in the same manner, and as pups they also urinate the same way – squatting, with all four legs extended, abdomen lowered, and tail raised. Continue Reading

It is most important to select a yorkie for stable temperament and trainability. Either a male or a female – dog or bitch as they are called – will make a good pet, given proper training.

Thus the question of sex is really up to you. Female yorkie owners claim they are gentler, quieter, and better pets in general. Owners of male yorkies, on the other hand, claim their pets are livelier and have more outgoing, vigorous personalities. Continue Reading

Some people get their dogs either from private homes, breeders, pet shops, animal shelters, or off the street. But where your teacup yorkie comes from can be very important in determining what you are getting.

Professional breeders and are business people. Animals are their merchandise, and they are usually interested in maintaining good health conditions. If you get your teacup yorkie from a reputable breeder, you can feel reasonably sure it is healthy. Continue Reading

A dog’s skin is an organ of his body, forming a protective layer over the bones, muscles, and internal organs. The skin has few pain receptors and is sparsely supplied with blood vessels.

However, certain unprotected structures such as the ears have an increased blood supply. Yorkies don’t get welts when bruised, since the skin is affixed very loosely to the flesh and muscles beneath it. This way, the epidermis can slide beneath a blow, affording greater protection from injury. Continue Reading

The teacup yorkie mother will care for her new family herself for the first three to four weeks. She will keep the brood clean; and as long as the teacup puppies are warm and getting enough to eat, they will be quiet and sleep most of the time.

If they aren’t happy, however, they won’t hesitate to let everyone know. Your main concern is the mother’s needs and keeping the temperature at the right level. Continue Reading

The secret to successful lactation is keeping the mother strong and well-nourished. A nursing teacup yorkie has to eat a lot of food and drink a lot of milk or water.

Supplements can be especially helpful at this time. If you don’t take care of the teacup yorkie mom’s nutritional needs, the puppies will drain her reserves, and you could end up by the time she finishes nursing with an emaciated dog. Continue Reading

Weaning is the separation of the young yorkie puppy from the mother, or in the case, of orphans, from the substitute mother. Start weaning at two, three, or even four weeks of age, depending on the size of puppies, the number of litter, and the milk supply available.

Now you will be the provider of food. Wean gradually so as to slowly decrease the yorkie puppies’ dependence on the mother’s milk. Her milk will slowly dry off, and the food you offer the yorkie puppies in weaning should increase, as should the yorkie mom’s intake. Continue Reading

Make a comprehensive list containing your yorkie’s date of birth, sex, breed, coat, length, hair texture, unusual aspects, color, eyes, ears, marking, tail length, height, license number and renewal date, and inoculations.

This will be an easy reference guide to the essential descriptive information about your yorkie. It is also a great help not to have to solely rely on memory, so keep a good photograph in addition to your list and keep them together. Continue Reading

Considering adopting a teacup yorkie? Yorkshire Terriers as they are commonly called belong to the family of toy breeds. Taking care of yorkies requires a big responsibility on your part. Because of their relatively small size, they are prone to several health issues. Here we will develop an understanding of teacup yorkie adoption. Continue Reading

Digging at the earth around the base of plants is another habit that dogs develop. If your yorkie likes to dig inside flowerpots indoors, cut out a disk of screening or chicken wire to fit inside the pot.

Cut out one or more circles to fit around the plant’s trunk or stems and bury the screening just under the soil. Now when he goes to dig at the earth, your yorkie will catch his nails or teeth in it, making it uncomfortable for him, and he will stop. Continue Reading

If your yorkie puppy halts at every spot to relieve himself, drifts ahead, lags behind, heels wide, lurches at passerby, bites at your arm, plays with the leash, attacks other dogs, pulls you through doors, or rushes ahead into elevators – he needs additional training work.

When your yorkie puppy wants to relieve himself, you should allow him to sniff around a little: that is normal pre-elimination behavior. Do not, however, allow him to sniff constantly and stop and urinate a few drops on everything. Continue Reading

Don’t expect your teacup yorkie to control him if your schedule is really erratic. Additionally, a dog with a bladder infection or an older dog with kidney problems shouldn’t be kept away from a toilet area.

Under these conditions, give in a little and train your teacup yorkie to go both inside on paper or outside when walked. The only problem with this type is that when paper if left down in the house, a dog will generally use it if he feels even the slightest urge. Continue Reading

If your yorkie dog crawls along the ground toward you or your friends as though you were going to beat him when he gets there, it can make you feel terrible – especially when your yorkie rolls over and urinates a little in submission after he reaches you.

This behavior needs to be normalized. You may not cure him completely, but hopefully you will achieve enough success that your yorkie dog won’t make you feel like an ogre. Continue Reading

With a fear biter, it is his defensiveness and fear of being hurt that pose the problem. He’s only looking to avoid the danger his deluded mind anticipates from every source.

This trait may begin as an extreme wariness of large, noisy, or unusual objects, and progress to overt aggression as he matures. Don’t praise or try to comfort this type of yorkie when he shows fear; this only reinforces the reaction. Continue Reading

Food is so basic to a yorkie’s life that it can spawn all sorts of problems. Stopping these bad habits will help avid many upset stomachs and may even prevent poisoning if your yorkie ingests something he shouldn’t. Continue Reading

Some yorkie male puppies “show their lipstick” when petted or excited. These erections are simply and emotional response to handling really an involuntary reflex that is best ignored.

With the onset of sexual maturity at about six months, however, a dog may show precocious sexual habits. At this time, some yorkies start mounting objects. It is most common in dogs ranging from six to eighteen months of age, and naturally enough is seen far more in males than females. Continue Reading

This is one time you don’t need a huge dog, because your pet is usually hidden behind closed doors and no one can see his size.

The yorkie’s barking alone is usually sufficient to chase off anyone hanging around for illicit purposes, who wants to attract as little attention as possible. Just keep in mind that if your yorkie doesn’t manage to keep out an intruder, he may get hurt or stolen. Continue Reading

The only way to encourage your teacup yorkie to be obedient is to let him know the right thing is being done. To do this, a pleasant experience or reward of some sort must follow the desired action.

When calling their pets, some owners tempt them with a reward for food, feeling that this will make the dog come running. But you shouldn’t resort to this unless your teacup yorkie won’t listen any other way. Continue Reading

The new arrival of a teacup yorkie puppy in your home needs special attention because it’s a particularly vulnerable time for him. Unfamiliar surroundings and people can disconcert any animal, especially a young puppy.

Newly separated from his mother and littermates, alone – perhaps for the first time – a teacup yorkie pup is bound to feel frightened. Make sure his first introduction to his new home is not too stressful, or it could cause emotional upsets that might be long-lasting. Continue Reading

You should be able to recognize an unfriendly animal so as to correct him in time – or if necessary, to protect yourself. Dogs are not always as friendly as most people expect them to be, and you can annoy one into growling and nipping simply by approaching him.

Fortunately, almost every dog will warn you or signal his intentions in some way. A yorkie’s tail held high and almost vertically, wagged stiffly and quickly, is an aggressive signal. Continue Reading

Yorkies’ sense of pleasure is not the same as ours, but runs mostly to the olfactory delights of sniffing and licking at carrion and other strong-smelling materials in places where we might find repulsive. Continue Reading

Dogs normally have five nails on each front paw, and four on the hind paws. The extras are dewclaws, which grow above the foot on the inside of the leg and are vestigial digits or nails of a once-useful toe.

Certain yorkie dogs even have double dewclaws, and some have them on the hind feet as well. They serve no purpose now, and often have to be surgically removed from active yorkies lest they get snagged and cause an injury. Continue Reading

If the yorkie mom dies, or the quantity of her milk is inadequate to feed the litter, you should get a foster mother who is lactating properly to take her place.

But in attempting to have the yorkie puppies adopted, be careful in introducing them or the new mother may reject or kill them. Rub the orphan all over with milk from the foster mother and/ or droppings from her natural offspring. Continue Reading

Cats have long been reputed to be the archenemies of dogs, and judging by the behavior of some yorkies, the myth might contain a grain of truth.

In actuality, however, cats and dogs rarely hate each other naturally. A dog generally chases a cat simply because the cat runs away. When this happens, the yorkie follows his natural instinct. Continue Reading

There are innumerable reasons why some yorkies have housebreaking lapses. No matter what they are, however, all breaks in training must be corrected, promptly and firmly.

You have to handle mistakes with the understanding that one or two can turn into a full-fledged habit unless dealt with properly. Continue Reading

When trying to learn the fundamental skills on how to take care of a Yorkie puppy, you need to understand that the Yorkshire Terrier is a breed of dog that possesses special characteristics and may require special needs. Here we will look at the basics of how to look after a Yorkie puppy. Continue Reading