Puppy care - Yorkshire Terriers need constant grooming

Yorkshire Terriers need constant grooming. Make sure you are trimming your puppy's hair growth on his ears. At the age of six months his ears will be firmly set. If the hair has grown out, then the ears will not set up firmly. Keeping the hair around his rear end trimmed will help eliminate the build-up of feces.

Make sure to use a clean, warm, wet wash cloth to remove the gunk around his eyes, as this could promote unwanted bacterial growth and may rot the hair around his eyes. Make sure to feed your Yorkshire Terrier Puppy quality healthy puppy dog food. Good-quality food is high in price, but will help avoid costly veterinarian bills due to allergy problems in the future.

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Puppy care - Biting is a given for a puppy

Biting is a given for a puppy. As long as you and your children understand, then you will be able to get through the puppy biting stages. Put puppy's chew toys in easily accessible areas of the house. You need to make sure you are telling the puppy the name of its toy as much as you can. This will help when the puppy starts biting in play, you can tell her to go get her "toy," "baby" or "rawhide."

Use short names for your puppy to understand. Never use slapping, kicking or pinching at your puppy's lower jaw to make her stop biting. Doing so can teach you puppy to be aggressive and may also cause her pain and problems in the future. If puppy does not stop playful biting, then be prepared to get up and leave. She will understand in time that biting makes the fun go away.

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Puppy care - Potty training is the hardest part of caring for your puppy

Potty training is the hardest part of caring for your puppy. There are a few techniques you could use to help her learn where to go potty. Using the crate method requires you to monitor your puppy closely when you put hr there to sleep or for running errands.

The puppy will consider the crate as her den and will decide she wants to keep it clean. The newspaper or litter box technique works if you watch your puppy closely and take her to that same spot each time she tries to potty. The outdoor technique is used if you desire to teach your puppy right away that outside is the potty area. You can combine all the techniques as well. As long as you are patient and do not scold your puppy harshly (which may scare your new puppy), she will start to understand where to go potty.

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Puppy care - Take your puppy to veterinarian as soon as you can

When you pick up your new Yorkshire Terrier puppy, take her to your veterinarian as soon as you can so she can have a checkup and be put on a schedule of shots.

A recommended schedule of puppy shots will be determined by your veterinarian, but here is an example of a standard puppy shots schedule: Six to seven weeks, the first round of combination shots or DHPPCv is administered; at nine weeks, the second round of DHPPCv is administered; 12 weeks is the third combination of shots, and your puppy may also be given a Lyme vaccination; at 16 weeks, the final combination of shots are given, and your puppy will be required by law to have her rabies vaccination; at 20 weeks, your puppy will receive her Parvovirus shot.

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Puppy care - Prepare your house for your new Yorkshire Terrier

Prepare your house for your new Yorkshire Terrier family member by designating a sleeping area. Use a crate (or kennel or cage) for your puppy to sleep within and to put him into when you need to leave to run errands. Designate the doors and hallways that need to be blocked by baby gates. Be sure to have an ample supply of chew toys for your puppy, as well, for when she begins teething.

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Puppy care - What is the best thing about caring for a Yorkshire Terrier puppy?

The years of loyal love and companionship you receive from her because you took the right steps of caring for her from the very beginning. The yorkshire terrier was bred to be a domestic little hunter. It loves to chase things and is very territorial. If you have other pets or plan to get more, you may need to reconsider a puppy of a terrier breed. However, the Yorkshire Terrier loves family and, with the proper care, will live a devoted and loving life.

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DOG FAQ - I will be bringing my new Yorkshire terrier puppy home soon, what do I need?

- A trusted qualified vet who specializes in smaller breeds
- Small kennel/crate
- Safe toys
- Grooming items, shampoo/conditioners, brush/comb
- Food (most often breeders recommend your Yorkshire terrier puppy maintain the same diet that he/she is on when adopted. If you’d like to change your Yorkshire terrier’s diet change it gradually to decrease the chances of an upset tummy.
- Soft bed
- Food/water dishes. Plastic food and water dishes normally are not recommended as they can harbor harmful bacteria.
- Harness type collar with leash
- Yorkshire Terrier handbooks for reference

There will be some things that you will need to purchase and have ready after you get your Yorkshire terrier. He will need a bed,dog food, toys, hair brushes, food and water bowl, leash, and collar. If you plan on transporting your Yorkshire terrier much, you will also need to get a pet carrier.

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DOG FAQ - What is the gestation period for a Yorkshire terrier?

The gestation period for the Yorkshire Terrier puppies will be 60 to 63 days.

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DOG FAQ - How much will my Yorkie pup weigh as an adult?

You can get a rough idea of your Yorkshire Terrier puppy’s eventual adult height and weight by doubling the puppy’s height and weight at 13 weeks of age. Also knowing the weight of your puppy’s parents can give you an idea too. There normally are no guarantees on how much your Yorkshire Terrier puppy will weigh when he/she is an adult. Some breeder’s might put a guarantee for weight on their contract, but seldom do you find such a guarantee. Genetics is almost impossible to determine.

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DOG FAQ - What is the best puppy food to give to my Yorkshire Terrier?

A high quality puppy dry kibble should be adequate for your Yorkshire Terrier. Most types of puppy food is of personal preference regarding food brands, wet or dry, homemade, holistic, etc.

Some Yorkshire Terriers have been known to be finicky eaters and refuse to eat. Offering plain rice, boiled chicken, cottage cheese, scrambled eggs, plain yogurt, chicken livers, baby meat sticks, etc are often given in helps to boost your Yorkshire Terrier’s appetite. Healthy human snacks can consist of carrots and small pieces of fruit. With any sudden diet change your Yorkshire Terrier might experience an upset tummy ending in diarrhea. Gradual change in any Yorkshire Terrier diet is suggested.

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DOG FAQ - Where can I find a Yorkie puppy and find a good honest breeder?

Breeders fit into categories and like any business there are levels of desirability. There are the high profile professionals, those who exhibit and advertise regularly being dedicated fanciers, and then there are the “Mom and Pop” breeders who have litters just a few times also known as “back yard breeders (BYBs)”.

Research on your part, trust in the breeder, and learning as much as you can about any breeder will help in the search for your Yorkshire Terrier puppy. Internet searches, local newspapers, and visiting dog shows can give you insight and breeder information. Time, patience, and trust is worth a million in your search for your Yorkie pup.

Another method of finding a breeder is by a personal referral from someone you trust. If you know someone that has a Yorkie locally, ask where they got their Yorkie from and if they are happy with the breeder. Most will be happy to give you honest opinions about their breeder. Also, you can ask for recommendations from YorkieTalk members, ask in the YorkieTalk Regional Forums, or look in the Yorkies For Sale forum. It may be better to trust YorkieTalk members who have been around a while (members with a few hundred posts or more). There are also quite a few reputable breeders on YorkieTalk as well that people have gotten Yorkshire Terrier from with satisfaction.

DOG FAQ - Are Yorkshire Terrier hard to housebreak?

Any breed of dog can be housebroken. Smaller breeds of dogs have been known to possibly take longer. It seems that some Yorkshire Terrier take years to fully housebreak while others only take a couple weeks or months. Personal preference to use puppy pads for inside housebreaking or outside training will work with the proper training “techniques” which training manuals are highly recommended. What works for one Yorkshire Terrier might not for another. Some Yorkshire Terrier owners use the kennel method, other owners designate a small area of the house to contain the Yorkshire Terrier in until the Yorkshire Terrier is mature enough to have full rein of the house and is completely housebroken. Patience and dedication with positive reinforcement is the key to housebreaking your Yorkshire Terrier.

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DOG FAQ - Why is my puppy not eating and sleeping all the time? He/she seems to not have any energy and is weak.

- Hypoglycemia is a disorder of the central nervous system caused by low blood sugar. It can occur most often in small, young, stressed, or active Why is my puppy not eating and sleeping all the time? He/she seems to not have any energy and is weak.

- Hypoglycemia is a disorder of the central nervous system caused by low blood sugar. It can occur most often in small, young, stressed, or active Yorkshire Terrier due to not being able to store enough glucose (sugar) within their system.

- Signs such as sleepiness, weakness, and loss of appetite and or coordination may appear suddenly. Left untreated, the condition can worsen until the dog has seizures, loses consciousness, and dies.

- Nutrical is a vitamin supplement provided by your vet should be administered immediately to your puppy. If Nutrical is not readily available upon your Yorkshire Terrier symptoms offer sugar water or syrup or honey in very small amounts. Seek immediate veterinary care. due to not being able to store enough glucose (sugar) within their system.

Signs such as sleepiness, weakness, and loss of appetite and or coordination may appear suddenly. Left untreated, the condition can worsen until the dog has seizures, loses consciousness, and dies.

* Nutrical is a vitamin supplement provided by your vet should be administered immediately to your Yorkshire Terrier. If Nutrical is not readily available upon your pups symptoms offer sugar water or syrup or honey in very small amounts. Seek immediate veterinary care.

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PUPPY FEEDING

At a young age Yorkshire Terrier puppies will be energetic and will burn calories very easily. At first it is a good idea to feed them about four times a day. By doing this you are allowing them to get all the necessary nutrition they need. If you were to try and feed them all of it at once they may either burn it all before the end of the day and then go to sleep hungry, be sick because of the excess amount or leave part of the food because they can't finish it.

By feeding them in small amounts periodically every day they will get into a routine that will let them know that once they start getting hungry there will be food for them soon.

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