YORKSHIRE TERRIER CARE GUIDE CHOKING FEEDING ROYAL CANIN LOW BLOOD SUGAR EASILY STEPPED OR SAT ON OUTSIDE DANGERS CLIPPING HAIR AROUND REAR-ENDS TROUBLE LOSING BABY TEETH EARS STANDING UP SENSITIVE ACTIVE I KNOW FROM EXPERIENCE THAT IT IS EASY TO PUT INSTRUCTIONS AWAY, WITH THE BEST INTENTIONS OF READING IT LATER. HOWEVER, SOME OF THESE GUIDELINES ARE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH FOR YOUR PUPPY. PLEASE READ CAREFULLY: BEFORE YOU READ ANY FARTHER, MAKE SURE YOU REALIZE THAT A YORKIE IS A HIGH MAINTENANCE DOG! THEY REQUIRE A LOT OF TIME, ATTENTION, AND HUMAN INTERACTION! EVEN MY BIGGEST PUPS ARE SMALL. THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A "TEACUP" YORKIE! SOMETIMES I DO HAVE ONE THAT IS EXTRA SMALL. THEY REQUIRE EXTRA ATTENTION, AND A CLOSE EYE ON THEM. I DON’T RECOMMEND THAT YOU PURCHASE A YORKIE, ESPECIALLY A VERY SMALL ONE, IF YOU ARE GONE A LOT, HAVE SMALL CHILDREN, OR IF YOU DON’T PLAN ON MAKING IT PART OF YOUR FAMILY. I BEG YOU TO READ UP ON THE BREED! THIS IS JUST A GUIDE, NOT A PROFESSIONAL BOOK! THEY CHOKE, THEY CHOKE, THEY CHOKE!! WHEN GIVING YOUR PUPPY FOOD, SNACK, OR MAYBE EVEN THE FORBIDDEN TIDBIT FROM THE TABLE, ALWAYS REMEMBER HOW SMALL THEIR THROATS ARE. UNLIKE MOST DOGS, THEY GET THE SMALLEST THINGS CAUGHT IN THEIR THROATS. CUT-UP EVERYTHING YOU GIVE TO THEM, INTO VERY SMALL PIECES! ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY ARE PUPPIES, AND A GOOD HABIT TO GET INTO THROUGHOUT THEIR LIFETIME. NOT ONLY ARE THEIR THROATS SMALL, THE SMALLER DOGS ALSO HAVE TROUBLE CHEWING SOMETHING BIGGER. I USE AND HIGHLY RECOMMEND "ROYAL CANIN PUPPY 33" UNTIL 10 MONTHS OF AGE, THEN SWITCH TO "ROYAL CANIN YORKSHIRE TERRIER 28". IT IS AVAILABLE AT POPULAR PET STORES SUCH AS PETSMART AND PETCO. TO LOCATE A STORE NEAR YOU, CLICK HERE MAKE SURE FOOD IS AVAILABLE TO THEM AT ALL TIMES! THEY WILL EAT SMALL AMOUNTS THROUGHOUT THE DAY, AND NIGHT. ADULTS USUALLY EAT BETWEEN ¼ TO ½ CUP A DAY. I ALSO RECOMMEND A HALTER LEASH, (NOT A COLLAR) DUE TO THEIR SMALL TRACHEA. A FERRET HALTER WORKS GREAT FOR THE SMALLER BABIES. YORKIES HAVE LOW BLOOD SUGAR UNTIL THEY ARE ABOUT 12 WEEKS OLD, AND LONGER IF THEY ARE A VERY SMALL. MAKE SURE THEY EAT WELL BEFORE THEY PLAY TOO HARD. IF THEY SEEM SLUGGISH, SHAKE, ACT DRUNK, HARD TO WAKE UP, OR EVEN VOMIT, GIVE A DIME-SIZE DOSE OF NUTRI-CAL, ON THEIR TONGUE, (KARO SYRUP WORKS IN A PINCH, DO NOT USE HONEY) AND CALL ME. IF THEY SEEM TO BE PLAYING REALLY HARD, STRESSFUL TRIPS TO THE VET, GROOMER OR TRAVELING LONG DISTANCES, IT WOULDN’T HURT TO GIVE THEM A DOSE TO BE SAFE. BUT YOU CAN OVERDO IT, SO NO MORE THAN ONCE OR TWICE A DAY. CALL ME IMMEDIATELY IF YOUR BABY DOESN’T EAT, (ESPECIALLY THE DAY YOU RECEIVE YOUR BABY) LOW BLOOD SUGAR CAN BE DEADLY!!! SCRAMBLED EGGS, CANNED FOOD, CHEESE, OR COOKED CHICKEN (CUT IN SMALL PIECES) CAN BE USED IN A DESPERATE ATTEMPT TO GET THEM TO EAT. WATCH WHERE YOU WALK, OR SIT. YOU WILL LEARN TO SCOOT YOUR FEET WHEN YOU WALK, AND ALWAYS WATCH WHERE YOU STEP. THEY RUN UNDER YOUR FEET, UNTIL THEY FIGURE OUT THAT IT MIGHT BE A DANGEROUS PRACTICE. THE OTHER THING I NOTICED WITH ALL MY DOGS, IS THEY WILL JUMP ON THE COUCH OR CHAIR, AND LOOK UP AT YOU LOVINGLY. YOU MOVE THEM OVER SO YOU CAN SIT NEXT TO THEM AND AS YOU TURN TO SIT, THEY JUMP UNDER YOU, AND END UP GETTING SAT ON! I LEARNED TO HOLD THEM AS YOU ARE SITTING. UNTIL THEY HAVE LEARNED TO GET OUT OF YOUR WAY, BE VERY CAREFUL!! IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO KEEP THEM OFF OF COUCH OR IN BED WITH YOU, SO BE CAREFUL HOW THEY GET DOWN. SERIOUS INJURIES CAN OCCUR FROM JUMPING OFF OF FURNITURE AND CAN RESULT IN HURT KNEES, BROKEN BONES, AND EVEN DEATH. I'VE HEARD SEVERAL HORROR STORIES OF BROKEN NECKS FROM JUMPING OFF THE BACK OF THE COUCH. YOU CAN BUILD OR PURCHASE DOG STAIRS AND RAMPS TO HELP THEM GET ON AND OFF THE FURNITURE AND BEDS. NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN ALONE WITH BABIES!! MANY YORKIES, (EVEN 12 LB) HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO MEET THEIR DEMISE TO OUTSIDE DANGERS! OTHER DOGS, HAWKS, OWLS, AND COYOTES, HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO CARRY THEM OFF. USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN YOUR DOG IS OUTSIDE, AND ALWAYS STAY WITH THEM! PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO STEAL THEM TOO. OWNER’S REPORT THEM STOLEN OUT OF THEIR YARD, AND ONE NEW OWNER HAD HER BABY STOLEN WHILE PAYING FOR GAS! BE ON YOUR GUARD AT ALL TIMES. FOR INSIDE THE HOUSE I USE REUSABLE (WASHABLE) POTTY PADS FROM http://www.personallypaws.com/ THEY ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FROM OTHER SOURCES AS WELL. THEY WORK GREAT AND ARE MUCH MORE ATTRACTIVE THAN THE REGULAR DISPOSABLE PADS. YORKIES ARE CAPABLE OF THAT LONG BEAUTIFUL HAIR. IT TAKES A LOT OF WORK TO KEEP THEM BEAUTIFUL. EVEN IF YOU DECIDE TO KEEP THEIR COATS SHORT, YOU NEED TO KEEP THEIR REAR-ENDS CLIPPED SHORT. THE HAIR TENDS TO GET IN THE WAY, WHEN THEY POTTY. EVENTUALLY, THERE IS A BUILD-UP, AND THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO POOP. THIS COULD BE VERY SERIOUS, AND NEEDS TO BE WATCHED, EVEN AS ADULTS. WHEN YOUR PUPPY IS 6-8 MONTHS OLD, YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT AN ADULT TOOTH IS NOT GROWING ALONG SIDE OF HIS/HER PUPPY TOOTH. IT IS VERY COMMON TO HAVE TROUBLE LOSING THEIR PUPPY TEETH. A TRIP TO THE VET WILL BE WARRANTED, FOR SOME TOOTH PULLING. DUE TO EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF TARTAR, THEIR TEETH WILL NEED AT LEAST YEARLY CLEANING FROM YOUR VET. DAILY BRUSHING SEEMS TO HELP REDUCE TARTAR. YOUR PUPPY WILL HAVE THE TIPS OF HIS EARS SHAVED, JUST A LITTLE HELP IN KEEPING HIS/HER EARS UP. THEY WILL GO UP AND DOWN, AS THEY TEETH, BUT SHOULD BE UP AFTER A FEW MONTHS OLD. IF THEY FOLD DOWN IN HALF, TAPING MIGHT BE NECESSARY. YORKIES ARE VERY SENSITIVE TO YOUR MOODS! THEY JUST MELT IF THEY THINK YOU ARE MAD AT THEM, BE SURE TO LET THEM KNOW THAT YOU STILL LOVE THEM, EVEN IF THEY DID DO SOMETHING BAD. NEVER HIT OR KICK THEM. A FIRM, “NO” IS USUALLY SUFFICIENT. THEY WILL RUN TO YOU, IF THEY ARE IN TROUBLE, JUST TO GET THAT REASSURANCE. CHAOS IN THE HOUSE WILL MAKE THEM SHIVER IN FEAR, AS WELL AS TRIPS TO THE VET, AND UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES TO THEM. BE SURE TO LET THEM KNOW EVERYTHING IS OK. THEY NEED LOTS OF LOVE, AND ATTENTION! YORKIES ARE VERY ACTIVE. ESPECIALLY UP TO ABOUT 10 MONTHS OLD. THEY ARE VERY ATHLETIC, AND LIKE TO RUN! THEY SETTLE DOWN TO BE QUITE THE LAP DOG, AS ADULTS. YORKIES ALSO LIKE TO CHEW. THERE ARE MANY CHEW TOYS AVAILABLE ON THE MARKET. YOU SHOULD FIND ONE THAT IS THE RIGHT SIZE FOR YOUR YORKIE. A WORD TO THE WISE, KEEP ALL PAPER OUT OF REACH. PUPPIES ARE THE WORST, BUT EVEN MY ADULTS LOVE TO CHEW PAPER, ESPECIALLY MAGAZINES AND PHONE BOOKS. FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME AT ANY TIME! CHARLOTTE NEUSE (361)798-5895 Email Home | Sires | Dams | Pedigrees Guarantee | Nursery | About Us | Links | Pricing Standard | Care Guide | Previous Puppies | Email