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Nancy1999 · 01-12-2007, 09:16 AM

Do you have any tips that you think might be helpful to others? Maybe things that you read about or discovered on your own that really worked well for you and your Yorkie.
My tip involves warming things in microwave. I always warm Joey's bath towel for about 30 seconds, and today little Joey was shivering, and I warmed up his blanky; instantly he stop shivering.

WARNING: MAKE SURE THERE ARE NO WET SPOTS ON BLANKET OR TOWEL WHEN WARMING THEM AND ALWAYS TEST.

Do you have any tips that you would like to share?

Nancy

Nikki+2 · 01-12-2007, 11:36 AM

Oh, I'll have to pass the microwave tip on to my mom. She lives in NC and her little Sophie is always cold.

I was just giving my guys baths today so a grooming tip is fresh in my mind. After bathing while the conditioner is setting I take a flea comb to comb the goo out of their eyes. Them I spray the mustache with CC Ice on Ice and comb through really good with the flea comb. Sugar's hair is too thick so I use a fine tooth comb on him. This makes sure there is no goo or food debris left and the Ice on Ice helps keep new stuff from sticking and makes their mustaches lay nicer. Just make sure you cover the eyes and nose really well. I cover one eye and nose and do one side, then the same on the other.

Good thread! I'll be checking back to see what everyone else has to add.

marcerella02 · 01-12-2007, 11:50 AM

this is for feeding.. if there are days when layla seems uninterested in food (and i'm sure all moms worry on those days) i put some of her kibble in her Kong and plug it with a treat.. layla thinks the food is a treat too because it came out of her Kong and she will eat it!

also something we tried last night for the first time and LOVE!! layla has VERY dry skin and last night she had an oatmeal bath (i put oatmeal in a stocking and bathed her with it) and her skin is 99% better! im' sure if i do this every week it will just continue to improve! it's our new favorite thing!!

Nancy1999 · 01-12-2007, 12:55 PM

I just love tips! My breeder told me that when putting their hair in a topknot; always slide your comb between rubber band and skin. This keeps the topknot from being too tight. Some dogs have been known to have the skin die and/or loss of hair from a too tight topknot.

Jenn218 · 01-12-2007, 01:10 PM

Great tips! I can't think of any of mine right now, but when I do, I will definitely post! Can't wait to see all the other tips!

Little Bit · 01-12-2007, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Nikki+2

Oh, I'll have to pass the microwave tip on to my mom. She lives in NC and her little Sophie is always cold.

I was just giving my guys baths today so a grooming tip is fresh in my mind. After bathing while the conditioner is setting I take a flea comb to comb the goo out of their eyes. Them I spray the mustache with CC Ice on Ice and comb through really good with the flea comb. Sugar's hair is too thick so I use a fine tooth comb on him. This makes sure there is no goo or food debris left and the Ice on Ice helps keep new stuff from sticking and makes their mustaches lay nicer. Just make sure you cover the eyes and nose really well. I cover one eye and nose and do one side, then the same on the other.

Good thread! I'll be checking back to see what everyone else has to add.

I will have to try that, I have a hard time getting the nose mustaches to lay down.

Nancy

my2boyz · 01-12-2007, 05:25 PM

When I feed the boyz their soft food it's cold so I put it on their plates and warm it in the microwave for 9 seconds and it's perfect.

At night before we lay on the couch together I throw their blanket in the dryer for a few minutes to warm it up...they love that!

Our first Yorkie, Boog, didn't like his feet to be messed with so I had a hard time trimming his nails for a long time but I found that if I laid him on his back on my lap I could trim his nails with no trouble.

Brookef18 · 01-12-2007, 06:28 PM

This one might seem mean but it is the only way to brush chewy's teeth!

I have to hold the hair on the side of his mouth... He is learning that if he doesn't pull it won't hurt... But he doesn't like it...BUT HIS TEETH ARE CLEAN! (I sit on the floor or the couch when I do this!!)

Dawn125 · 01-12-2007, 07:13 PM

Heres another nail trimming tip...smear some cream cheese or any type of cheese or peanut butter on your counter and trim the nails while the dog frantically tries to lick up the treat.

Brookef18 · 01-12-2007, 07:14 PM

When we went to puppy school, we used hand signals. WE used sign languge to teach chewy sit, stay, and come. Now when Aubrey's deaf friend comes to visist she can tell chewy to sit and he will! (We are still working on come big time...Stay isn't working out real good either!) But he does sit real well!!!! It is very cool!

miezzi · 01-12-2007, 07:59 PM

When my babies come in from outside and its been snowing or its really cold, I always have their towels in the dryer warming up, so when they come in, they have nice warm towels to warm up in! I also do this for their baths!!!

I also have baby wipes for my babies for after they go poopoo or peepee....Just the thought of them wanting to lay on me after they have....always gave me the....eeeewwwwsssss......so I always wipe their tooshies and their wee wees to make sure they are nice and clean! Just knowing they are cleaned when they sleep on me makes me feels soooo much better! LOL!!!!!

Brookef18 · 01-12-2007, 08:06 PM

I use a cat nail cutter to cut Chewy's nails...I also use a muzzle because he hates the nails being cut and he tries to bite!!! He is getting better though...

sashajade · 01-12-2007, 08:23 PM

when sasha wouldnt eat i would make plane or train sounds and pretend the fork was flying and low and behold she would eat it

zac wont let the vet clip his nails he goes mad flipping off the table and biting but he will now let me do it and is really good, i use to put him on his back on my lap and after i cut one id tell him what a good boy he was and lift him up and give him a treat, i did the same after each nail, and after doing that a few times i stopped giving him the treat after each nail and only gave him it after i done them all, hes good as gold now when im doing them but still wont let the vet lol

Brookef18 · 01-12-2007, 08:27 PM

After Chewy got neutered, he was given this gross liquid medication that he would not eat...So i dripped it on small peices of bread and spred chicken baby food on it and he had the best little snack tray in his life once a day till the meds were gone!!! it really worked well.

Nancy1999 · 01-13-2007, 08:18 AM

These are some really great tips. I read on another thread to put pantyhose/ kneehigh's on dog's paw allowing the nails to poke through. This pulls the hair back making it easier to cut the nails.

01-12-2007, 09:16 AM	#1
Nancy1999 I ♥ Joey & Ralphie! Donating Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Arizona Posts: 25,396 Blog Entries: 2	Your Best Tips Do you have any tips that you think might be helpful to others? Maybe things that you read about or discovered on your own that really worked well for you and your Yorkie. My tip involves warming things in microwave. I always warm Joey's bath towel for about 30 seconds, and today little Joey was shivering, and I warmed up his blanky; instantly he stop shivering. WARNING: MAKE SURE THERE ARE NO WET SPOTS ON BLANKET OR TOWEL WHEN WARMING THEM AND ALWAYS TEST. Do you have any tips that you would like to share? Nancy

01-12-2007, 11:36 AM	#2
Nikki+2 I heart Sugar Donating Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 7,373	Oh, I'll have to pass the microwave tip on to my mom. She lives in NC and her little Sophie is always cold. I was just giving my guys baths today so a grooming tip is fresh in my mind. After bathing while the conditioner is setting I take a flea comb to comb the goo out of their eyes. Them I spray the mustache with CC Ice on Ice and comb through really good with the flea comb. Sugar's hair is too thick so I use a fine tooth comb on him. This makes sure there is no goo or food debris left and the Ice on Ice helps keep new stuff from sticking and makes their mustaches lay nicer. Just make sure you cover the eyes and nose really well. I cover one eye and nose and do one side, then the same on the other. Good thread! I'll be checking back to see what everyone else has to add. __________________ "If you have men who will exclude any of God’s creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who will deal likewise with their fellow men." — St. Francis of Assisi, 1181-1226

01-12-2007, 11:50 AM	#3
marcerella02 Loved by Layla Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 11,257	this is for feeding.. if there are days when layla seems uninterested in food (and i'm sure all moms worry on those days) i put some of her kibble in her Kong and plug it with a treat.. layla thinks the food is a treat too because it came out of her Kong and she will eat it! also something we tried last night for the first time and LOVE!! layla has VERY dry skin and last night she had an oatmeal bath (i put oatmeal in a stocking and bathed her with it) and her skin is 99% better! im' sure if i do this every week it will just continue to improve! it's our new favorite thing!! __________________ http://misscanam.blogspot.com/ Layla 's Simon

01-12-2007, 01:10 PM	#5
Jenn218 Mojo, LilyGrace & Me Donating Member Moderator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: cuddling with my babies<3 Posts: 17,329	Great tips! I can't think of any of mine right now, but when I do, I will definitely post! Can't wait to see all the other tips! __________________ Hi I'm Jenn Mom to..... Mojo,LilyGrace & DD Kate RIP Mojo FOREVER in our hearts!

01-12-2007, 06:28 PM	#8
Brookef18 Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Cape Cod Ma Posts: 1,855	This one might seem mean but it is the only way to brush chewy's teeth! I have to hold the hair on the side of his mouth... He is learning that if he doesn't pull it won't hurt... But he doesn't like it...BUT HIS TEETH ARE CLEAN! (I sit on the floor or the couch when I do this!!) __________________ Brooke (Chewy's and Sadie's Mom) visit us on dogster dogster.com/dogs/700047

01-12-2007, 12:55 PM	#4
Nancy1999 I ♥ Joey & Ralphie! Donating Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Arizona Posts: 25,396 Blog Entries: 2	I just love tips! My breeder told me that when putting their hair in a topknot; always slide your comb between rubber band and skin. This keeps the topknot from being too tight. Some dogs have been known to have the skin die and/or loss of hair from a too tight topknot.

01-12-2007, 05:25 PM	#7
my2boyz Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In my house :) Posts: 5,219	When I feed the boyz their soft food it's cold so I put it on their plates and warm it in the microwave for 9 seconds and it's perfect. At night before we lay on the couch together I throw their blanket in the dryer for a few minutes to warm it up...they love that! Our first Yorkie, Boog, didn't like his feet to be messed with so I had a hard time trimming his nails for a long time but I found that if I laid him on his back on my lap I could trim his nails with no trouble.

01-12-2007, 07:13 PM	#9
Dawn125 YT Addict Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Central California Posts: 445	Heres another nail trimming tip...smear some cream cheese or any type of cheese or peanut butter on your counter and trim the nails while the dog frantically tries to lick up the treat. __________________ Dawn (Brandy & Titan's mom)

01-12-2007, 07:14 PM	#10
Brookef18 Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Cape Cod Ma Posts: 1,855	When we went to puppy school, we used hand signals. WE used sign languge to teach chewy sit, stay, and come. Now when Aubrey's deaf friend comes to visist she can tell chewy to sit and he will! (We are still working on come big time...Stay isn't working out real good either!) But he does sit real well!!!! It is very cool! __________________ Brooke (Chewy's and Sadie's Mom) visit us on dogster dogster.com/dogs/700047

01-12-2007, 07:59 PM	#11
miezzi I Love My 3 Lovebugs! Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: north east ohio Posts: 4,776	When my babies come in from outside and its been snowing or its really cold, I always have their towels in the dryer warming up, so when they come in, they have nice warm towels to warm up in! I also do this for their baths!!! I also have baby wipes for my babies for after they go poopoo or peepee....Just the thought of them wanting to lay on me after they have....always gave me the....eeeewwwwsssss......so I always wipe their tooshies and their wee wees to make sure they are nice and clean! Just knowing they are cleaned when they sleep on me makes me feels soooo much better! LOL!!!!! __________________ ~Mandy~Proud Mommie to Luigi, Brasco & Livi

01-12-2007, 08:06 PM	#12
Brookef18 Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Cape Cod Ma Posts: 1,855	I use a cat nail cutter to cut Chewy's nails...I also use a muzzle because he hates the nails being cut and he tries to bite!!! He is getting better though... __________________ Brooke (Chewy's and Sadie's Mom) visit us on dogster dogster.com/dogs/700047

01-12-2007, 08:23 PM	#13
sashajade YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: kent england Posts: 1,646	when sasha wouldnt eat i would make plane or train sounds and pretend the fork was flying and low and behold she would eat it zac wont let the vet clip his nails he goes mad flipping off the table and biting but he will now let me do it and is really good, i use to put him on his back on my lap and after i cut one id tell him what a good boy he was and lift him up and give him a treat, i did the same after each nail, and after doing that a few times i stopped giving him the treat after each nail and only gave him it after i done them all, hes good as gold now when im doing them but still wont let the vet lol __________________ Facebook group yorkies & small terriers worlwide needing fur-ever homes & deathrow Zac Brandi Suki

01-12-2007, 08:27 PM	#14
Brookef18 Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Cape Cod Ma Posts: 1,855	After Chewy got neutered, he was given this gross liquid medication that he would not eat...So i dripped it on small peices of bread and spred chicken baby food on it and he had the best little snack tray in his life once a day till the meds were gone!!! it really worked well. __________________ Brooke (Chewy's and Sadie's Mom) visit us on dogster dogster.com/dogs/700047

01-13-2007, 08:18 AM	#15
Nancy1999 I ♥ Joey & Ralphie! Donating Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Arizona Posts: 25,396 Blog Entries: 2	These are some really great tips. I read on another thread to put pantyhose/ kneehigh's on dog's paw allowing the nails to poke through. This pulls the hair back making it easier to cut the nails.