My two show silkies actually get a bath twice, the get conditioned every Sat/Sun and then are put in oil around the middle of the week...they are also brushed twice a day and I have some oil based product that I also put on them. Since they are show dogs, we have to really protect their coats since they play outside so much.
Our pet girls get a bath once a week to week and half...this keeps them clean but doesn't seem to dry them out too much!! We use some oil base products on their hair to reestablish their naturals oil after each bath.
I think you have to do what works best for you and your little ones...each yorkie is different and requires different coat maintaince. I don't think their is any "right or wrong" way to care for the coat, esp. for just pet yorkies!!
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