I am new to this site and a first time Yorkie owner, they are so asume!! Ours is casey, and he is almost 11 months old. We live in Minn, and had a very cold and hard winter. However our Casey barks when he needs to go out, he does not dawdle out there.
I found some pets eye pads, that work very well for cleaning his eyes, and are not harmful to his eyes. He actually likes getting them cleaned. However its aconstant thing with him, I was told the key is to keep the hair very short by their eyes. Hard to do as it grows so fast. He gets no stain, as he is black and this beaiutiful brown. It at least is not as noticeable due to his coloring.
Good luck, Mary