Careful, Yorkies hate the rain for a good reason...they aren't like other dogs that have an undercoat. These little guys get cold really, really fast because they are so tiny and have only hair (no fur) to cover them. Would you send a newborn baby out into the rain? Yorkie have about as delicate a sense of temperature. They can get hypothermia and catch a nasty cold. Whats worse is that a cold in this breed can lead to a collapsed trachea.
I live in Seattle and have an out-door potty trained Yorkie...He's larger than most at an athletic 18 lbs, but I still have to take precautions: I put him in a rain coat on rainy days, take an umbrella for our "pee breaks", and am working on setting up a covered "potty zone" in our new yard for the upcoming rainy season. I'm thinking that either an extended awning in the back, or a little yard-umbrella-thingy in the front could do the trick. |