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Originally Posted by yorkietalkjilly  ...Is it just my dogs, or do other Yorkies act this way at first when topknotted? Do dogs that wear dresses, jewelry and shoes like them fine from the first?... |
I cannot speak for anyone but my two, but, yes, they loved clothes from the start...when they first saw them, in fact. However, I got the Yorkies when they were 14 (Brody) and 17 (Mia) months old and I got them 3 months apart. There is actually only 6 days difference in their ages. Brody had never worn clothes before, but Mia had...and her previous owner said she hated it...and she wouldn't wear a top knot. Well, not at my house!
I got them little quilted jackets 12/23/11 and wanted to try them on while my groomer was still open...so I could exchange them if they didn't fit. Mia's fit, but they were bouncing so much it was hard to try Mia's on her. Then, when I tried to fit Brody, he was crazy jumping and I pulled my back...made for a horrible night at the Christmas event at my older child's home. The next day, I tried again, and both jackets fit fine, so I removed them. The Yorkies went nuts...jumping up and down, grabbing them in their teeth and pulling them. I held them high enough they couldn't damage them, and both Yorkies just sat down looking so dejected!
So I asked them if they wanted me to put the jackets back on, and they got all happy again. I started a thread in the YT 'photos' section. They wore them for 3 days straight until the temp warmed up again.
So, after the Christmas stuff wound down a bit, DH and I went shopping for sweaters, etc., for them to keep them warm and now they have 'a number' of garments.
They LOVE to dress up, and THEY like to select which one to wear...so I choose a few and hold them out so each Yorkie can select his/her clothes for each occasion.
They would voluntarily wear them 24 x 7 x 365 if we didn't take them off, and they will shove their heads into the garments, and if they want to wear them still when we go to remove them, they will hunch over and/or crouch down to try to prevent the garments being removed.