[Wylie's Mom]

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My dog hates water. Hated the bath we tried to give him. While on this topic, are we suppose to use cold water or warm water? I just kind of warm water

Use warm/hot water. They are like us in that a cold bath would be very painful/uncomfortable. Test the water temp on the inside of your wrist.

The dog is trained to pee/poo outside and it was raining today.. so he didnt want to go outside. Eventually did it under the tree later when he really really had to go. Should i just carry him into the rain? How do i train him to pee/poo in the pee pad in the house?

If your dog is outside trained, I honestly would not mess w/ pee pads. I pee pad trained our dogs and really regret it a lot. If your kiddo is doing well w/ outside training...I wouldn't mess with it, personally. He will get use to the rain, give him time.

Another question i have is, we live in Canada where it gets really cold in the winter. Is it necessary to put clothes on them. Also, people would salt their walkways and how would i prevent him from licking up the salt which cannot be good for them. And do you guys wash their legs after every walk. ?

Yorkies can get cold be they don't have double coats and their coats instead can be rather thin. If you feel your kiddo is getting cold in the cooler months, you could definitely try clothes. Some people buy those heated pet beds too. In the winter here, I sometimes leave a heating pad on the floor and mine just LOVE it.

Another question is, when I play with him, he likes to roll over and let me pat his belly. but almost always after a while of patting and playing with him, he will start to playfully bite, and then eventually it gets harder and harder? If I stop patting him, he will just bite my leg, feet, and jump around growling.. what is going on. and he doesnt listen to commands[/QUOTE]

Biting is extremely normal for puppies - it's part of their socialization, learning, and how they interact w/ the world. Similar to how human babies go through a very orally-focused stage. When the biting gets too hard, either tell him no and then ignore him or instead grab a toy and put it btwn you so that he bites that instead. Do you have chew toys for him, bc that helps.