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Welcome to YT, you have come to the right place to learn about yorkies lol.
To start off with, Yorkies do not shed, if you keep them in long coat they must be brushed every day to keep them from getting matted. Yorkies do not have an under coat, do not have FUR, they have HAIR. I keep my kid in a puppy cut low maintenance. House breaking....I have raised 4 female yorkies from puppies, I first potty trained them on pads, mostly because you cannot take any puppy, any breed out doors until they have had ALL their vaccines which is usually about 5 to 6 months old. My puppies were 100 % pad trained at 5 months old with no accidents in the house. They were confined to a 3x3 area with bed, food, water, pee pad, and toys,until they were 100 % pad trained, when they were not confined I had a pad in one place and I watched them very carefully. At 5 months old I started walking them. They should be on a schedule, feed twice a day, once in morning once in evening, the same time every day and night. Every dogs potty needs are different, I fed mine then 30 minutes later I walked them, even if they had already made on the pad, they were walked anyway. Dogs need a schedule, they need to know when they will eat and when they will be walked. Some puppies may need to potty 15 minutes after they eat, you will see when they need to make, and adjust your walk time to their needs. All my puppies were 100% house broken with no accidents at 7 months old. Many ppl say their yorkie was hard to potty train, consistency is a MUST, praise and treat reward when they potty where they are supposed to, Patience ,consistency and schedule are key factors in potty training..... Are they lap dogs lol, some are, some are not, my belief is, when they are puppies if you keep them on your lap a lot they will be lap dogs, however, our bodies throw off a lot of heat, many yorkies do not like that, so lap dog really depends on the dog it's self....Are they social dogs....that falls on you, ALL dogs must be socialized from puppy hood. as soon as puppy has all their vaccines start taking them out so they can meet ppl and dogs, they will be as social as you make them, the more strangers they meet the more social they will be, same with meeting other dogs.... Are they fragile....any yorkie that is under 5 pounds should not be allowed to jump off furniture, yes, they can break their ting bones. The standard weight for a yorkie is 5 to7 pounds. I have only had big yorkies one at 9 pounds, 2 at 13 pounds, one at 17 pounds and my rescue boy is 12 pounds, they are sturdy and can jump off furniture with fear of breaking bones. We have many members with yorkies under 5 pounds, I am sure they will chime in how they care and provide safety for their wee lil babies.....Yorkies are a very high energy breed, they need lots of exercise, if you have a yard that is perfect but they are never to be left alone in a yard without supervision. If no yard nice walks is good to tire them out. Your yorkie will be your shadow, where ever you are, so will be your yorkie, even the bathroom, yorkies must always have their human in their sight. They are very smart dogs, learn commands and tricks easily and fast. They are a hunting breed but also wonderful companions when they are not hunting. Ok that is just a starter lol, others I am sure will be along to offer up their experience, advise and suggestions. There is much to be learned on this community.