[alaskayorkie]

Originally Posted by ditsy

The best person to tell you is your Yorkie.

As said before, a good coat or a couple of layers is excellent, and a set of boots / shoes if your dog will wear them.

But the main thing to keep in mind is the time spent outside, and how your dog reacts to it.

When it gets below freezing, I would start only going out for a few mins at a time, build up tolerance and keep your trips outside to 10 - 15 mins max when it starts to get bitterly cold.

I don't bother with a coat for my boy (5 lbs) unless its an icey wind or below freezing, mainly because he tells me he doesn't want it. (I still keep a little tee-shirt or something in my pocket, and figure I can always scoop him up and insert him into my jacket if it gets bad).

I hope you enjoy making snowmen, snow angels and have loads of snowball fights with your little one.

Great advice, everyone. I do pretty much what ditsy recommends. Start slow, and watch your Yorkie. If he/she is shivering, either increase the pace of the walk or put him/her in your coat to warm up. I found it was worth the effort of getting them used to booties. Get a set that's easy to put on (a nylon or fleece sack with Velcro tie works best). I like fleece coats because they stay warm when when, and I make sure the coat doesn't restrict their movement.

Oh, and get some snowshoes to stomp down the snow in front of them!