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collifam1 05-29-2008 04:11 PM
Introductions, Hi Yorkie Lovers!!
 
My Name is Dan. We are are a family of six, that's including our Yorkie. His name is Scruffdoggydog. We love our Yorkie and i can tellby reading some of the blogs, this family does too!

I was never a dog lover before. In fact i didn't want a dog. But when i saw scruff i was in love. Even with 2 adults and 3 kids, scruffy never gets enough attention, he just eats it up.

I looking forward to learning alot more about yorkies from you guys.

I have 1 question, how often should i bath my yorkie. i use to bacth him once a week and a friend said that once a week is too much. Is that true?
Can i bath him often at least one a week?

Oscar's Mummy 05-29-2008 04:16 PM
Hi Dan, Welcome to YT! This is a great resource of information!!

As far as bathing, it's up to you. Lots of people bathe once a week, some every other week, some once a month, etc. So long as your pup's skin isn't getting dry, you should be fine to continue what you're doing. Baths are NOT going to hurt him.

4doggiemama 05-29-2008 04:44 PM
Welcome to YT.:welcome4: If Scruffy's skin gets dry then you know you need to change shampoos. It also depends on how much your furbaby enjoys rolling around in the muck or how often you groom him. I groom every night but my two senior girls smell in less than a week. My dh says that they are rotten inside. Chipper and my Pommie, Snowboy, don't smell as quickly. Don't know what the diff is.:confused:

autumn star 05-29-2008 04:58 PM
Welcome to YT!!!!

blueeyes_jd 05-29-2008 05:14 PM
WELCOME WELCOME!!! I give Gracie a bath usually once a week... she gets dirty fast... so I think its what you think is best for your baby! ;)

yorkiesmiles 05-29-2008 09:29 PM
Welcome to YT!! It sounds like Scruff definitely knows love and has captured many hearts! These little ones are so easy to get wrapped up in!!

Tasha07x 05-30-2008 03:31 AM
Hey :D welcome to YT, Bailey gets a bath every Sunday :D he HATES it lol.. oh well needs to be done hehe!

xiju 05-30-2008 03:39 AM
Welcome
 
Welcome to YT, the site with a fountain of information and great people!

yougetthesmiles 05-30-2008 03:59 AM
Hellllooooo and welcome to YorkieTalk!!!!!!
I LOVE your lil guys name! hehehe

I use to bathe mine 1 x a week and the skin started drying out, so now I try to do it every 3-4 weeks.

mingtoy 05-30-2008 04:02 AM
:welcome4: to YT .

Yorkie Luv of 3 05-30-2008 04:18 AM
Welcome to YT!!!
as for baths,, our girls generally get at least one bath a week, ,main thing is using a GOOD doggie shampoo!!

Lexi Rae 05-30-2008 04:21 AM
well hello new yorker, im one tooo, welcome to yt.. there is loads and loads
of knowledgable friendly people here.
i bathe my lexi once a week in the winter and summer time more often
because shes outside ,or at the beach getting dirty.. please ask any
questions you need answers to .. we are pretty quick with the replys here.

Mom to Hot Rod 05-30-2008 04:35 AM
Hi and welcome! Hot Rod goes to groomer ever other month and we do him in between. With summer here and being outdoors more, we will probably do 2x between grooms. He had really dry skin so we were told to wait at least 3-4weeks between baths. Now we have medicated shampoo and oatmeal conditioner.

Beckyhebert 05-30-2008 04:57 AM
Welcome Dan . .. your family is almost like mine 16yrs ago ... we were 2 adults 3 children and 1 yorkie named Scruff ... Ruff Tuff Scruff that is . As for the hair ... I bathe mine once a week and supplement them with Omega 3 to help keep the hair soft and it works . My sister has ten of the most beautiful maltese and she swears by oil olive in a spray bottle to keep it well conditioned . Good luck with the new pup ... stay in touch .

Misti1 05-30-2008 05:01 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by collifam1 (Post 2019334)
My Name is Dan. We are are a family of six, that's including our Yorkie. His name is Scruffdoggydog. We love our Yorkie and i can tellby reading some of the blogs, this family does too!

I was never a dog lover before. In fact i didn't want a dog. But when i saw scruff i was in love. Even with 2 adults and 3 kids, scruffy never gets enough attention, he just eats it up.

I looking forward to learning alot more about yorkies from you guys.

I have 1 question, how often should i bath my yorkie. i use to bacth him once a week and a friend said that once a week is too much. Is that true?
Can i bath him often at least one a week?


First of all welcome to you...It's so nice to have a man around the house!!!!!!!!!!! BUt as the board police I must inform you that we require pictures......let's see the little man!!!!!!!!

piptickle 05-30-2008 06:18 AM
Welcome!!!
 
Hi and welcome to YT!!! Can't wait to see pics!!!

cashiboyzmom 05-30-2008 08:11 AM
Woof, Woof from Cashi:animal-pa He gets a bath once a week. He is still a wee baby and gets into most things. He also has a wee wee problem and dribbles on him self at times. I believe it is his confusion on wether to lift his leg or squat, He is sort in between...:yelrotflm Welcome :yorkietal

JBJsRockAngel 05-30-2008 08:17 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Lexi Rae (Post 2020174)
well hello new yorker, im one tooo, welcome to yt.. there is loads and loads
of knowledgable friendly people here.
i bathe my lexi once a week in the winter and summer time more often
because shes outside ,or at the beach getting dirty.. please ask any
questions you need answers to .. we are pretty quick with the replys here.
Hey there!
I was just wondering, what beach do you take Lexi to? I was looking online for dog friendly beaches in the area but no such luck....

JBJsRockAngel 05-30-2008 08:18 AM
I bathe Lulu approx every 2 weeks, depending on what we did that week, sometimes sooner...

Lexi Rae 05-30-2008 08:20 AM
i take her to beaches in long beach where i live.. not dog friendly , have
to watch out for the cops.. you can pm me if you wish

Sloan 05-30-2008 09:03 AM
:welcome4::welcome4::welcome4:........you will learn SO much here about your little yorkie!!!

I give my little guy a bath every week to week and a half
(I wait til we get a warm day)...and he gets groomed about every 5 weeks.

Start getting your pup used to getting a bath early on in his life and hopefully he will learn to tolerate it. My pup still hates them but he gets them anyway and smells so good afterwards.:)

KathyinCali 05-30-2008 09:06 AM
Hello and welcome :)

Priscilla80 05-30-2008 09:09 AM
Welcome to YT, You will love it here.. :)
any pics ???
I bath Snickers since i got him in january .. only 4 times i think ... so maybe once a month or so.. but now he got groomed and his hair is much shorter so he wont get so dirty anymore.

Good luck and cant wait to see pics ! :)

andibaby 05-30-2008 09:10 AM
Welcome! You will love it here. I bathe Ace once a week-gets kinda stinky after about the 6th day :aimeeyork.

Richard 01-12-2010 04:25 AM
Just joined
 
Hi

This is my first post so still navigating the site

Thought I would introduce myself

Born in Hudderfied and lived in a small mill town called Stainland. Always had dogs and in Yorkshire and the IOW we had yorkies and German shepherds

However my work took me all over the globe so it was not fair to have a dog you could not care for.

I now live in Thailand and they do have yorkies here but conditions are totally different to the UK. Average day temperature is 30C so I am not sure how happy they would be

Who knows though. I may yet find a breeder who will give me one or three. People here tend to have many dogs but one of the dangers is to keep them isolated from the strays and other wild animals

Site is good reading from what I have seen so far

:):animal-pa:):animal-pa

Sweet Apple 01-12-2010 05:15 AM
Welcome to YT!!! Iatyw, I bathe every two weeks, in the summer, because we're out and about so much...However, it has been an unbelievably cold winter in Texas (record breaking, in fact), so I'm stretching it to 3 or 4 weeks...I've read, more than once, it's not good to bathe them more than every two weeks, because it drys their skin out, and they develop itches and the like...All the best to you, and, once again, welcome...

:yorkiesar:we're #1::yorkietal

JasmineNoelle 01-12-2010 03:01 PM
Welcome to YT! As long as his skin doesn't dry out, I'd say bath him like you are now.


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