Okay I love my yorke but she is really gross

[ourfirstyorkie]

Originally Posted by katy-yorkie

Do they stop at age 3? Mine are two and almost three and they show no signs of slowing down when it comes to eating the dried worms on the sidewalk or almost any other kind of bug.

Farrah LOVES the dried worms too! YUM!

[ourfirstyorkie]

Originally Posted by Pipers

This post is hilarious!! It's so true they are little piggies. The cat litter box is every dogs weakness - It's the forbidden snack!!!

"The forbidden snack"...

[Blue Sake]

lol I enjoyed reading everyone's comments!!! I am blessed to have dogs that are not so gross as yours!! OK, fine, only Blue's gross part is raiding in the bathroom trash can. BUT!!! he hasn't raided it for nearly a month so I'm holding on to the hope that he no longer is a gross boy.

[miabellaamoure]

Originally Posted by MochaBoyMom

Mocha is 9 months and already a bug/worm fancier...are you saying he's going to be like this forever (or at least until 3)?! And here I thought I just have to get past the puppy stage. Gee...thanks a lot!!

Cute picture, thanks for sharing. Yes, I feel your pain about the top knot. Mocha's coat is not nearly as long yet but already an expert at messing up his top knot. Don't you just love it when they roll around plus wiping their faces on the carpet, always right after you bath or brush them?

Originally Posted by katy-yorkie

Do they stop at age 3? Mine are two and almost three and they show no signs of slowing down when it comes to eating the dried worms on the sidewalk or almost any other kind of bug.

It was meant as a joke...just like they tell new moms that the "terrible two's" are the toughest times with a child...it's a lie...it goes on forever & ever...sorry!

[JeanieK]

Originally Posted by laci32

OMG Someone finally let it out hahaha, I can't believe what a stinker he is for such a little guy

Mine do not have a gas problem, one of them. Perhaps it is the food you're feeding them. I feed Royal Canin.

[nana911]

Originally Posted by dkgraves

Beau is incredibly fond of worm "jerky" :-)

okay....THAT one I hadn't heard! Funny!!!

[DvlshAngel985]

Let's see... for a cute little ball of fur that loves me more than anything in the world, he sure does some gross things. Just today, Kaji was super excited to see me. He's an excited/anxious peer so the routine is that Kaji must piddle before he is picked up. So, I took him. After celebrating his good piddle, we played chase. As soon as I got him, and picked him up, guess who peed on me. He has the grossest way to say "I love you."

[Texanna]

Since they were originally bred as rat killers, I guess you have to expect some grossness. But I think Bilbo has all of you topped. He caught a baby bird that was learning to fly and killed it. And was trying to eat it when I ran and got him away from it. And couldn't understand why I was gagging when I brought him in and why he had to have a bath and drink water IMMEDIATELY.

[oceansoracle]

At first sight people see my Hugo and see that he lives up to his name Hugo Versace Fendi Oquendo he can be very prissy! We do not have cats so I can not say that he will never eat from the litter box. However, Hugo can belch especially when I pick him up to kiss him (YUCK) and boy does he love the bathroom trash can and playing with (embarassed to admit) soiled toilet papers and feminine hygien products. So he is a gross furbaby when it comes to that, bugs he is not fond of, but sometimes thinks that he is a frog snapping at the occasional fly (eww). But he prances around like a little diva and people think he is so adorable and well behaved-if they only knew! Oh and the poop thing, it took a minute to resolve but I am proud to say that he has stopped!

[audie]

Originally Posted by Texanna

Since they were originally bred as rat killers, I guess you have to expect some grossness. But I think Bilbo has all of you topped. He caught a baby bird that was learning to fly and killed it. And was trying to eat it when I ran and got him away from it. And couldn't understand why I was gagging when I brought him in and why he had to have a bath and drink water IMMEDIATELY.

Yeah, we seem to forget they were working dogs not all that long ago hunting and killing rodents that were as big as they are. No wonder they are so fierce and fiesty, and have that attack instinct. It would be a shame to breed it out of them IMHO.
I don't let my dog lick my face or give it those mouth kisses I see people doing. I was just raised that way, but seeing some of the stuff he does I don't think I'd want to anyway. LOL

[Marilize]

Originally Posted by audie

Yeah, we seem to forget they were working dogs not all that long ago hunting and killing rodents that were as big as they are. No wonder they are so fierce and fiesty, and have that attack instinct. It would be a shame to breed it out of them IMHO.
I don't let my dog lick my face or give it those mouth kisses I see people doing. I was just raised that way, but seeing some of the stuff he does I don't think I'd want to anyway. LOL

I agree, it would definitely be a shame to breed it out of them! I love and admire yorkie breeders who do agility and other work with their yorkies. These dogs are so intelligent that they absolutely love doing work and learning new things. I know my yorkies do!

Haha, I was raised with outside dogs (my dad hates dogs in the house) and my parents don't like it when dogs lick them, but growing up with puppies (my parents used to breed Staffordshire Terriers) I can't help but allow it. My yorkies love giving me kisses, but it takes some skill to make sure they don't get you in the mouth! I've got it down, but other people struggle !

[Bulbie]

Ok I gotta join in, I was really struggling with my mood this morning but this thread has picked me right up!

Willie burps a lot, little high pitched ones, but BOY are they loud! It's funny as anything! He farts too. Mostly they're silent but violent, but very occasionally a noisy one will slip out, a quick loud toot, and as soon as that happens, he acts all shocked, and immediately puts his nose around to his butt to find out where the sound has come from! He likes to lick his bits a lot too. He's fine and healthy, he just really favours doing this... He also does what I call the beard drying ritual, where right after a bath he will get down on the floor and rol around and dry his beard on the carpet. He can do this for up to half an hour sometimes. He's VERY fussy about his beard, but it's funny as anything! The bugs thing, yes, he'll eat almost anything. I had a wood louse on my floor the other day though, and that just happened to be the one day he didn't feel like getting his extra protein! Typical! I let out a fearful yelp and he does nothing! but usually he's sucking up the bugs like some kind of hairy hoover. He's good with daddy long legs especially. Poop. He will eat any poop. He used to try and eat the cat's poop right out of the box, but now he's used to the cat being around, he doesn't do it anymore. Thankfully. Also, now the cat has a poop house so it's all enclosed away. He doesn't raid the bathroom bin thankfully, but it has a lid on it, it's a pedal bin. He has actually sniffed the cat's butt a lot, and occasionally licked it. But I have to say, the bird poop habit is the worst. I stop him getting to it most of the time, but sometimes he's just too fast for me. The last time he managed to get in there and eat it, he ate the whole lot, licked the ground clean, and the end result was a very unhappy yorkie a few hours later. A sound hurtled through the house like a buzzsaw going through a watermelon, I ran downstairs, and there was Willie, sat on my couch, hunched over, shaking, ears down, and a MASSIVE pool of diarrhoea by my front door. Thank god I had laminate flooring down at the time!

So yeah. He certainly isn't prissy, never will be! You'd NEVER guess this scruffy, disgusting creature came from champion stock! But I love him. And now I must give him the walk I promised five minutes ago, because he's sulking by my feet! :P

[abbie506]

I am new to the group, had yorkies in my home for over 30 years....this little girl
is the first to have a "poop cuisuine" fancy.....I'm relieved to hear I am not alone.
Some have stated the "pineapple thing" worked, is this simply feeding her pineapple?

would more than wecome any and all suggestions.

oh,,, I love this forum !!!!

abbie

[Lorrainelola]

I must be very lucky with Alfie because i don't have any of the problems you have.
The only thing he does is tries to 'hump' my male German shepherd's tail. Alfie loves and I mean loves boy dogs. Apart from that he is perfect. Never digs, never burps, never goes in the bins, he does all his business in the garden, he walks perfectly on and off lead. I am so blessed ,oh hang on, er he does like to run in the stream when we go to the forest and usually thats ok but sometimes its muddy and he gets covered.

[Ringo1]

Oh, sweet little Lucy can do it all in a pink bow and harness and even a sweater dress. She loves dried worms, live worms, rocks, and especially goose poop!

There's one trail I can barely take her to because she spends all her time trying to search out and eat the goose poop while she is walking. It's like a buffet to her.