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How cold do yorkies get? Winter is coming!!! Lexi will have her first real winter coming up in a couple of months. Do yorkies get really cold outside like we do??? Or do they have different body temperatures that allow them to be fine. I know some of us here love dressing them up especially in the colder seasons, but do they really need to be all dressed up for winter?? If she'll be fine without clothes i'll do without, but i'm just curious to know if I should get winterclothes or just leave her be. She's about 10 months weighing at 7lbs now. Can't wait to hear the responses! |
Hammer is 12 lbs and he shivers. This is our first real winter together (I got him in February) so Im gonna keep his hair a bit longer.. and possibly buy him some doggie furry boots! |
It's different for different pups...You'll just have to wait and see...My little girl, Apple, has fine hair, and my little boy, has thicker, courser hair...And yet, Apple doesn't seem bothered by the cold weather, and Buzz shivers, if it's under 60 degrees...lI always wondered what makes the difference about this? Maybe someone will have some information about this... |
I'm in Labrador and some days it is waaaay to cold, even for humans! |
I always put a coat in my three in the winter. When it is really cold I will also used boots to protect their feet as well. I see you live in Canada and it gets coooool! Shop early and shop lots :D |
When I adopted Ally last year, I said I wouldn't dress her up. My neighbors told me that I would and laughed at me. Well, I'm in Florida and it doesn't get super cold like where some of you live. One day we had a little (real little because I was wearing a sleeveless shirt) cool breeze. Ally started to shiver...and I knew she would need lots of sweaters because I was not cold. We adopted Tia this past Easter, so I can't wait to see how she reacts. |
During the winter my girl gets chilled inside-even with clothing. If anyone has a laptop out, she'll sneak and try to lay on it. All year round she has to sleep under the covers. My boy doesnt get chilled the way she does. |
Seems to bother Maxine only when it is well under freezing. She always wears a coat, When it is below 0, we make sure to really watch her as a few times she did not want to move...so we picked her up fast. When she was younger, never a problem. |
I am in trouble with Piper....she has been shivering here and its been in the 60s. I just hope that she doesn't think it is too cold and it regresses her potty training. |
The cold bothers Natalie even in the house. If it gets under 70 she starts to shiver and her hair is getting long. I have to wrap her in her blanket to get her warm. I will definitely have to get winter clothes for her. Charlie it does not bother at all although I do put his bomber jacket on him in the winter to go outside. |
My two are ok in the house but when they are out in the winter I put coats on them. I figure if I'm cold, they're cold. They just put up with me. |
Very interesting post. my Yorkie will be going through his first winter and I ordered a load of sweaters and jackets for the winter. I also have jackets and sweaters for my shorkie. I'm thinking about boots for the snowy days but I don't know how to size footwear. |
Although I don't live in a very cold climate it does go down to the 50's here in the winter. Cooper sometimes wears a sweater in the house, but always goes outside with a jacket on. Quote:
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Fynnlie's been shivering here and it's only been down into the 50's and the wind has been blowing! It gets down into the single digits here in the winter and sometimes into the negatives! Fynn already has one coat and I'm ordering more! Annnnnd! I've got my eye on some boots for him, Karen! I want those blue ones! |
Teegy shivers when it's cold, so I went to Neopaws looking for boots and a coat. They told me the coat would be too warm and their sweaters would be plenty. She recommended Pawz for him because his feet were so wee. I know some folks mentioned that Paws got caught in the dogs hair, I put a sprinkle of baby powder in the shoe and it's good to go. He has a little fleece lined rain coat also, but he loooooooooooooooooves the snow. |
I am trying to cross train the puppies so on a real cold day they will use the WeeWee pad. I am kind of worried about the yorkie going outside on a real cold day, I've been told that because they do not have an udercoat of fur they get cold easily. They have real heavy coats, so I hope they will be able to walk in them. |
I think it all depends on the dog, really. I've seen some tiny little dogs that do fine with no coat, etc, and others who don't. Jackson is 15lbs and cold doesn't generally bother him but when it gets under, like, 25 degrees, I put a coat on him. The only time I've seen him shiver is when he is out in the snow for long periods of time or when we first get into a cold car (since he's not moving around and stuff, I think he gets really cold). So he does wear a jacket in the winter a lot! |
Mia hates the cold! When it gets below 70. But she seems to get chilly quickly. I am looking at boots for her, the sweater does seem to help. Last winter when she joined our family she was a potty pad girl strictly. SO I imagine we will be using them pretty regular this year if it is anything like the last. She warms up pretty quickly to, but we keep the temps warm and steady, just for her. Mary & Mia |
It will be the first winter for Merlin as well. We already got some coats and boots and sweaters and tried them on so he gets used to wearing them. I guess the boots will take longer to get accustomed to, he walks real funny with them. Our house is quite cool so we have him wearing shirts now if it gets too chilly. I am happy that he does his business outside, so when it's freezing outside he just has to poop and pee a bit more quickly and I'll wrap him up in a blanket I put in the dryer so it's all snuggly. And I'll keep his hair a bit longer as well, no brushcut for the next 6 months. |
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When Sprocket first came to live at our house he caught cold from just being outside in our 60-70 degree normal weather! Of course we are in very southern california and it's coldest is MAYBE 50ish, at least for us being outside walking, I'm a woos too, BUT, because of my first experience with the "cold", it was 20-30 degrees colder than he was used too, I am NOT doing the vet thing with a cold and etc again. VET told me QUOTE " If you wear a sweater or a jacket HE wears one too", and I've lived by that since, of course we're only just now going into our second winter season, but still our winter is rainy and windy. The vet bill one time aside from the misery of my baby was enough to get little shirts or a rain jacket. Sprocket doesn't like to wear them, but he doesn't like to be cold. Right now I got some of the little shirts from the $1 bin at Target and they are perfect. :animal-pa |
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Teegy doesn't seem to mind being out in the cold, I wonder if you're going to take ten steps back on toilet training if you start allowing them to pee inside again |
They can get pretty cold they have hair instead of fur so if your cold they are cold |
Last year Ziva didn't want to step on our cold tile floors and hopped from throw rug to dog bed. This year I am already letting her coat grow(very fine, thin)and she wears a t shirt once december comes.I am making some extra fleece dog beds to put in each room.When our a/c gets too cold she begs to go outside and stands in the sun! |
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Zhoie gets really cold, but she loves the snow too. She has coats, raincoats, and the girl loves her t-shirts. I swear with the a/c on she likes wearing a t-shirt inside all summer. She likes be toasty. She has only had one sweater and I found it caused bad coat breakage on her, so we go with fleece or t-shirt materials. She doesn't like hoodies at all, so if I buy a hoodie, I always take the hoods off. I've been debating on getting boots from all boots, but my friend loaned me a small pair and I have been putting her in them everyday and she simply will not move.......at all....errrr. Looks as if she maybe a barefoot baby again this winter. I'm going to keep trying though. It's so much fun to watch them in the very first snow of the season...got my camera all ready and waiting! |
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Roxie has only been with me a few months now, can you believe its been 6 months already, wow time has flown! But anyways, its always been pretty warm since I have had her, and its still 93 here...so I guess as it gets colder we will see how she reacts to the cold weather, Im still buying sweaters..lol... |
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