6 Tips to consider about having Yorkshire Terrier as Pet
 

Yorkshire terrier is a small breed that is first raised in Yorkshire, England. That’s how it got its game. It is considered a toy terrier because of its size and weight. The dog is known to be loving, bold and active. When nurturing a Yorkie, it is vital that you know the requirements of the breed to be a suitable parent for the dog.

Here are very useful tips:

The first thing you need to know is that a Yorkie must be raised as an only pet as possible. While the breed can get along with other animals when they are brought up from a young age, they are also known to be possessive toward their owners. There are cases when they fought other dogs until their death.

A Yorkshire terrier requires obedience training. They are known to easily adapt to being house trained and stay in a designated area. Their time alone should be limited because they require human company.

You should determine whether the Yorkie should be neutered or spayed at a young age. It will be more painful when they are older. Spaying will stop a female Yorkshire terrier from going into heat and have accidental babies. It also protects the female dog from breast cancer and uterine infections. Neutering male dogs will reduce the drive to mark their territory and fight with other dogs.

The Yorkshire terrier must be bathed and groomed regularly. The dogs don’t shed but it would cause their fur to grow until they need to be trimmed. The fur can block their eyes and cause their ears to droop down due to the additional weight.

The Yorkie should be raised as an indoor dog. Even if it has an under and outer coat, the breed can easily feel cold and need dry, warm conditions.
Diet of the Yorkshire terrier must be free of soybeans and corn. It should be fed of fish and meat. If you opt for dog food, the main ingredients must be pure meat.

Having owned and been involved with many multiple Yorkies, many at the same time, under the same roof, for close to 40 years, there are quite a few of these tips that I do not agree with....things I have done for many years that would be considered contrary to these tips, and there have been no untoward effects on any of my dogs.....I agree with "raised as an indoor dog"....I agree with the spay/neuter idea......agree with the bathing and grooming....my dogs and the success of my breeding program validates that the other tips, while they may be something an individual owner thinks they choose to do, the tips are not "requirements" that are necessary for the health and well being of their Yorkie, especially the incorrect tip about diet requirement! I suggest if someone is interested in owning a Yorkie, they purchase two great books, "Yorkies For Dummies" and "Yorkshire Terriers: A Smart Owners Guide". You will find just about everything you need to know about Yorkies, how to select your breeder and your pup, the care and training of your yorkie, and health concerns of the breed. You can quickly see if this is a breed suitable for your lifestyle, and your pocket book!

I have to say I disagree. Yorkies can do fine with other yorkies, other dogs and other animals and it dosent have to happen when they are puppies. The only deaths by dogs of yorkies I have heard of is them being attacked by bigger dogs not like fighting each other to the death unless maybe there are lots of hormones involved. They are very smart but can be very stubborn and are known to be hard to potty train. Yorkies also do not have under coats. They can also eat soy and corn just fine and be extremely health. Can I ask where you got your information from?

I too would like to know where you got this information from? I disagree that Yorkies are only suitable to a single pet owner home. Almost everyone I know has more than one Yorkie, and Yorkies in with different breeds of dogs and or cats.

Spaying and neutering should be done in consultation with your vet at an age appropriate time frame for your dog. Early spay and neuter is not detailed by you as to how early is early, and there are no studies that I know of that say |later| s/n is more painfull.

A correctly bred Yorkie does not have an undercoat.

I agree that the YOrkie should have obedience training, and only because I believe all dogs should have obedience training.

at one time I had 3 females, all 3 years apart, there was never any fighting, no jealously, all new comers took a few months for the older ones to accept as is normal, Yorkies do well with other dogs living in the house. I would say it all depends on the dog, not the BREED.

Thanks for sharing this -- I wonder where it's from though? I think a lot of it is likely outdated or something bc it's not quite reading correctly about a lot of things. I do appreciate your effort though! :)

You have some good ideas. I might add that many of the terrier breeds, including the Yorkshire Terrier, were bred for "ratting. " That is they were deliberately bred to be small dogs that could be put into small areas to seek out and kill rodents. Obviously a dog that needed to do that kind of work needed to be feisty to say the least. The Yorkie continues to be a very energetic dog that needs lots of exercise and interaction in order to be a happy well socialized pet. Many potential pet owners are being told that these smaller dogs are great for busy people in small apartments because they don't need to be exercised. That is very untrue. Terriers in particular are not always trained as easily as many of the more laid back breeds.

As far as diet goes....that subject could be considered to be controversial to say the least. Going grain free is becoming more popular with pet owners. There is a lot more to consider when choosing a good food for your pet than just what the first ingredient is. Actually when meat is deprived of it's moisture, as it is in the kibble making process, it's percentage on the ingredient list goes down considerably so the after processing content needs to be considered as well. Be careful when looking at that ingredient list. It is not always as it appears.

I have found that Gracie is very good with our other pets. Does your Yorkie not like other animals? I'm sure that there are plenty of Yorkies that would prefer to be the only pet but some are very social so I wouldn't say that as a general rule they should be the only pet. Maybe we need to go on a case by case basis?