One of the reasons I got Kiki because I have a couple of friends that had them and they don't have a bad scent. I give Kiki a bath once every 2 weeks and he never smells like a dog unless he is outside a lot, than I would have to give him a bath before the regular 2 week time.

She is the only one that always have something to say. She really hates it when her 27lb shih tzu doesn't get the attention because Buttercup is the center of attention when we have get-togethers. I agree, she may be jealous or maybe she just doesn't like the breed.

First let me tell you that Buttercup is adorable! It really does sound like if she's jealous.My sister has a s**tzu and I think he's cute ,however I personally think that Yorkies are just cuter and my second pick is the Maltese breed. For me ,I don't like the s**tzu's bulging big eyes and the underbite that many seem to have. Nobody get mad please! :) My yorkie or maltese never stink. They get a bath once a week and I use baby powder scented oildrops that last for over a week! They also do not spend time outside because we have all kinds of strange and wild animals around here + this is tick town!

Genie,Cookie & Lola

must be jealousy
 

Hi. I agree with the jealousy theory. My yorkie doesn't stink. As a matter fact, when I got my first yorkie, Bentley, I made the comment to my husband that I found it weird that after 2 weeks without a bath...he still didn't smell. My new yorkie, Spencer, doesn't smell either. I think she's just jealous and wishes she had one of her own.

We just had this discussion tonight. I told my husband that I really like yorkies because they don't smell. I have had a cocker spaniel and a beagle and their ears starte to stink.

Hmmmmm....... no!!!! :p

This is an interesting thread - simply because this subject comes up so often. I am inclined to believe that Yorkies - but perhaps only some Yorkies -may have an odor that most other dogs don't have. (This subject just comes up too often for there not to be some truth to it.)

I do know that when my pup was only a few months old - I noticed an odor for a while then - but it seems to have gone away.

My Bichon - never has any odor at all. He can go 6 weeks without a bath and play outside all day every day -- and smelling him is like smelling fresh air. Bichons are known to have no body odor.

Then my Yorkie. He certainly does not smell - but he definitely smells a little more like a dog than my Bichon ever has.

Whatever - all we can do is give out little guys bathes when they need them.

Carol Jean

I don't think she meant that they stink and needs a bath. She literally said that yorkies stink, no matter what. Well yeah they might have the dog odor but it doesn't stick to them like magnets. I've never met someone so ignorant.

My cousin had a Yorkie that had a skin condition and it caused the poor thing to have an unpleasant odor. At the time (about 10 years ago) she was told it was a condition common in Yorkies. I wish I could remeber what it was. Unfortunately nothing would fix it :(

Punkin seems to get greasy and really needs a bath by the time day 7 hits - but I don't think she gets really smelly.

Some people just have no manners - I wouldn't let it bother you.

My yorkie has a sort of wet dog smell. I bathe her one a week but it seems as if 2 days later the smell returns. :( I was thinking maybe the shampoo isnt strong enough? I don't know what to do anymore.:aimeeyork

Give her a copy of this... LOL

To pacify you, my dear pets, I have posted the following
message on our front door:

Rules for Non-Pet Owners Who Visit and like to Complain
About Our Pets

1. They live here. You don't.

2. If you don't want their hair on your clothes, stay off
the furniture (that's why they call it "fur"niture.)

3. To you, it's an animal. To me, he/she is an adopted
son/daughter who is short, hairy, walks on all fours and
doesn't speak clearly. Dogs are better than kids... they eat
less, don't ask for money all the time, are easier to
train, usually come when called, never drive your car, don't
hang out with drug-using friends (unless the cat that also
lives here has a cat-nip addiction, but that won't kill
him/her). They don't smoke or drink, don't worry about
having to buy the latest fashions, don't wear your clothes,
and don't need a gazillion dollars for university - and if
they get pregnant, you can sell the children.

This has been posted on YT a few times now and I love it...

Chewy doesn't seem to have a bad smell... one of the reasons I wanted a small dog was that their bath wasn't such a big deal... (I had a lab before) I know some people are not dog people. I love dogs but I had a friend with a Jack Russell and it would jump all over me when I got there... get on the back of the couch and lick my hair and ears... jump on the table during dinner!!! i just had trouble liking this dog. But it had no training... was very badly behaved. Now that I have my own tiny dog I understand how people feel about their BABIES! They are the sweetest... I think this girl just doesn't like your dog and is trying to be hurtful... She is rude and she needs to be set straight! As much as I was annoyed with My friends dog behavior I would never have come into her home and complained about it!
:eek:

I think with almost any dog, if you keep them bathed, then they should not stink. But I have also seen soooooooooooo many doggie colognes out there, it's not even funny:eek: But if it works then so be it.

I never smell an odor on Abbie; but, my 12 y/o Mozart (shih-tzu/maltese/silky mix) does have a pungent odor when his allergies are acting up.

I, too, think the smell in bil's girlfriend's nose could be her upper lip :eek:

This is really an "old" post/thread..... but I've had my Yorkie quite a bit longer now --

AND - he definitely can smell like a dog -

My Bichon and my Poodle/Pom mix almost never have any odor at all --- but little Murphy (my Yorkie) definitely does.

Sorry - guys - I know we like to think our little Yorkie are perfect, but they're not and we love them anyway. After all --most dogs smell a little like a dog -at least once in a while.

Fun fun!!

Carol Jean

Yorkie's Don't Stink!
 

I have 2, they are both given baths at least once a week, maybe even twice a week, depending on the weather. Artie seems to run and roll around in the puddles if it rains? Abigail on the other hand never wants to get wet, unless she's swimming? He may also smell like pee pee since he has a full coat and she smell different b/c of her hormones (since she just had a Litter 3 weeks ago)? Most of the time they don't stink at all!:confused:
When my Sister had a Bichon.......she kept him tied up outside b/c he was stinky, she met my male Artie and she gave her Bichon away for free after spending $800.00 on him! She used to complain alot, and all I did was rave about how great Yorkie's are......a year later she mysteriously received a male Yorkie for Mother's Day (this past May) as a Gift from her Husband?
Needless to say before that all she did was critisize Me, for being so in Love & spoiling mine! Of course now she is hooked on Yorkie's too!
I wouldn't be surprised if your "Jealous" so called Family or any Friends for that matter, eventually got a Yorkie herself? Besides tell her she is the one that Stinks, since she is the only one that can smell it!
Others always want what you have....or for whatever reason they don't want you to be completely Happy? I think it's just her way of letting you know
she's aware of your Happiness:p
In fact if I were you, I would just rub it in more! I have been on "First Dates",
were they said "You need a Hobby, you spend too much time with your Dogs"!
and that was their Last Date with me! Anyone who knows me, knows that they come first & foremost, it's not about Denial or being used to their smell
even if you are? I personally would stay away from anyone being Negative, but knowing me I would probablly talk her into to buying a Yorkie by now!
Good Luck, Aloha*

Cidney
 

Well, I have to admit my biggie Yorkie, Scooter stinks............after he rolls in the dirt or mud out back other wise he smells perfect! My hubby will tell me sometimes Scooter needs a bath because he is starting to smell but I dont smell it and if he does, I still dont mind it. Sometimes I have to give Scooter two bath's because if I am not careful, he will sneek outside after his bath and roll in the dirt!

The door note Lexie's Mommy put on page 3, is just what you need on your front door next time she comes to visit. Wow, I loved that one!!

If nothing else, she'll get the message!

Bob does not stink..he gets a bath at least once a week and smells like shampoo mostly. Sometimes I'll use conditioner on him..and then he smells like coconut..thats his conditioner..:p Bobs breath even smells good..I dont know why..maybe Im partial? ;)

Help, my Yokie stinks!!
 

I've givin him a bath with many different shampoos and every time after his bath...he still smells. The next day, he smells like he hasn't had a bath in a week or two. Is there a deoderizer or shampoo for a smelly dog? He still smells after hair cuts. If you can help please email at ilovebettyboop1974@yahoo.com Thanks.

Re: Do yorkies stink?
 

My boobah, 5 mos. 3 days old, has never stunk. Even when she's skipped a bath she smells like baby powder. The only time that boobah stinks is when she eats one of those bully stiks.

Sounds like your friend and her attitude stink. I bathe mine once a week I can stretch it if I like but I prefer the one week limit. I have never noticed that they stink. All dogs will have a bit of a doggie smell but it's nothing repulsive or that would stink up your house like that unless you let them go unbathed for a month or something and they played in mud.

Any animal is going to smell if you don't properly care for them.

Regularly bathe and clean up after them and you won't have a problem.

I have never felt that Buddy had any kind of order at all except a shampoo smell
Even his mouth smells good. He gets bathed every other week and
of course is an inside pet with walks during the day and night.
He stays pretty clean. My SIL had a little poodle that I could smell
in the next room.:eek: Oh god what an order and it was clean!

My Azraels paws smell like Frito's when I use certain shampoos, but I stick to what I know wont cause that. They both smell sweet and clean from bath to bath.

i agree...
they dont............ to me they smell like a person that hasent washed there hair not like when i dont bath austin(chihuahua) he smells like a dog
brownie hasent had a bath in over 2 weeks and doesnt seem to smell terrible just smells dirty hes getting one tommorrow

I think she's talking about a ferret - Now they smell - Yorkies - Not unless they roll in something foul. Tell her if she is unhappy with the smell of your house - please don't come over.:aimeeyork

That is so rude of her to say that!!! :mad: Your brother-in-law needs to get a new gf!!!!!!!!!!

Chloe normally doesn't smell bad. She only has a dog smell sometime. But I do bath her once a week.

:yorkiesar

My boys only smell bad when their belly hair gets long and they pee all over it!! Other than that, they are not anymore smelly than any other breed of dog out there!

Tell her she must be smelling her upper lip!!!:kiss2:


P.S. Zoey never smells. My husband and I have even had a discussion about how amazing it is that she has no smell.