Questions on wearing clothes

[Shadow's mommy]

I put clothes on Shadow most of the time. He even wears PJ's to bed at night. With it getting colder here, he will be in clothes a lot. He LOVES getting dressed. He just lays there until he is all dressed and ready to go. If we are going out and not taking him tho, I take his clothes off in case he gets caught somehow. I worry about that. Sometimes if we are not going anywhere and just staying home, I leave him go "naked" LOL he likes it either way!

[dianaww]

Hi I live in the UK, anyone else from the UK who has bought clothes for thier Yorkies, what is the best thing you bought and a must have.

I have a little boy who is only 9 weeks (almost) But winter is coming and I don't want him to get cold.

Any advise welcome. I have NEVER dressed my others before, now I am keen on the idea.

[Breny]

Thanks everyone for your input !!!!

[alisonJ]

Clothes make Edie's hair matte....how do you keep out the mattes when your pups wear clothes?????

[stedmansmommy]

Originally Posted by alisonJ

Clothes make Edie's hair matte....how do you keep out the mattes when your pups wear clothes?????

Yeah, Stedman's will too...after a while. I ALWAYS take his clothes off once or twice a day and brush him, just to make sure the matts don't get too bad. The only part that gets a *little* tangled is his back, not his legs. Right now it isn't that big of a problem, but when he was a baby and had sooooooo much of that super duper thick "baby hair", it would get to be a matted mess! Now his hair is more silky and it's softer...so it doesn't seem to matt as easy. But again, I do take his clothes off once or twice a day and brush him out so that it doesn't get too bad

[TJCHRISYORK]

OK that was a lot of great info.......but how long did it take you guys to get them used to clothes.....? Or shall I say how did you get then used to clothes, I bought Ty his first T shirt and as with everything its a fight to get it on him.,....along with the leash, brushing, harness.....etc, you get the point , he is only 11 weeks so I am trying to start early, when is it time to just throw in the towel and move into the acceptance stage of I got a puppy who doesnt wnat to wear his cute ringer tees................THANKS
CHRISTINE and TY

[scrapindee]

Dayzee hates clothes--she thinks she's in trouble.

Bailey likes to wear t-shirts.


Itzi wears sweaters and t-shirts when he is cold.

Abbi is my princess; she loves to wear clothes especially dresses. I will take some new pics soon as she just got some new dresses from a special YTer.

[yougetthesmiles]

Lillie does not wear clothes at night, but I have been playing with a pattern for a night gown, I think with winter coming up, it gets more cold and she would be warmer. I just bought some light weight fleesse of hello kitty and I'm going to try to make her one.

I dress her when we go out, but only dress her at home about 50% of the time

[Suzy]

Emma wears clothes 50% of the time. I can't help but dress her up in her "Flirt" shirt when we go to a party (with other puppies, of course), and she wears her Gap hoodies a lot because it's getting cold! She has also been wearing onesies as pajamas since her spay (a couple weeks ago), but she likes them so much we keep putting her in them at night. When we leave her during the day, sometimes we forget or are too lazy to take them off, but we DO make sure to unbutton the bottom part so she can potty on her own throughout the day. She will actually go and get her own onesie in the evening if there's one left out! My family and friends think I'm crazy for putting her in baby clothes-but they're so convenient and so cheap-why not?

[Breny]

Originally Posted by Suzy

Emma wears clothes 50% of the time. I can't help but dress her up in her "Flirt" shirt when we go to a party (with other puppies, of course), and she wears her Gap hoodies a lot because it's getting cold! She has also been wearing onesies as pajamas since her spay (a couple weeks ago), but she likes them so much we keep putting her in them at night. When we leave her during the day, sometimes we forget or are too lazy to take them off, but we DO make sure to unbutton the bottom part so she can potty on her own throughout the day. She will actually go and get her own onesie in the evening if there's one left out! My family and friends think I'm crazy for putting her in baby clothes-but they're so convenient and so cheap-why not?

How cute! Do you have pictures???

[Tinker'sMommy]

Tinkerbell is not too crazy about clothes although she wears them 99.99% of the time, she doesn't take them off but sometimes if she is not in the mood she will give me a hard time putting them on. She puts her little paws up and shows her teeth and fights the clothes, she is super cute Here is a pic to prove it!!

[romeos mommy]

we live in a 110 yr old victorian home. it's very drafty. romeo wears a t-shirt or sweatshirt inside when it's cold out. he sleeps in them too. in our case it's a neccesity. our home has no insulation and he would freeze. when we go outside i put a coat on top. when the weather is nice he is nude.

[Latuya]

Gus wears cloths pretty much all the time in the winter months. I do not let him wear pj's, sweaters, or t-shirts to bed. He sleeps in a inclosed crate with a very warm blanket. But when we get up in the morning. I will put a nice warm sweater before we go out to do potty.

[Dougal&Little]

Originally Posted by dianaww

Hi I live in the UK, anyone else from the UK who has bought clothes for thier Yorkies, what is the best thing you bought and a must have.

I have a little boy who is only 9 weeks (almost) But winter is coming and I don't want him to get cold.

Any advise welcome. I have NEVER dressed my others before, now I am keen on the idea.

Hi My Lil sis is in the UK at the Moment and she found the cutest stuff on Monsoon / Accessorize's website. http://www.monsoon.co.uk/icat/accessorizeforpets

You can also try http://www.lovelonglong.com. There are some cute things on that site (takes a bit to find the good stuff) and they'll post anywhere internationally quite cheaply. I got them to send stuff to NZ.

[lovmyyorkie]

Originally Posted by ~Dixie's_Mom~

I don't keep them on my girls much. They do get their arms stuck alot. Usually I put them on when we go outside (when it's cold) or when we go out to Petsmart, etc. They don't mind them at all. I try not to put them on Dixie as much because she's growing her show coat, and her breeder told me it breaks the hairs.

For your show dog, have your tried putting a coat with a satin lining?

For the girls try putting a regular harness over the clothing so they don't pull in their arms.

See how that works for you.