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Yorkies Getting Cold? Well, since Yorkies have hair like human hair, instead of fur like many other dogs, they can get cold. Does your Yorkie get cold? I find sweaters and other clothing help, even just around the house. |
Neesa does get cold from time to time. I leave a plug-in heat blanket on when I am gone. |
Skeptical about clothes; dining on crow I was very skeptical about clothes for Yorkies. I figured, a Yorkie is a DOG and dogs get hot, especially long hair dogs. I thought I MIGHT get a little coat for really, really cold days, like below zero or something, but that was the limit. Sorry ladies and gents, but I thought you were just being weird. Then we got up one morning and Susan was shivering!!! That was it! Now I'm sold. I just ordered two coats. Now I'm thinking about a nice little halter vest or something for around the house. Heat is going to be expensive this winter and I don't want my baby cold! I plan to wear a sweater, why shouldn't she have something? So I have crow to eat. Sorry YorkieTalkers. But I see that you were right. |
Mine get cold, I dress them in their fleece joggers when we go for our nightly walks and cover them with blankets at bed time:D They love to be covered up and kept warm. |
Oh yes it hasn't been below 55 here,and he is already shivering! They do get cold, and I have noticed in bed hes right up against me, in the summer he isnt. Might have to break out the elect. blanket this weekend,,suppose to get colder. :( |
Oh yes poor Yoda gets so cold....He has t-shirts and sweaters and coats, and he just loves to wear them. ( he even has boots too) :D |
i just cant wait, i want lexi to be cozy with me. this is my very own first puppy that i can call mine and it feels so good...cant wait to snuggle up. |
Princess gets cold in the winter. I love all her little sweaters!!! :) |
I noticed that Cooper was shaking in the bed this morning after Courtney brought him to me before leaving for school. I was just wondering about this topic! I'm glad SusansMom brought it back to the top. Happy 1000th post to me. |
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I was like Susan's Mom. Guys don't dress up their dogs, and I bucked my wife at every opportunity. Until I took Eddie to the park on a cooler fall morning and noticed him shivering. Now I'm often the one who insists on him wearing a sweater. A manly sweater, though. :) Happy 1,000 to Carter'sMom! I always enjoy your posts -- but especially your pictures. You are the best. Oh, and Eddie loves anything warm. My wife has a rice bag that she heats up for aches and pains, and Eddie jumps on her lap every time she uses it. Same thing with the heating pad. |
Bo has really thick fur, cottony, not silky. But he does still get cold and he does shiver. So, yeah, especially this winter, he'll be sportin' a new hoodie I think. I just love any excuse to go shopping!! |
last week it was cold here and Chewy was shivering during the day. I had to put his little hoodie on him and put an extra blanket in his bed. I am a little worried about the NYC winters, he is going to be freezing! |
I still have to buy a couple of sweaters but the stores that have them either have really ugly ones, or really cute ones for $50 But I have to get some soon, when I brought Sadie in after she went out to go potty today she was shivering so much, and just from being outside for 2 minutes. I had to bundle her up in the fleecy blankie! |
Maddie gets cold and I swear, we live in about the coldest place on earth! I have sweaters for her when she goes outside and I'm thinking to get her some warm boots as I'm always afraid she'll freeze her feet in the winter. She also gets cold after a bath, so I always heat the towels in the dryer and just keep her wrapped in the warm towels for a while after her bath. That really helps to keep her from shivering and shaking and starts her drying quicker! She doesn't sleep under the covers at night and if I cover her, she gets out from under it, so, I'm thinking she should wear a t-shirt or pj's at night...especially cold winter nights. |
Missy has been getting under the covers the last couple days since it has gone down to 40's! She doesn't seem to care if it is cool, she still loves to go outside and mess with the cats or bugs! |
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I also never thought i would dress my dogs....but never say never i guess! Congratulations Lisa.... Great thread FE!!!! |
Mine doesnt get cold because she has more clothes than I do :p |
We have been dipping down into the 40's at night this week & all 2 lbs of Kodah has started shivering - Stormy not so much. They have neither been big fans of clothes but they are going to have to learn, because I will be leaving sweaters on them most of the winter. I have noticed that with the cooler temperatures our two are MUCH more active outside!!! I love watching them romp & play in the leaves! |
Has anyone thought about heating pads or heated beds like they have for cats.. Just wondering how this would work out... of course for those not sleeping in your bed. |
I have sweaters and coats for my dogs. I should get some boots I quess for winter. |
My little Jasmine has had some difficulty since we moved to Massachusetts four years ago. She was born in Mississippi (gosh, I miss the South) and spent the first four years of her life there; she starts shivering terribly as soon as the temp. drops below 60. I have sweaters of varying thickness for her, but, sadly, she just simply refuses to wear booties. Half-way through the first winter, she returned to the back steps limping on two of her tiny little feet - after being in the snow for less than three minutes! I about freaked. After that, I have always carried her to where she can do her business, then picked her up immediately afterward, and when I can, I scrape the snow away so she doesn't have to stand in it. Even that isn't enough sometimes, so now I'm litter-box training her. Hopefully, she won't have to go outside in the bitter weather at all this winter. |
Let me know how the litter training goes...i often have thought about trying that..since I have two cats i know she knows what they are doing in there..(since she sneaks treats out of there once in a while...gross....I know) |
Well in Mississippi today it was in the 60's. This morning in the low 50's. Harley wore his t-shirt all day yesterday and today (it was a gift from Schatzie - he got several great t-shirts and a really warm coat.) I was afraid he would not like it but he does!!!! I had a small round cat bed for my last yorkie that was heated. He just loved curling up in a ball in it. He would not get out on cold days. I need some sweatshirts and some more t-shirts. harley's mom |
My babies definitely shiver. I found that ebay has alot of sweaters & sweatshirts, etc. for reasonable prices. I have bought my babies a few things for winter through ebay. Plus another website to buy reasonable priced stuff & a discount for being a member of yorkietalk is www.barkindogclothes.com. Hope that helps a little. |
Maggie has clothes for all seasons. Most of the time she runs around in the nude. When she got the part down her back sunburned, that is when we also got the sun block and sun dresses. The other day I was going through her clothes, getting ready for the winter chill. I noticed at night, she starts out on top of the covers, but wakes up wedged to me under the covers. Yes, they do get hot and cold, just like we do. |
How do you all keep them from matting when they are wearing sweaters? Lexy mats like crazy when I dress her. The only thing she wore for any length of time that didn't mat her was a denim harness that Joy made. As soon as I get motivated, I'm sending Joy some coat fabric and satin for the lining. Hopefully the satin will keep her from matting so much. |
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Awww, so glad to see Harley is getting some great use outta his stuff. Good for him! :p Schatzie has a few sweaters she will be wearing very soon as it is really getting cooler here now. I wish she liked being "under the covers" more with us in bed but she doesn't. I honestly think Schatzie preferes the cooler temps over the heat. I have yet to see her shiver?? :confused: |
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I have at times the same issues of matting with certain outfits. Schatzie does not "dress" often due to this. I have found that the larger looser items work much better than anything too tight and close to her coat. |
I guess dogs get cold just like us. I don't remember learning about dogs and being cold in my Vet assistant classes. But what I can tell you is, dogs do not cool off like we do. Dogs only have sweat glands in their mouths and between their toes, so to cool a dog off put their feet in cool water. Sorry I don't remember about the cold part. |
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