I would think of it as a personal expression...Just as we choose clothes for ourselves based on things we like...and also it is just plain FUN. I did not think you were critizing in your post just asking. It does seem to alot of people to be a silly thing to do but actually smaller yorkies sometimes need extra warmth. for instance by Silk girl is only 4lbs and has a very thin coat. I would imagine that 50 degrees might be confortable for us but for a 4lb dog...I think not. She actually started to loose hair on her ears and nose because yorkies are more subceptable to Leather ear...a fungus condition that stems from cold weather. So it helps her to stay warm. I too at first thought it was silly but have changed my thoughts and I love to pick out things for both of my dogs and I don't care now if others think it is Silly. Heck my husband laughs at me but I don't care. I love them and I love buying things for them...it makes me happy.
Chris

Laura,
I have to laugh because the first time I put on a jogger for Remmy he would not move...he does not mind clothing but I have since learned that he does not like it on his hind legs. I have attached a pic of him in his jogger.

Here in Holland its something very new to dress up a dog, i do it because my family likes it, our friends had never seen a dog dressed up and i can honestly tell u that i think i started a dressup puppy fever, my cousin and a friend of mine have now got yorkiebabies and are coming to me to find out which sites sell etc.. we love our babies like we love our kids, i only have a son of 13 years and have always wanted a little girl, but that wasnt meant to be, now i have 2 furbabies Chelsey is 6 months and she LOVES her clothes, she knows she looks pretty and she knows she gets a lot of attention from other people, a friend of my son's mother surprised me big time as i thought they were a very ( dutch ) and set in their beliefs kind of family, she is very crafty and made Chelsey the cutest little jersey for cold evenings, how sweet is that?

I get so many nice compliments from strangers here that im amazed!
Life is good, never worry about what others might think or say, its YOUR life and u live it the way U want to. ;)

Awww Remmy looks so cozy in his joggers and Chelsey, Chelsey and Chanel look gorgeous as always! I always look at everyone elses babies in their clothes and get a little jealous! Its not just the T shirt, she hates all clothes! After the T shirt fiasco, we tried to put a sock on her scratching foot. That lasted less than 30 seconds before she tore it off. We then tied it on with ribbon, less than a minute. She hates sticky tape so we tried that next, it stayed on about an hour which was better but I bet if she couldn't get it off she would have knawed her leg off. Also, when she had her first season we tried a little pair of pants with the same results. We then put them on her teddy and she took them off! She just hates clothes!

She sure showed you ! lol..I know some yorkies can't stand having anything on them - I guess it's the little nudist in yours coming out - I used to know some people like that ...and am SO GLAD I don't see that anymore !

I bet if she will where the harness vest she would wear a dress that is similar, the only diffrence is that it is long in the back, but other than that it is just like the vest. I actully took the design from a harness vest/dress

Just curious...
Do people in other countries put bows in their yorkie's hair? And how about a pretty collar or harness, is that frowned upon too?

I put clothes on my yorkie cause shes my baby. I don't have any kids yet.. so I like to spoil her. I have a male yorkie, but I got teased for putting bows in his hair. So, I bought a female.. and I don't get teased for doing it to her. I get awww's all the time. AND she LOVES to wear clothes! My male and female have matching faux suede jackets. I don't make them wear them all the time.. just for pictures or when we go out. Everyone gets jealous cause they don't have one to dress up.

Marlee that is a good point, but Im gonna have a go and maybe I will then be able to trick her in to a dress! And by the way that dress is so cute and your baby looks gorgeous in it!

Pretty collars I have seen. At the moment Lucy has a plain red one, but I want to get her a pretty sparkly one when I have the money. Ive not seen any pretty harnesses or bows over here and we do have a lot of yorkies near us, most of them girls, maybe I can get Lucy to be a trendsetter! :cool:

My goodness! All I have to say is that all of your posts were quite interesting! I put sweaters on my gurls when it's cold out, because they are in the house all of the time and aren't used to being outside, summer excluded, of course! They like wearing them, too, so they don't get too cold. I also have raincoats because they don't especially like to get wet in the rain! So, I say, to each his own! :thumbup:

I am 51 years old. I had 2 daughters out of 4 children. I dressed them in ribbons and lace when they were little because I knew that when they were old enough to make their own clothing choices it would be pants and shirts. I am now raising my 3 oldest grandchildren as my own and when the girls(2) were little they too wore ribbons and lace. When they reach school age you have to change what they wear or risk them being laughed at. I made a dress for Autumn and I think she looks completely adorable in it. It's not perfect but she loves the attention she gets when she wears it. I will be making more clothes but with so many people in our house (13) my sewing machine and accessories are in danger. The other day I bought a couple of baby shirts and put them on Pirogue, it schickled the tick out of him. He was so excited he just ran and ran around the room. I didn't know he wanted clothes!! All the kids are wanting me to put clothes on Lady but I tell them she is nursing Matty and I won't do it until Matty is weened.

I think that in my case it is safe to say I still have a thing for dressing up dolls. It helps alot that the "dolls" can express their apprieciation for my efforts. LOL Sylvia

Kewtee--

Maybe you can start a new trend in Denmark! lol
I haven't started dressing up Fred yet. Not until the little booger gets a groomin'! But, I can see why people dress up their dogs. They look soooo adorable in summer dresses and little t-shirts with "Bitches <3 me". I chuckle everytime I see things like that because those little dogs are so adorable!!
Now, if I see a horse or cow in a shirt.. that'd be questionable. Or, even big giant dogs dressed up. But toy dogs are just SO freakin' cute!!! :p

imo
 

In my opinion dressing up your pooch is a fun way for both owners and dogs to spend time and not to mention money. I feel that it states individuality! being that i volenteer at an animal shelter, help raise puppys and do alot of seamstress work for my friends and family, i feel every dog should feel unique and different, and not only be classified as a breed of dog but as a type, like girly sporty, cutsey ect.. i am always making doggy clothes and bed slip covers. my advice to you, the person who started this post, is to go shopping and buy your little baby some stylish clothing! i know alot of people on this site who are exselent at making clothes and am considering shipping my designs as well.

i think the dogs like being dressed up brownie prances around like ""i look handsome how you like my shirt lol""" he gets an additude like hes better then everyone else lol

Walmart has dog clothes!
 

The prices are like $3.00 for some cute shirts. Try the small-- it seems about right. They are al tee shirts with sayings that are cute!

I just found this thread! I think that some outfits are really outrageous and look totally uncomfortable on dogs. But honestly Cookie loves to be dressed up in comfy casual clothes.Most of us dress our pets because we love them,want to keep them warm. If you own a tiny yorkie like I do ,most of these tinies get really cold. Cookie & Mimi get really cold if the temp goes below 72 degrees . We keep our house really cold during these months around 70-72 degrees . If I don't put a shirt on them , I will find them under a blanket or pillow somewhere. I think it really depends on the culture. I think those doggy sunglasses called Doggles are cool looking but I wouldn't put them on Cookie because they don't serve a purpose in my opinion. That is only my opinion though. I've seen two dogs wearing doggles and they look like they are totally comfortable wearing them.

Genie
www.littlemimi.org

In New York City it gets very cold so we have to put sweaters on our babies. Personally I spoil my baby because, unless he needs to be fed, my 6 year old son has no need for me anymore!!!LOL Having my little yorkie enables me to give so much love to another living thing that will so willingly take all he can get! The outfits are just a fun form of creative outlet for us and they always look soooo cute.

The doogles (doggy goggles) reminded me of a guy at our yorkie meetup this weekend. He rode on a Harley motocycle and he had his 5 lb yorkie male in a leather dog carrier on the front of the bike with just his head sticking out. It was the cutest thing ever!! My camera chose that minute for the battery to die!!

Anyway, this little guy had the doogles and they really do serve a purpose for dogs who love to let the wind whip them in the face. It is bad for their eyes not to have protection. I take Hefner sailing on our sailboat so he has a pair of the doogles too.

I am the first psychotherapist in Northern Jutland - I have enough predujice to fight as it is. ;)
We have some stores that sell clothes for dogs but who buys them I don't know - never seen one with clothes.

And Yorkieluv_delux - great to see you - I never thought I would see another danish yorkieowner below the age of 60! :D

kewtee: That's great that you are keeping an open mind about clothes for Yorkies. I'm sure you must find a lot of people that think psychotherapy is bogus. Putting clothes on a dog is very odd, and I always thought people that put clothes on their dogs were kooky too, until we got a Yorkie. Clothes do serve a good purpose in the winter time or when it's cold out, my Yorkie at least can get cold very fast (especially if he has a puppy cut and is shaved down). This can be dangerous for their health, as they can get hypoglycemia.

But the more pictures I saw of Yorkies and other dogs with clothes on, the cuter I thought it was. Our Yoda quickly got some clothes of his own, and he does indeed like it. In fact, he likes his collars and other jewelry that we put on him too. In fact, he looks forward to it in the morning when he wakes up, and looks up to our dresser and barks for his jewelry. :) It is unnatural for dogs to wear clothes, but when it serves a purpose and doesn't harm them in any way, it can be a good thing.

I love putting clothing, shoes, hats, and cute hair clips on my girls 1 yorkie and 1Maltese. Buffy the yorkie has a thick coat so she gets very hot in the summer. Melissa is slim so she use to slip out of them, but I make adjustment so she can't anymore. They have their winter and summer wardrobe. I started making them dress and shirts, just for fun and also because i do care if it fits right and its going to be comfortable for them. They get a lot of attention when we go out, I enjoy it.

Hi! all, just noticed this thread,

i think each to there own, but i like Ted just the way he looks in his own cute fur.... :)

Looked at the net for yorkie stuff in Denmark and found these:

http://loppetjansen.dk/product_info....oducts_id=2307

I might give it a try for starters.

Who had a picture of a feathered collar? I want that too :)

Lol :D well suprise suprise!!

Congratulations on being the first in your country ! Have you heard of Dr. John Grey, Ph.D. ? Men are from Mars book ? I used to work for his cousin Dr. Chuck Grey, Ph.D. here in Houston - You have a VERY interesting job !

My personal opionion is that I appreciate the work everyone did on getting the thread set up listing all the clothes sites. Maggie is very short and tiny. She now has things THAT FIT to keep her comfortable in cool, wet, stormy, hot,etc. days.

This is missy dressed up. she loves it and bobo likes to weatr jammies. the other dogs growl at him cause they don't have any. lol

Kewtee,

I have to tell you that my fiancé agrees with you! :rolleyes: He is definately embarassed that I insist dressing Sydney up...and I'm not even as into it as some of the fashion plates on here. Syd only wears tee-shirts (no dresses). I guess that may be because he's a 6 foot, 200 lb. "manly man"...and walking our dog in a pink tee-shirt that says "Daddy's Girl" with a matching hair bow makes him feel funny. Personally I think he should just get over it. ;)

But anyway...dressing her started because we have very cold winters and I didn't want her to freeze when we went outside to potty. But now (summer) she just looks so darn cute that I can't help myself.

By the way...what thread is everybody refering to about the dog clothing sites? I can't find it.

My only thing with putting clothes on Jerry is that living in the south...its kind of hot for him.....he does have a few sweaters and shirts for when it gets cold though.

Michael

Actually I have a confession to make!

I dress my dog! The reason I forgot all about it in this context was of course that dressing up to me is the dog wearing an actual dress, t-shirts and hats.

I will show you a picture of Kali in her wintercoat - when it rains and snows in winter I dress her in this - and she hates it!

http://www.metteogthomas.dk/images/vuffer/jakke1.jpg

I tried buying some boots but they fell off the instant I put them on her - even with velcro.

We decided sometime during winter to try and walk her without the coat and she never was cold at all - she is after all a dog and build "to last". I still think a raincoat is a good thing and will buy one for no. 2 - but that's also convinient for me, since I won't have to spend forever drying them when they have been out in the rain....

Here we are in our thermosuits - "mother and daughter" :p Wearing that outfit really made my friends laugh but it is the only right thing when living here where it gets really cold in winter!

http://www.metteogthomas.dk/images/sne.jpg