YORKIE Saftey Tips ~ PLEASE READ & ADD your own
 

There's LOTS of new puppy moms and dads here - and this is for them - AND those of us who don't have a baby because yorkies are perpetual puppies and these can be real dangers to them.....

We can ALL add to this - I heard something on the news that reminded me of ALL the things we always need to be AWARE of when having active and very very nosy yorkies....

ASIDE from NORMAL puppy proofing a home I thought I would start a WATCH list of things to always be careful of.....

Always watch out when closing a door - yorkies are FAST and can easily get hurt if the door gets closed on them
Always keep windows in the car up - they can jump !
Keep ALL medication out of reach - WAY out of reach ..I read where a yorkie got into Birth Control pills that were in someones PURSE - as someone who used to have diet pills in my purse - that was SCARY and sad to read
Some Nylon Collars can be shredded and unwind if your yorkie ever gets it off - they can get lodged in their intestines
Fences need to be constantly checked - yorkies can dig and watch for holes - they can get out or big dogs can reach in
Ponds and pools are a danger...use extreme safety measures - some yorkies do NOT swim
Big BIRDS or Hawks around your home is always something to watch out for
Always supervise your yorkie around childern - accidents can happen in a second
Certain Rawhide Chews can be a danger to yorkies -

Most of us have been very lucky - but others have gone thru the devestation of losing their yorkie .... just a heads up to remember to keep your yorkie SAFE !

Good tips Villette! Sometimes we really do forget how small these guys really are, you have to be extra careful with them. I stress the part about children, they want to always pick them up, but Yorkies are known for jumping out of your arms, so newbies, please super supervise with children!...
Theresa & The Boys :rose:

Thanks for posting this!! This will definitly be helpful to new Yorkie owners!! I wish I knew this stuff when I first got my babies. You are always so helpful!! :)

thank you - I admit when getting my 1st, Chanel, I would have never thought about pills in my PURSE ....Recently a girl lost her yorkie who ingested her BC pills from her purse ....yorkies are so much like children we really sometimes don't realize something simple can be such a danger till it actually happens ....

This site has SO MANY new puppies - it's worth posting about and I hope everyone can add to it as it goes -

about the car window tip....Bentley likes to look out the window..but i hold onto him... and thank god i do! on day we were coming to a stop and he decided he wanted to try and jump out the window!!!

Thanks for posting this. We will be bringing Tucker home on Saturday and this was great advice. Bandit was so laid back and never got in to trouble, I guess because he was sick, but we didn't know it. I know I'll be a nervous wreck around Tucker. But, that also means I won't let him out of my sight either.

Talk to me about some normal things to do to puppy proof your home.

OMG....this is SO TRAGIC ! After I posted this I just read this MORNING that someone lost their baby to the Clothes dryer ! I'm sitting here crying for that baby....I can't believe this.

Her little baby must have climbed in to the dryer & she didn't know it - I don't know how that could happen and I'm so sorry to depress anyone - but it shows that the LITTLEST things can happen.

My heart is breaking for this woman...she's totally devestated, crying and blaming herself.....we know this is a FREAK accident - but it makes this thread MORE IMPORTANT !!!!!

PLEASE WATCH out for the Dryer too ! OMG...this is so devestating ....I can't even type this anymore...Please send out prayers for the newest RB angel....

Oh my gosh - that is devestating. Plus, that poor woman will always blame herself for not being more careful. I will keep that poor baby in my prayers as well...

Thanks for all the good tips. It's always a good reminder to read it and recheck everything! Thanks again! If I could add another it would be electrical cords! Sometimes our babies like to chew!

Oh no...that is so sad about that poor baby in the dryer. I will be thinking of both of them today. Sorry to post twice I missed that before i posted.

I had a friend that lost his cat in the clothes dryer he got inthere because it was warm and his grandma started the dryer and kept hearing a thump noise and it was the cat in there he didnt make it . but the grandma blamed herself for a long time because she said she just threw the clothes in there without looking in the dryer , after that i have cats before i put clothes in the dryer i always check it .

thank you for the tips, we all need reminders some times. Better safe then sorry :)

:thumbs up so much Villette for thinking about us newbies and our babies. I personally appreciate any and all tips that anyone is willing to share. My baby boy will be coming home in about 2 weeks and I am concerned about making sure I am keeping him safe while loving him. Please keep the information coming. Just reading through the boards on YT is helping me to prepare for Maxx's arrival. I know once he gets here I'll probably be posting 101 questions :D . It's nice to know so many helpful and caring people are always here. Thanks again and I will keep all this info. in mind!

good for you Tammy ! That's exciting for you - I don't think I ever really saw a whole list of safety tips when I got my Chanel...and then again with Cheri - it's really helped me with what to be EXTRA careful doing - like shutting sliding and regular doors - who would think that could be a hazard !

Someone asked about puppy proofing ? I think the same things that apply to a baby that can crawl should apply to a puppy - Electrical Cords - NO HANGING Ropes or Drapery type Sashes - no medications left in reachable areas (and even UN-Reachable) they can JUMP !!

Recently I know someone who almost lost their yorkie to ASPRIN....it was on a table - but the yorkie went from the bed right on to her nightstand - so you just never know !

These come from my vet visit yesterday . . .

ACORNS can easily get stuck int he intestinal tract.

EDIBLE NYLABONES My vet recently had to operate on a pup that had a piece of edible nylabone lodged in his intestinal tract. They couldn't figure out what it was until the vet noticed a seam on the piece she removed. She went out and purchased an edible nylabone and put it in digestive enzymes to see how digestible it really is . . . she told me to STAY AWAY from those!

She said so far, she hasn't seen any problems from the Booda Bumps. Just be careful that your pup doesn't eat too much during one sitting as they will crap like a goose afterwards!

Another thing she warned me about is rope toys. She had a chi that tore bits and pieces off of it and eventually had to have surgery to remove a mass of string from its intestines. ewwwwwww

Lisa

Wow! There were quite a few things I never thought of. Thanks for posting.

THANK YOU Lisa ! I didn't know that either about the edible Nylabones ! That's a GREAT one - I think I have some in my pantry...and on the rope toys - that makes alot of sense.....

I'm LOVING this thread!! Keep it coming...new Mommy needs all the help I can get!!

I am so sorry to hear about the loss of your friends yorkie. I will send prayers her way. Thank you for posting this helpfull information. We could all use the reminders I am sure.

Also be very careful getting in and out of the car. My brother-in-law, who has Down's Syndrome was getting out of their car and didn't realize their little Chi was jumping out too. He got caught in the door and it broke all of his insides up. Everyone was so heartbroken, and we just pray that my brother-in-law never realized what happened was his fault because he would never be able to understand it.

Great tips, red98vett!

Also, be careful when walking, as you never know when your Yorkie may be on your heels (a lot of Yorkie owners have learned to walk again, as in shuffle steps instead of full strides) and an accidental heel or kick could hurt your Yorkie.

We also try to be extra careful when carrying groceries, you never know if you have a leaky bag or something, a one pound jar can be very dangerous if dropped on a Yorkie.

Thanks for the Tips red98vett, and i totally agreed with fasteddie. I was accidently "step on" and "kick into" my yorkie because she maneuver too closed. Lucky she was alright. Now, i kept her in certain place when i do the house works. She also hurt herself a couple times, because she ran into the glass door. :(

YES !! I have done that back-whop right into my girls faces and sometimes...they can be following us SO CLOSE... we can trip, get tangled up and and land on them ...that actually happened to someones yorkie -

Also - while in the kitchen - normal common sense with these guys - they have to be involved with EVERYTHING we do - I was washing dishes once and dropped a KNIFE - it landed inches from one of mine - gave me a heart attack !

Thanks, Villette! Here's a tip on top of tips...print Red98Vett's tips for your kids! These are especially important for youngsters! I printed them out for my daughter and told her I was going to test her later! lol

lol...thanks...a Tip on top of the tips ? lol..say THAT 3 times fast - I think it a great idea to alert kids AND TEENAGERS that lots of accidents CAN be prevented if we use common sense....it can't hurt to go over them just to be safe...

I have more - WHEN USING A CRATE or PLAYPEN - keep towels off the tops and away from the sides where they can pull it in.....

They can shred the towel or woven blanket and become tangled in the long strands & it can wind around them and they can suffocate...Someone I know came home to their baby with a long string from a towel cutting off the circulation to his foot - it could have been his neck -

Someone asked about piggy ears - I think they CAN be potentially dangerous....I DO let mine have them once in a great while ...it's usually a bigger dog that can bite off pieces - yorkies tend to make them mushy - but WATCH them if you do give them - and make sure they aren't tearing off any pieces

Vilette awesome thread, thank you so much for this tips. SO many of the tips here I never though of before. Wow, I feel sorry for the pup and cat that die inside the dryer. Very sad.

I have a Bell on Gucci's collar that way I hear her when she is close by and Im extra careful but she tends to wlak by my feet.