My Yorkie STINKS UGH
 

Its really gross.Her breath is horrid and her hair or skin has a weird smell.

I don't know if its just puppy smell?I feed her nutro small breed puppy food.Its really starting to gross me out the way this dog smells.

I have bathed her with a organic no scent doggie shampoo.I might just get something that helps with odors.

How old is your pup? Often times bad breath is indicative of tooth decay, and or gum disease. So you should examine her gums and teeth. Also btw tell / call your vet about this.

A very young pup will often times have a milky kind of smell.

Now if the coat smells bad, you should check the skin everywhere. Part hair if needed. Look for any anomalies on the skin. Discoloration, bumps, or bruises.

A healthy clean dog should not smell "bad" - ie have an unpleasant odorous smell.

Yes, how old is she? They have some doggy spray in between baths, I have some it smells like baby powder.

Nutro is not the best food to feed. It is pretty low quality. Lots of fillers.

Are you sure she's not eating her poop when you're not watching? That can cause the breath to smell awful. Zoe's skin and hair smells sweet but she still occasionally eats it after her potty and her breath is bad. She's only 5 mo and it has always been like that.

I could not feed Nutro to my dogs. They are on Natural Balance.
A food that is not quite agreeing with her can cause bad breath but it is actually coming from the stomach.
Change her food and I think you will find an improvement.

My Claire was gross smelling when I picked her up because she was eating poop. Her breath made you turn your head and feel sick. It took us a while t figure it out that she was even doing that. I've never had a dog that did this before. Today I started feeding her pineapple to make the poop smell bad so she won't want to eat it. I have all my dogs eating it that like it. I heard pumpkin works to but it isn't available in the store I found. She's only been outside on a leash so I can keep a close eye on her. But she smell 100% better today:D.

I think I read somewhere that poor quality food can also contribute to skin/coat odors.

Food has so much to do with your dogs scent. Keoki is on Primal Raw Diet and has no scent at all- also a puppy should not have stinky breath- cute baby milky breath but not stinky breath- I would take her to the vet and see if something could be wrong

Puppies can have bad breath because of undescended baby teeth. Thor's breath was awful, even though I brushed his teeth every day. Once he had his four baby teeth removed, it smelled 100% better.

Does she smell fishy? That could be anal glands.

Generally speaking, a yorkie should not smell bad, or even particularly doggy. You can do a search in Health & Wellness on odor, and see what comes up. It could be a health problem.

A dog might also smell "musky" after coming into contact with other dogs, but it shouldn't be a horrible, persistent odor.

You are so right- I forgot about baby teeth :)

Puppies should have... well... puppy breath and not a stinky one. Teething can be a source of bad breath but it doesn't have to. The smelly coat comes probably from the food b/c there are a lot of gross things in it like uncleaned intestines, roadkill, and animals that are not fit for human consumption. One of the best foods is Orijen and you might think of switching.

I think the food has alot to do with a yorkies health... If the puppy is teething it is smelly I remember pnuts breath when he was teething, but it didnt smell horrible. It had a smell of blood, thats about it.

from my experience bad breath can come from eating their own poop or any gastro problems;
if gastro add some probiotics to the food; and for coat you can use duoxo maintenance shampoo; it gets rid of bad smell.
good luck

my friend's husband has stinky breath, wonder if he eats his poop hahahaha

The bad breath would either be from the baby teeth or from coprophagio. The coat smell is probably from your pup licking itself. If the breath smells and they lick, the coat will smell. Used to happen with Ellie all the time...

The Nutro should be changed immediately, but I doubt that is where the smell is coming from. If your pup is >6 months old, then it may be a good time to get the teeth pulled.

Phew! So the smell of blood is a normal thing when they're teething then. When will it go away?

Rocky was a bit (o.k., a lot) stinky when I got him, turned out that he had an ear infection.

OK - just to get it straight. Bad breath could be due to:

1. food
2. teething/retained baby teeth/tooth decay
3. anal glands
4. eating poop

Could there be anything else?

My Yorkie Used to Stink
 

Four years ago we adopted a 21 month old Yorkie, 5.5 lbs and we were the 3rd owner. The boy always stunk minutes after giving him a bath and we tried too many processes to help him. He didn't have red skin or any other symptoms that stood out. About 6 months ago we noticed he was licking his front paws and I read somewhere that was an indication of a yeast infection. First thing we solved was the constant weeping and staining near his eyes. Angel eyes took care of that problem. He then had the farts and we control his diet to dried chicken treats and dry dog food with sweat potato and salmon. He likes it a lot. The boy still stunk. We tried Vet's Best Super Deodorizing Dog Shampoo and it worked for 2 days. I read white vinegar was effective against external skin infections so I gave it a try. First I washed him with shampoo then rinsed him. Then I used a 16 ounce cup with 50/50 mix of white vinegar and warm water in his wash basin. I worked the vinegar into his coat over and over again, while being careful to not get it in his eyes for about 10 minutes. I washed him with vinegar 3 times the first week, 2 times the next week, 1 time the next week, then 1 time every two weeks, and he has gone up to 6 weeks without a bath. Now we bath him and use the vinegar solution every month. For us we would rather have the boy smell like a pickle for a day and not stink for a month. Prior to solving the mystery we couldn't let him on the furniture, and we couldn't have his bed in the same room as ours. Now that our boy doesn't stink he is such a joy to have around. Just a very loving family member. We now realize how much he suffered because we couldn't be close to him for more than a few minutes each day in the past four years. One exception: We live in a hot humid climate and he does have a pungent dog smell after he comes back from his two daily walks. Once he cools down the smell goes away. If this write up helps another Yorkie owner, it will be well worth the time I've invested in writing this.:)

why doesn't my pup smell good?
 

when I took my pup for her vaccines they held her and said,
woah, we need to check her ears, she is stinky! And, sure enough,
she had a rather bad infection! They plucked her ears and gave me
ear drops and my baby smelled like heaven!;)

My Siri is 6 months old and weighs 2.5 lbs she has the worst breath ever, not sure what more I can do I brush her teeth at least every other day feed her Royal Canin please any advice would be appreciated! I know she's not eating her poop because I pick it up each time she goes even outside.
Thanks in advance for any help with this :aimeeyork

She probably has retained teeth that will need to be pulled at spaying.

I've noticed that my Yorkie, Jazzy has a sour like odor near her nose and eyes, even after a bath. Is this from the eye drainage? I don't notice an abnormal amount of drainage then my other Yorkie. I don't know why Jazzie smells and Ammo doesn't?? Any suggestions?