Yorkie

My Yorkie is full breed, however he is not AKC registered. He has great temper, very friendly and extremely smart. Everytime someone sees him, they ask where did i get him at, and that happens often, especially when we go to vet’s office. So i was thinking about studing him either for litter or a fee.
He does have AKC registered parent and the other parent does not have papers but also purebred. My dog weights 3.4 pounds.

How much does he weigh? If he’s under 7 lbs., he’s not a "teacup"…just a plain old Yorkie. If he’s over 7 lbs., he’s an oversized Yorkie.

Do you know if he carries the genes for luxating patella? What about eye problems? Have you had him CERFed? What was his OFA/Pennhip hip rating?

How do I know that your dog would be producing healthy puppies? If I don’t…why on earth would I breed to him??

There is a lot more to being breeding quality than having a nice personality.

So you want to use your dog at stud:

http://warrentonkc.tripod.com/wnt2std.htm

I have a year old Yorkie. I feed him Natural Balance now and he likes it. Is there a food that caters to the Yorkie coat, making it shinier but that actually contains high quality ingredients as well?

Also, please don’t suggest Avoderm as he is allergic to it
My vet told me to give him a raw egg once a week MAX, especially since he has a sensitive tummy. Isn’t an egg each day for a 7 lb dog unhealthy?

Hello,
I will tell you the type of food my dog is on! As I get crazy compliments on her shiney, healthy, silky coat. It is called Wellness, it has great ingredients and is good for dogs with sensitive stomachs! I get the kind in the purple bag, I think it’s the chicken kind. I tried a few different brands, because my pup (1year 2 months) has a very sensitive stomach.
Good Luck!

I need 2 know when a Yorkie would die an i need 2 know when a German shepard would die.

It depends – if you treat them well, they might just gain a few extra years. German Sheperds live about 10-12 years – avarage dog life-span. But they have a bigger-than-avarage tendency to have hip dysplasia. My used-to-be dog, King the German-Sheperd, lived a short and ill life – seven years. However, it did had to do with the time he spend without walking or going out, he shrunk a bit and got ill.
Yorkies are smaller dogs, so their avarage life span must be bigger, like about 14. However, don't only trust the facts, because a premature\later death can be provoced in both breeds.
~peace~
CotoneteB

I have owned my Yorkie for over a year, crate trained. Now all of sudden he defecating and urinating in his crate everyday. It does not seem to be an accident, as it looks more like he is doing it on purpose. What is his problem?

Please only reply if you have something intelligent to say. Thanks.

He may have a medical issue you aren't aware of. Rule that out first. Next, are you spending enough quality time with it? It may be acting out. Try a behaviorist, or ask your vet. good luck

My boyfriend wants to get a Siberian Husky, but I want to get a yorkie. I'm afraid to get a Husky and then raise it, and then get a yorkie. I don't know what the husky would do, based on its "natural hunting instincts." If we get both dogs at the same time as puppies, would they grow up to be friends?

Huskies do have high prey drives, but every dog is an individual and some go way out of what is "normal" for their breeds.

Yes, if you raise them together, they *should* be fine.

If you get the Husky first, make sure to socialize it and raise it around small dogs (such as taking it to the dog park – after getting it its vaccinations.)

Edit in reply to J'sHuSkY: Yes, Huskies do certainly have their own play… style (rough!) and certainly do prefer the company of other Huskies. …Though my foster dog's current best friend is a German Short Haired Pointer (but she plays rougher than most GSPs.)

I am planning to get a new pup. I cant decide between a yorkie, maltese, and shi tzu. Please tell me the positves and negatives and differences. Thanxx.
XOXO

I can suggest reading up on each breed and then deciding for yourself which one fits your life best. They're all very similar in that they're strictly companion dogs. They weren't really bred for anything other than being a pet. They all require professional grooming, and regularly, if you want them looking their best. So that can get pricey. They all tend to be kind of yappy, with the shih-tzu possibly being the least yappy. At least that's what I've found being exposed to them all. I work at a veterinary hospital. They can each have health problems that are specific to their breeds as well as specific to just being small breeds. The health problems are usually worse if they came from a pet store, just because of the bad conditions they're raised in from birth and the fact that no testing is done on the parents.

So there's my advice. Research all 3, read as much as you can, then make your choice. :] But personally, I like shih-tzus the best out of all 3.

My Yorkie has had issues with stones, the vet wants to put him on Royal Canin Urinary prescription food, i looked at the can and the food is garbage. Anyone maybe know of a holistic food that would be good for that problem, has to be canned food.

Yes most all of the prescription foods for things are garbage.
However they do exactly what they are supposed to do and that is prevent stones.
Most dogs do fine on the them even though they are not the highest quality.
When a dog has serious health issues you have to look at what will stop the body from forming stones. If it takes a prescription food then that would be better than having to have stones removed over and over.

I have a cat who had them. She has been on one of the prescription food and she does fine. She looks great and has a beautiful coat and has not had any issues for more than 2 years. Before that she was eating a very high quality holistic food and had to have stones removed twice.