The Yorkies love their hooded terry
bathrobes!
It is jumpsuit style to keep every part of
them dry and warm.
Fastens with snaps and a soft terry tie.
No more shivering Yorkies.
You will wonder how you ever managed
without one!
Available in white/pink or white/green
(lilac flowers), blue/white.
Retail $24.99
--------------------------------------------------------------------
Bikinis
________________________________
Booties - To Wear or Not to Wear...
Booties are a must if your dog's paws are exposed to any streets
where salt or other snow-melting chemicals are being used (which
is most streets).We live in Vancouver and this is the worse winter my Yorkies have ever seen. The two little ones were born in Thailand
where I was teaching, and they lived there until they were two years
old. Georgie is twelve but has never experienced weather like this -
so I had to introduce boots. The following article was a great help
to me conditioning the dogs to wear their booties. If we can do it -
you can do it!! Learn how to below...
All Booties $26.99 including shipping
Price includes shipping within Canada.
 |
#1Designer Inspired Lil Uggs
2 pair left
size 2 and size 3
All booties $26.99 incl shipping
|
|
 |
#2Designer Inspired Lil Uggs
2 pair left
size 2 and size 3
All booties $26.99 incl shipping
|
|
 |
#4Green Camo
All booties $26.99 incl shipping
|
|
 |
#5 Red & Silver
All booties $26.99 incl shipping
|
|
|
 |
#7 - Christmas Boots
All booties $26.99 incl shipping
|
|
|
 |
#8Pink and White
One pair left size 2
All booties $26.99 incl shipping
|
|
Measure your dog's feet, make sure the foot is a little
smaller than the size. That will be a very good fit. $26.99 (shipping incl)
Size Length Width
1 1 5/8 1
2 1 3/4 1 1/8
3 1 7/8 1 1/4
How to Teach Your Dog to Love their Booties!
As part of a grooming or training session, just slip a boot onto one
of his feet — don’t fasten it, the first time — just slip the boot on,
give a wonderful treat, and then slip it right back off again and go
on with your other activities.
Stand your dog for this exercise — or have someone hold his collar,
if he isn’t likely to stand still. You don’t want him trying to walk
around with this loose floppy weird thing on his foot! A slip on the
floor or a successful kicking-off of the boot will just make "boot
training" your dog more difficult.The next day, repeat with a
different foot… and the next… and the next… Then, try two feet.
And a different two feet, the next day. What you’re doing here is
working up to the point where your dog is happy to get his feet
handled and get a boot on, because he knows he’ll be getting a lovely
treat when it happens.
Step by step, build up his tolerance for the whole footwear issue.
Don’t be tempted to go too fast! Patience will pay off in the long run.
Note that I have suggested doing the boot training as part of your
regular training sessions. That’s to help your dog to understand that
the boot is just another part of the wonderful "school game" you
play together. Go at the dog’s pace, and stay within his comfort zone
when you’re introducing anything new.
For some timid dogs, that could mean you start out simply by showing
him the boots (and reward him for being near them), then just gently touching one to the top of his paw (and reward while the boot is
touching him) , then touching one to his paw while you lift his paw in
your hand (and reward)… and so on.
If your dog isn’t used to having his feet handled, or has had a bad
experience with clipping his nails, etc., this could take a good number
of days to get him comfortable. Keep it calm and happy, with lots of
great treats, and gradually build up his comfort level with this
strange new activity.
It bears repeating: Don’t be tempted to go too fast!When the dog
will eventually allow you to put boots (not fastened) onto all four
feet at once, go back to putting a boot on just one foot — but this
time, fasten it loosely, just enough so he can feel that there’s
something around his ankle. Boot on, fasten gently, treat the dog,
take off the boot. Next session, do the same thing on a different
foot… again, working up to the point where all four feet can be in
(loosely fastened) boots at one time.
Repeat the training cycle — one foot first, working up to all four —
but this time you’ll fasten each boot more securely, as you would if
your were taking the dog outside. You’ll find that each training cycle
will go more quickly, because the dog is gaining confidence and
becoming more comfortable with the whole process. At this point,
some dogs will be quite calm about it all, and more interested in
walking around than in standing still with you handling their paws.
You’ll laugh out loud, the way a dog in new boots will lift his feet and
shake them, trying to figure out what’s going on! Just keep his mind
off those new boots, those first few times — offer treats, a
favourite toy, a ride in the car, whatever he sees as a reward and will distract him from the funny feeling of wearing boots… Before you
know it, your dog will be standing patiently while you put boots on
his feet and walking gracefully with well-protected paws.
Thanks to the Domestik Goddess site for most of this information.
All photography copyrighted and property of Gillian Bryan.
Sapphires Closet, Small Dog Closet, Yorkie Closet,
Designer Inspired Pet Clothing
