Shaila Blue Yorkies colorado breeder with yorkies for sale

Food
Feed your puppy a high quality puppy food with not a lot of fillers. I feed mine Dick Van Pattens Natural Balance Premium and supplement with Missing Link. I also feed the Natural Balance food in the long rolls. My yorkies love it and would do anything for it. For treats I give fresh fruits and vegtables such as green beans, carrots, broccoli, apples, strawberries, bananas (no grapes, raisins, garlic, mushroom, onions, or macadamia nuts as they can make your puppy very sick). They also like yogurt and it is good for the digestive system. Also never give a dog chocolate.

Hair
Keep hair clipped from top one third of the ear tips. Excessive hair on the hair tips may cause ear leather to flop over and will eventually break ear cartilage so that ears may be permanently flopped. Also, trimming ear hair will make the ears appear smaller.   Trim hair around rear end to prevent the fur from getting soiled. Check the rear end for feces that had dried and keep this area clean as it could make your puppy very sick and block bowel movements.

LOW BLOOD SUGAR
Read the article on hypoglycemia and stay alert for low blood sugar. Treat symptoms immediately with Karo Syrup and/or Nutrical Seek professional help immediately as a yorkie can get sick very quickly from hypoglycemia and can even die from it if not corrected as soon as possible.

SHOTS
I start puppies on puppy shots at seven weeks of age and continue with a shot every three weeks until puppy has had three rounds of shots.   After that, a yearly booster shot is required. DO NOT vaccinate for Leptospirosis. Many yorkies have had bad reactions to the Lepto serum and frequently die from it. Consult with your vet about the appropriate age to vaccinate for rabies.   Remember, do not expose your puppy to other people or dogs or take it to places where there is a chance it can come in to contact with something that could be potentially life threatening until it has had at least 3 sets of shots. I know you are eager to show off your new baby, but a mistake like this could cost you your puppie's life. It is not a risk worth taking.

COCCIDIA
It is not unusual for the stress of weaning or changing homes to cause an outbreak of Coccidia which is a one celled protozoan parasite that eats holes in the intestinal wall. If your puppy develops diarrhea or loose stool with an unusually bad smell, ask your vet to do a stool sample to check for Coccidia and treat it accordingly.  Sometimes Coccidia does not always show up in a stool check at the vet's office and will not show up until it has progressed to a life threatening stage so monitor your puppy very close even though you get a negative result from the stool sample.

TEETH
It is very common for puppies to retain their puppy teeth and to even reach adulthood with two complete sets of teeth. Nubby nylon chew toys can help baby teeth come out. If baby teeth fail to come out, you may have to have your vet pull them. This is best done when you take your puppy in the have them spayed or neutered. Keep teeth clean by brushing your puppies teeth often. I use the little toothbrushes that you put on the end of your finger. You can buy doggy toothpaste at any pet-store or you can take your dog in and have your vet clean the teeth. Yorkies, as a breed have a tendency for dental problems, so it is important to take care of the teeth.

NO COLLARS FOR YORKIES
The trachea on a yorkie is very delicate and can collapse easily under pressure or stress. You should never use a collar and leash on a yorkie. Instead, use a harness with a leash to avoid any undue pressure on the trachea. Trachea problems are inherent with the breed, so great care must be taken.

Be aware that there are numerous plants that are toxic to a puppy.   Make sure your indoors as well as your yard is safe for your new puppy to live in. Here is a list of plants and foods that are known to make a dog sick or even kill them.

Agapanthus
Aglaonema
Alcohol
Aloe Vera
Almonds
Amaryllis Bulbs
Anthurium
Apple Seeds
Apricot
Asparagus Fern
Autumn Crocus
Avocado
Azalea
Baby’s Breath
Begonia
Bird-of-Paradise
Bittersweet
Bleeding Heart
Boxwood
Bracken Fern
Buckeye
Buttercup
Black Walnut
Caffeine
Caladium
Calla Lilly
Candelabra Cactus
Castor bean
Cherry
Chinese Bamboo
Chocolate
Choke Cherry
Chrysanthemum
Cineraria
Clematis
Creeping Charlie
Crocus Bulb
Croton
Crown of Thorns
Coffee Tree Plant
Cycads
Cyclamen bulb
Day Jasmine
Delphinium, larkspur
Dieffenbachia
Dracaena Species
Easter Lilly
Elderberry
Elephant Ears
English Ivy
Ficus
Fiddle-leaf Fig
Four-O’clocks
Foxglove
Garlic
Geranium
Holly Berries
Honeysuckle
Hyacinth
Hydrangea
Hibiscus
Iris Corms
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Jasmine
Jerusalem Cherry
Jessamine
Jimson weed
Kalanchoe
Lamb’s Quarters
Lantana
Lily bulbs
Lily-of-the-Valley
Lobelia
Locoweed
Lupine species
Marble Queen
Marigold
Marijuana
Milkweed
Mistletoe
Mock Orange
Monkshood
Moonseed
Morning Glory
Mountain Laurel
Mother-in-law Tongue
Mushrooms
Nascissus, daffodil
Nephthytis
Nettles
Nightshades
Oak
Oleander
Onion
Oriental Lilly
Peach
Pencil Plant
Periwinkle
Philodendron
Pine Needle
Plumosa Fern
Pokeweed
Poinsettia
Poison Oak, Ivy, Sumac
Potato
Pothos
Primrose
Privet
Rain Tree
Red Emerald
Red Maple
Rhododendron
Rhubard leaves
Ribbon Plant
Rosary Pea
Sago Palm
Schefflera
Senna
Shamrock
Snow-on-the-mountain
Spathiphyllum (Peace Lily)
Spider Plant
Spurge
Stinging Nettle
St. John’s Wort
String of Pearls
Sweet Pea
Swiss Cheese
Taro Vine
Tomatoes
Tulip
Tung Oil Tree
Vetch, Common, etc.
Wisteria
Yew