Product Description

The Complete Idiot's Guide’ to Yorkshire Terriers will cover everything a new or perspecitve Yorkie owner would need to know, including deciding whether or not a Yorkie is right for you (and vice versa).

Teaches readers the history of the breed, its place among its other terrier cousins and how to find a reputable breeder.

Includes how to acclimate your new Yorkie to your home; understanding Yorkie behavior; housetraining and other household rules; and managing your pet's nutrition and health.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #729014 in Books
• Published on: 2003-02-04
• Released on: 2003-02-04
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 288 pages

Customer Reviews

General Dog Training book... Not Yorkie Specific
I purchased this book hoping to get some insight as to how to train a small dog. This book is definately not worth the money! In one section, it claims you should use a choker like collar on the Yorkie for traning purposes. That is the WORST thing you should use on a toy dog. Chest harnesses should always be used. This book is too general and not worth the paper it's printed on in regards to training a Yorkie.

Not worth the money
I bought this book hoping to get insight on raising and training my new yorkie, but all it gave was information on dog shows. I did not buy my dog for dog competitions, so all the information in the book was irrelevant. I did not need to know dog show terms and requirements for entering a dog into a competition. Use your money for Your Yorkshire Terrier's Life by Elaine Waldorf Gewirtz. Very helpful book. Gave good tips on house training.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Yorkshire Terriers
This is an excellent book to read, I bought it when we ordered our Yorkie and was waiting for her to be born, I wanted to be prepared, unlike I was when we purchased a Chihuahua!! The book has alot of ideas, I dont think I have actually followed many though! It would be alot cheaper if you check your local library and just borrow one for a couple of weeks, but if you want to reference it later on, you can buy one. I think the author is mostly knowledgeable in the area of Yorkies, though it is easier to read all the tons of rules than actually follow them, if you want a pet it is fine, if you want a member of the family the book is pretty useless in my opinion.