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These 3 inch Christmas dog puppies have long golden tan fur on their heads and long dark grey fur with white tips on their bodies. The Christmas dog first ornaments have black eyes, dark grey ears, and a pastel blue bow on the tops of their heads. The dog breed Christmas ornament is standing regally and looking straight ahead. These pensive pups hang by a gold lame cord or they can stand on a level surface. The Christmas dog ornament comes with a pewter pet medal for the collar of your pet. Select this link to view our dog ornaments.
History of the Yorkshire Terrier:
Yorkies, as they are commonly known, are a combination of several types of small dogs, who were specifically bred to help catch rats and vermin in Yorkshire, England, during their Industrial Revolution, in the mid-1800’s. Yorkies are about 5-7 lbs and 6-8 inches tall. In the late 1800’s one of the names they were known as, before the Kennel Club recognized them as an individual breed, was the “Broken Haired Scottish Terrier.” Select this link to view our unique Christmas ornaments.
Life of a Dog
Dogs live on average between 10 to 15 years, depending upon their size; the larger the size the shorter the lifespan, in general. After a little more than one year your puppy will be finished growing and then be considered a dog, although “puppyhood” can last longer with some breeds. It takes a few weeks for the puppies eyes to open and for it to grow its first sets of teeth, called milk teeth, and after a few months the adult teeth begin to come in. It is recommended that you ensure your puppy stops weaning by its 7th week and is eating hard food.
Contact with people and other dogs while your puppy is still young, and growing is very important. It will help to ensure that your dog can socially interact in the future with humans and other dogs in a more positive and healthy manner!
To keep your dog physically fit, make sure he has a balanced diet with limitations on the amount of food and the amount of time that he has to eat his food to prevent him from simply eating too much or too little. Along with proper nutrition, plenty of exercise and regular visits to the vet, your pet will stay healthy and happy, emotionally stable, disciplined, and will be more able to interact socially with humans and dogs that he is not familiar with. It will also offer the best chance of having a healthy dog in his later years that is less prone to arthritis and other common ailments.
If you keep in mind that a dogs mind, when not actively being stimulated, will revert to its carnal instincts, then it is easier to understand why you must take the time to keep him occupied with things you want him to be doing until he is exhausted. This will give him less time to get ‘bored’ and less prone to deviate from the behavior you have been trying to instill in him. Take him for walks when he is young and use direct words like “Come,” “Sit,” “Stay,” “Slow down,” and “Heel” to get him familiar with them. If he is hearing these same words regularly, for the same things, he will learn their meaning and will learn to obey you much more quickly and consistently.
Remember that you are the dog’s master. You should know what is best for him. Although he may beg for things, such as scraps from the table, it should be made known to him at a very young age that such actions will not be tolerated. Although as a puppy it may seem cute, if you do not discipline him for it early he will not understand why you punish him for the same actions later in his life! Keep in mind that humans reach their adulthood after approximately 18-20 years, so we gradually learn what acceptable behavior is and what is not. Dogs reach theirs in around one year, so what you teach your puppy in his first year will be what he draws on for the remainder of his life.
The Dogs Senses:
As far as the sense of smell and hearing go, dogs have abilities far beyond that of man. Some can smell the faintest of an odor from a person on an object and others can catch scents that are days old. It is for these reasons that dogs are naturally capable of helping hunters and law enforcement officials. Both senses can help hunters locate both animals and kills in much less time than a human could expect to alone. Likewise these senses come in handy for law enforcement officials who are tracking predators or attempting to locate objects or people. Their vision, however, is not as good as that of humans as they have a hard time distinguishing colors. Select this link to view our hunting Christmas ornaments.