Yorkshire Terrier
Modified: 30-11--0001 00:00:00
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN England.
APTITUDE Historically a rat-catcher but nowadays usually a family pet.
WEIGHT The weight is about 2 - 3kg (4 1/2 - 6 1/2 1b).
COAT This breed has very long silky hair, coloured golden-brown with steel-grey. As puppies the grey hairs are black.
CARE REQUIRED The Yorkshire Terrier requires intensive daily grooming with brush and comb. If you do not have the time or the inclination to do this, have the coat trimmed by a salon. The hair is normally kept out of the eyes with a rubber band or a ribbon tied in a bow. The coat of show dogs is usually protected to keep its condition, by rolling it up with curling papers. Check the ears regularly and remove loose hairs from the ear passages.
CHARACTER This is a lively, intelligent, sometime too-brave dog, which is loving, vigilant, and it becomes attached to its family. Yorkshire Terriers are very alert and bark whenever they sense danger
TRAINING The Yorkshire Terrier is a fairly quick-learning pupil. Provided you are consistent in your approach and ensure the lessons are positive, enjoyable and varied, it will soon learn to obey.
SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR
Provided children do not treat them as a toy and do not invade their territory, these dogs will not cause any problems with them.
Some of this breed can be rather foolhardy in their courage towards other dogs but they can get along fine with cats and other household animals. Strangers will always be "announced."
EXERCISE
This breed adapts its exercise needs to the family circumstances and the dogs can readily be kept in a flat.
NOTES
The beautiful long hair of this breed is much admired at dog shows but to keep such a coat in good condition requires considerable work. Most Yorkshire Terriers which are kept as pets go through life with shorter clipped coats.
Although this is strongly abhorrent to the breed specialist, this is better than an unkempt coat with tangles which hurt and disturb the dog. The Yorkshire Terrier, (also known as a Yorkie), is a toy dog,often not weighing more than about 5 or 6 pounds (less than 3kg.)
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