The Yorkshire Terrier Is A Toy Breed

by Susan Bailey

Yorkshire Terrier puppies, which are also known as Yorkie puppies, are a tiny dog breed well known for their compact size and long hair and also playfulness and their very unique blue and tan coats. You can be sure that the Yorkie puppy when he first comes to your home will be a very small creature, and it is this cuteness that makes it the second most sought after dog breed in America after the Labrador Retriever, according to the American Kennel Club.

The learning rate of the Yorkie puppies is at best average though they are very energetic and also brave as well as loyal to their owners. In temperament, they are affectionate as well as clever though also quite aggressive. They are also not very well suited to acting as guard dogs, though they do make good watchdogs. And you can expect Yorkshire Terriers to live for anywhere between twelve and fifteen years.

In appearance, the Yorkie puppy is rather compact and also athletically built which allows this breed to remain active throughout its life and it usually holds both tail and head high, while showing a great deal of confidence as well. In their gait, Yorkshire Terrier puppies are generally free as well as jaunty and their stance is upright while it is not frail or even fragile as you may have expected when thinking about its toy size.

Yorkie puppies come with a long hair though without an undercoat and thus they do not shed quite as much as would be expected from long haired breeds. In addition, Yorkshire Terrier puppies will not carry much dander on their coat and thus don’t usually smell foul. Also, their hair does not fall out very often and in fact will grow non-stop unless it falls out because of brushing or breaking. They also usually will have coats that are black and tan with the black hair mixing with the tan.

To be able to pick the right Yorkie puppies, you need to look at certain features including that they have good quality coat color as well as good texture of the coat, and their hair should exude gloss and look fine as well as silky.

Also, the hair at the base of the neck of the Yorkie puppy should be of dark steel-blue color and not silver-blue and it should also not get mixed with fawn or bronze and not even black hair.

However, there are many Yorkshire Terrier puppies that do not conform to standard colors for their coat and you may well find some that have completely black and woolly coats. Nevertheless, you can still be assured of a good quality Yorkie puppy if it were to possess a nose, lips as well as paw-pads and even eye-rims as well as nails that are of dark pigmentation.

The better Yorkie puppies will generally have hair that is absolutely straight, though their coats do need a lot of maintenance work to keep them clean and in good order.

About the Author:

Susan Bailey is a passionate lover of the Yorkshire Terrier and owns a popular website that can teach you how to have a happy, healthy and well behaved Yorkshire Terrier. Among other topics there, you will find out more about Yorkshire Terrier Puppies plus a whole lot more.

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