If you are familiar with the Yorkie, you already know they are a big personality wrapped up in a tiny body and are one of the most favorite of toy dogs. But here are a few things you probably did not know about the famous Yorkie dog:
- Yorkies are called the TOMBOY TOY. Why is that you might say? Ha, Ha. are you fooled by this toy breed's tiny stature? Well don't be. They are actually 5 to 7 pounds of pure tomboy mainly because of their spunky personality. Their traits of high head carriage and confident manner gives them the appearance of vigor and self importance. Because of these traits Yorkies do exceptionally well at dog sports such as agility. They also make excellent therapy dogs, travel companions and family dogs.
- The Yorkie's Coat has a similar feel to HUMAN HAIR. They don't have an undercoat, but they will tangle up if not brushed daily.
- Yorkie's background include "blue collar work." As they parade around the show ring with their flowing coats and beautiful bows you might not ever know that underneath it all there is a tendency to love catching rats.
- The Yorkie breed may have been inspiration for the dog star Toto from the Wizard of Oz, whoever, the dog in the movie is played by a Cairn Terrier. It is just that Yorkie was popular at the time and the illustrator of the first book owned a Yorkie.
- There once was one Yorkie who was a war hero. A Yorkie name Smoky is credited with saving lives of soldiers by dragging a communications cable through an 8-inch-wide, 60-foot-long drainage culvert. She is also thought to be the world's first therapy dog who visited wounded soldiers in hospitals.
- Yorkies are not afraid to live in the big cities. They routinely make the top list for dog owners in New York City.
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