Border Collie

SCRAPS Breed Profile YORKSHIRE TERRIER Stats Country of Origin: England Group: Terrier Use today: Family companion, and ratter. Life Span: 12 to 15 years Color: Coat colors are steal blue on the body & tail and tan elsewhere. Coat: Ultra long, fine, silky coat and parts along the spine & falls straight down on either side. Grooming: Regular grooming is needed. A clipped coat needs daily to weekly combing and brushing. Topknot is usually tied back with ribbon. Full show coats need hours of grooming. They should have their teeth cleaned regularly. This breed sheds little to no hair. Height: 6 – 7 inches Weight: 7 pounds Profile In Brief: Yorkies are easily adaptable to all adventure and trouble. This little dog is highly surroundings, travel well and make suitable pets energetic, brave, loyal and clever. Affectionate for many homes. Due to their small size, they with its master, but sometimes suspicious of require limited exercise, but need daily strangers. It can be aggressive to strange dogs interaction with their people. Their long coat and small animals. In other words, it has true requires regular brushing. Terrier heritage. They do best with older, considerate children. Yorkies are easy to train, although they can sometimes be stubborn. The Description: The ultra long, fine, silky coat parts breed is demanding and dependant and needs a along the spine and falls straight down on either lot of human attention. The Yorkie is an side. It is steal blue on the body and tail, and tan excellent watchdog, defending its territory in no elsewhere. Puppies are usually black & tan. The uncertain manner. They can get snappish if tail is usually docked to half its length. If the surprised, frightened or over-teased, but are dogs are not for showing, the owners usually go usually very sweet and loving. They can be for the shaggy look. The Yorkie has a flat head, difficult to housebreak. These little dogs should medium-sized length muzzle, a black nose, and not be over-protected, for they may become regular teeth. The eyes are extremely vivacious neurotic. The Yorkie likes to bark, but it can and the ears are v-shaped, erect or semi-erect. easily be taught not to do so. The tail is docked to medium-length and is carried level with its back. Its limbs are straight Health: Some Yorkies are prone to bronchitis with round feet and black nails. The hair on the and early tooth decay, poor tolerance of head is so abundant that it is almost always anesthetic, and delicate digestion. Exotic treats necessary to gather it in a band to keep from should be avoided. They sometimes suffer going into the dog's food bowl and to give the paralysis in the hindquarters caused by animal maximum visibility. Some owners choose herniated disks and other problems of the spine. to trim the hair on top of the head. Falls or knocks can cause fractures of fragile bones. Abnormal skull formations in Yorkies Temperament: The Yorkshire Terrier seems measuring less than 8 inches (20cm). Bitches oblivious of its small size. It is ever eager for often have trouble delivering. The very tiny "teacup" Yorkies often have serious health and behavioral problems. Be sure to feed Yorkies likely that Scotsmen seeking work in the woolen dry food (canned food can be added) to help mills of Yorkshire brought with them various keep their teeth clean and strong. They should types of terrier, including the Skye and the now get their teeth cleaned at the Vet to keep them extinct Clydesdale. These were then crossed from falling out and creating infection. with local types, such as the long- haired Leeds Terrier. The Maltese, Black & Tan Manchester, Living Conditions: The Yorkie is a good dog and Dandie Dinmont Terriers may also have for apartment life. They are very active indoors contributed blood lines. At first, the Yorkie was a and will do okay without a yard. The Yorkie is much bigger animal than the one we see today, sensitive to the cold and prefers warm climates. but by selectively breeding the smallest individuals, the dog was gradually miniaturized Exercise: The Yorkshire Terrier is a lively little over the years. They were made into a fashion warrior that does not need a lot of exercise. dog. Women carried these little dogs in their Although it will benefit from regular opportunities bags and under their arms. The first Yorkshire, to run and play. with the characteristics demanded by its standard today, appeared in a dog show in Origins: The breed is only 100 years old or so, 1870. but its origins are not entirely certain - probably because the working men of north England, who developed the Yorkshire Terrier for catching the terrible rats that infested the mine shafts and as a hunting dog that could penetrate into badger and fox burrows, avoided divulging the secret of their success to those who might have cashed in on a lucrative side line. However, it seems Spokane County Regional Animal Protection Service 6815 E. Trent • Spokane Valley • Washington • 99212 (509) 477-2532 voice (509) 477-4745 fax www.spokanecounty.org/animal .

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