The Yorkshire Terrier is a small, intelligent dog breed with a long, silky coat that is typically blue and tan in color. They are known for their feisty, independent nature and their affectionate personalities, and were originally bred to hunt rats and other vermin in the textile mills of Yorkshire, England.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)At a glance
- Life expectancy
- 12–15 years
- Weight
- Male 2–3 kg · Female 2–3 kg
- Height at withers
- Male 18–23 cm · Female 18–23 cm
- Origin
- 19th century · England
- Coat
- long, long
- Colors
- blue and tan, black and tan (puppy coat)
- Hypoallergenic
- No
- Other names
- Yorkie
- Recognized by
- AKC, FCI, UKC, KC, CKC, ANKC, NZKC
Traits
Energy
Barking
Shedding
Grooming
Drooling
Trainability
With children
With other dogs
With strangers
Apartment friendly
Daily exercise30 min per day
If your Yorkshire Terrier gets lost
Tiny and fragile, he hides in bushes and neighboring gardens or is taken in by someone thinking he has been lost for a while. Search very close and share a recent photo quickly.
Breed varieties
- American Staffordshire Terrier
- Andalusian Terrier
- Australian Terrier
- Bedlington Terrier
- Border Terrier
- Cairn Terrier
- Dandie Dinmont Terrier
- Irish Terrier
- Kerry Blue Terrier
- Lakeland Terrier
- Manchester Terrier (Toy)
- Norfolk Terrier
- Norwich Terrier
- Parson Russell Terrier
- Patterdale Terrier
- Russell Terrier
- Scottish Terrier
- Sealyham Terrier
- Silky Terrier
- Smooth Fox Terrier
- Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier
- Tibetan Terrier
- Toy Fox Terrier
- Welsh Terrier
- West Highland White Terrier
- Wire Fox Terrier
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