There is a great demand for Yorkshire Terriers today, who are commonly known as Yorkies. Resultantly, you can easily find a lot of Yorkies for sale. They have definitely garnered a lot of publicity of late.
Yorkies lose the title of the most popular puppy in the US only to the Labrador Retriever. These dogs are small and pretty and that’s the reason they are immensely popular among everyone. You will find a lot of Yorkies for sale through dog rescue shelters. At just 7 pounds, these puppies are quite easily manageable and you are going to enjoy being around with them.
Some people classify Yorkies as teacup dogs because of their small stature. They aren’t the smallest in the world, but still are quite small to other breeds. However, that doesn’t mean these puppies are delicate and injure easily.
Yorkies and Shedding
For most people considering puppies, this is the most important question. So, do Yorkies shed? Surely these puppies have a lot of fur and that’s the reason people tend to think that they shed too much. But the fact is that their shedding is insignificant. The reason is that these puppies have no undercoat, and since that is the part that sheds the most, these puppies are free from this problem. The fur of a Yorkshire Terrier is much like human hair—it has a usual growth cycle and then it is shed. Apart from the advantage that these puppies don’t shed much, there is also the point that they have less dander on their bodies because of which they don’t have the musty smell most dogs have.
You will find their hair to be straight and you will need to groom this hair to keep it that way. It is their flowing hair that makes them quite a draw at show competitions. Also, when your dogs are groomed, make sure that you get a dog toothbrush. At first it may seem inconvenient, but later you will find that a good dog toothbrush is worth every single cent!
Yorkies usually keep their medium-sized tail docked. Sometimes a breeder will cut the tail completely. However, it is now rare to see breeders doing that because this act has incited the wrath of the animal rights activists recently.
Yorkies and Kids
Yorkshire Terriers are bright and intelligent animals. They don’t like to depend on others for their usual tasks. They are also quite courageous, which is in defiance of their puny size. All these qualities make them good for families but unsuitable for kids. Yorkies also bark excessively—most often at strangers—but this can be curtailed with proper training.
The native place of Yorkies is England where they were bred to serve a purpose—killing rodents on the farms. These animals were appropriate for this job because they wouldn’t mind fighting a rodent if need be.