Yorkshire Terrier

Alternative Names : Yorkie

Country of origin: Yorkshire

Temperament

The Yorkshire Terrier, although a toy breed, still retains much of its Terrier ancestry in terms of its personality. Though personalities differ from dog to dog, they are generally intelligent, independent dogs. Yorkshire Terriers tend to be more difficult to train than other toy breeds, however, this difficulty is considered to be because of the breeds characteristic drive rather than any major deficiency of intelligence. This is due to they were bred to work without human interaction.

Appearance

The Yorkie has a small compact build. It holds itself in an upright manner which makes it look very confident and selfassured which is usually a key point of its tempriment. Yorkshire terriers appearance should be a spirit, cleverness, curiousity, and vigour. Terriers that appear to look life-less are to be penalized. It is solidly built and balanced, and must not appear  to look weak.

Health

Yorkies tend to develop cataracts in their old age, but their small size limits the effects of conditions such as arthritis for obvious reasons . There is also the possibility of tracheal collapse, the cause of which is thought by many to be partially genetic, and partially caused by environment- specifically, the strain an energetic Yorkie puts on its neck when straining against its collar.