31 Yorkie Facts

Welcome to Yorkie Facts. We hope to share with you many things to help keep your Yorkie happy and healthy for many years to come.

Here are 31 Yorkie Facts we have put together. The will give you a great overview of this breed, their characteristics, history, and other great Yorkie facts. 

1.  Their official name is Yorkshire Terriers

2.  They belong to the AKC Toy Group

3.  They have long and luxurious blue and tan coats

4.  Named after the English city of Yorkshire

5.  Originally used to catch rats in clothing mills

6.  Yorkies are very adaptable to all surroundings

7.  They travel very well

8.  They are small, so they require minimal exercise

9.  Their long silky coats require regular brushing

10.  The AKC recognized them in 1985

11.  Their weight ranges between 4 and 7 pounds

12.  The Yorkie was the pet to have back in the late Victorian era

13.  The breed debuted in a dog show in England in 1861

14.  Their original name was the Broken Haired Scotch Terrier

15.  In 1870 their name changed to Yorkshire Terriers

16.  Dog show classes have been offered for Yorkies since 1878

17.  Originally Yorkie classes were divided into under 5 pounds and over 5 pounds

18.  Currently only one Yorkie class is offered

19.  It can trace its origins back to the Waterside Terrier

20.  The Waterside Terrier weighed between 6 and 20 pounds

21.  The Black and Tan English Terrier, Paisley, and Clydesdale Terriers are also ancestors.

22.  Immigrants to England from Scotland created the Yorkie

23. The first record of a Yorkie born in the United States was in 1872

24.  They are 2nd most popular dog breed in America

25.  They are a popular breed to cross with other small breeds

26.  Originally the tail was often docked, but is now kept long

27.  They are considered to be a hypoallergenic dog breed

28.  Average life spans of Yorkies is 10 to 15 years.

29.  Huddersfield Ben is probably the most famous Yorkie of all time

30.  Yorkies like Thumbelina and Boss have held Guinness World Records in the past for being the world’s smallest dogs.

31.  President Nixon has a Yorkie named Pasha.