Kodi asked:
I have been offered a Yorkshire Terrier puppy. I know a bit about the breed. I know the puppies have short hair. Then I have seen those long haired ones with the silky hair that goes to the floor. Do all yorkies have long hair or what??
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I have been offered a Yorkshire Terrier puppy. I know a bit about the breed. I know the puppies have short hair. Then I have seen those long haired ones with the silky hair that goes to the floor. Do all yorkies have long hair or what??
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Tags: Puppies, Short Hair, Silky Hair, Yorkies, Yorkshire, Yorkshire Terrier Puppy
July 6th, 2009 at 1:28 pm
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My yorkie has the shortest and filthiest hair of all the yorkies!
So no, I don’t think all of them have long hair.
July 7th, 2009 at 11:00 pm
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It really depends on their blood line. Some do and some don’t. You gotta look at the parents to know. Most of them do, but obviously you can keep it trimmed. Some of those yorkies with long haird are called silky terriers. But, like I said, you need to see the parents to tell.
July 10th, 2009 at 1:58 pm
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Their hair can grow out long, but most people have their yorkies groomed so the coat is short and more manageable. A word of advice for your yorkie: use a harness instead of just a collar because yorkies are predisposed to having a collapsing trachea. Good luck with the new baby!
July 12th, 2009 at 7:00 pm
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You need to research the breed more, and learn more about dogs. Yorkies need grooming, every month or two, at about $40-50 per groom. Their hair never stops growing, it does not fall out or shed out. It will grow to the floor, but you cannot keep it like that unless you wrap it, like for a show dog. Puppies have long hair, they are not born with a very long coat, but it grows.
by the way, a Silkie terrier is not a Yorkie. Yorkies are black and tan, or tan/black/blue, and 7 lbs. or under, they have a breed standard you can find online.
July 13th, 2009 at 4:38 am
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If it’s a show dog they have long, smooth, and silk-like hair.
P.S. This may sound girlish but… THEY ARE SO CUTE!
July 15th, 2009 at 5:30 am
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yorkie pups have different coat than adults. the adult will have long hair it keeps growing so you will have to groom them if you want a short coat. I have a yorkie and i like the short cut on him because the long will get matted if you dont brush it everyday. but pups black hair should start to fade as they get older, 8 months to a year old
July 17th, 2009 at 1:15 am
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Yorkies, can have long hair – if you grow it right…. most “pet” owners prefer to keep them short so they can run around and play like a normal dog.
“Show” owners like to keep them long, but that takes a lot of dedication to keep them clean.
We have two yorkies, one kept in a long coat – she doesn’t get to go out too much, she stays home and is pampered all the time. The one in a short coat is more playful and gets a chance to run around a little more.
Best of luck!!
July 19th, 2009 at 11:27 am
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Most Yorkies have long hair unless it;s cut. It’s not smooth though it’s really course sometimes. I would really think about etting a Yorkie because they’re really mean beacause they’re so small. They bite and yip unless they’re around people they know. I would know cuz my grandmother has 2 Yorkies and so does my aunt.
July 21st, 2009 at 6:12 am
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Yorkshire Terriers are great dogs, but they are not for everybody
Here is information on the breed that will help you decide whether or not this breed is right for you.
July 22nd, 2009 at 5:08 pm
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Grooming your Yorkie is important for two reasons: The first
reason is a vanity thing. A well-kept coat just looks and feels
good, no matter what the style. Go beyond well-kept, and you can
have a real beauty or cutie on your hands. The second reason,
though, is the one that really matters: health.
Regular grooming makes for a healthier dog. Not because a doggy-
’do is intrinsically healthful, but because of the simple act of
grooming itself: When you take the time to care for your dog’s coat,
ears, teeth, and nails — yes, these parts need grooming, too —
you’re more likely to prevent problems (infected gums, for example)
before they start and discover problems (like skin conditions
or lumps) before they get out of hand. And don’t forget that the
time you spend grooming is quality time you spend bonding with
your dog. And a happier dog is often a healthier dog.
If you haven’t groomed a dog before or if you have some experience
grooming but want specific tips on how to groom a Yorkie,
keep reading.
The Long and the Short of It:
Grooming Options
Just because many standard photos of Yorkies show the long hair
and top knot doesn’t mean that that’s the only acceptable coat
style. It’s not. In fact, any clean, brushed Yorkie is a cutie. But the
long coat and the puppy cut are the two most popular coat styles.
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The long coat
The long coat is the style you typically see in breed books and on
many Yorkie Web sites. It’s also the standard style at dog shows.
The reason the long coat is so ubiquitous is because the Yorkshire
Terrier coat is one of the defining characteristics of the breed. Its
color, texture, and length are outlined in the breed standard — as
is the preferred coiffure (the single or double top knot). As cute as
a shorter cut is (see the next section), it doesn’t show off the coat
to best advantage.
If you want to keep your Yorkie’s coat long, keep these points in
mind:
Achieving the long, silky coat takes dedication and care. Your
Yorkie supplies the coat, which, like human hair, continues to
grow. Everything else — the daily brushing, the weekly shampooing
and conditioning, the wrapping it up to keep it off the
ground, and more — is up to you. If you fail to do these tasks
religiously, then that beautiful coat ends up a tangled mess.
Wrapping your Yorkie’s coat (that is, winding the ends around
folded papers and securing them with a band) is a task you
don’t really need to do unless you’re trying to grow a coat
suitable for the show ring. But if you are trying to grow a show
coat, then keep your dog in wraps 24/7 and only take the wraps
out for the show ring. Wrapping protects the coat, allows it to
grow, and also helps keep it clean, especially important for
the boys, who get urine on themselves. You can start wrapping
your dog as soon as the hair is long enough — usually
when your Yorkie’s around 9 to 10 months. See the section
“Wrapping it up” in this chapter for instructions on how to
wrap a Yorkie’s coat.
The top knot and bow are musts. You can choose between a
single bow right in the middle or two bows on either side of
a straight part, but a bow you will have — and you have to
know how to put it in. See the section “The piece de resistance:
Adding the bow” in this chapter for instructions.
If your Yorkie’s coat is soft instead of silky, you may not be
able to achieve the look you want. Soft hair mats more, is
more difficult to keep clean, and breaks more easily. The sheer
work of grooming a soft coat to the breed standard probably
isn’t worth the trouble. You may have to resign yourself to a
shorter cut.
If you plan to show your Yorkie, keep him in the traditional long
coat. It’s part of the breed standard (refer to Chapter 2).
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