Wow so many different stories of how people end up with Yorkies and each is unique. For me, I grew up with Japanese Spitz and Shih Tzus. Knew nothing about Yorkies until 2 years ago. I didn't have friends when I first came, felt very lonely and hubby was very busy so he decided to get me a dog. He originally wanted a big dog but our small living space wouldn't allow one. It was either a Husky or a Yorkie for him because his friend had a Yorkie and it was full of spunk and my hubby loves that. I myself wanted a small white dog instead and was thinking of Maltese and Westies or Pekingese but Pekingese shed and my nose is sensitive so my option was Maltese or Westies. That was until we saw an ad and the breeder have both Maltese and Yorkie so we went to see and the rest is history
