[artie merlino]

I actually fell in Love w/Yorkies only after meeting one in person, me and my ex-BF were living in Boston at the time, we were at a Park and I met a Woman w/her Son and a 5 lb. male Yorkie after 5 min. I was convinced I had to have one! That was a Thursday Afternoon and I had my Artie by the following Sunday Evening. Talk about "Impulse buying" w/in 3 days. It was'nt until after I got him and started doing Research by reading Books & Magazines
then I fell in Love w/a Long/Full Show Coat. He'll be 5 yrs. old New Years Day,
I just recently trimmed his Hair, but not as short as a Puppy Cut but not so long that it has to be wrapped. He looks alot cuter. Besides being Gorgeous Dogs and they know it b/c they prance & parade around, their personalities are Unique and I just melt and go "Ga Ga" over him. I prefer a long/full coat to
a short Puppy Cut any day only b/c that's what I expect a Yorkie to look like?
They are very Addicting, I have 3 now. Abigayle still has a long coat but after a certain length I trim it. Pom Pom is still a Puppy (2 yrs. old) and her Hair is very fine/thin & silky so I trim her too! I have Never seen any other Yorkies w/long hair? They are usually shaved down to nothing. I am a firm believer that a Yorkie should look and act like one unfortunetly that's not the reality of it? Besides their appearance I love them b/c of their "Terrier" attitude, loyalty and those big round black eyes staring at me all the time.