I don't know about your area, but around here, there are bigger yorkies available for adoption all of the time...and yorkie mixes, and some are on the bigger side. Have you checked out the Silky terriers?? They look a lot like the yorkie, but they tend to be a little bigger. The Australian Terriers also look similar but they are stockier and more robust.
IDK what other people's experiences are with their yorkies, but in my experience, having a yorkie is much like having a little kid as far as time and energy spent taking care of them. I've never owned another dog like it. My dogs are very high maintenance, demanding, clingy and needy...I like it that way though!!
If you don't ever get a yorkie while your children are growing up, I highly recommend getting one when they are grown and moved out. Yorkies are the perfect breed of dog for the empty nesters and the childless!! |