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Originally Posted by SnowWa Can't believe you guys!
If I took 20 Yorkies and lined them up in a row - more often than not, they wouldn't even resemble one other.
Remember Yorkies can weigh from 1 1/2 pounds to as much as 14 (or more). Their colors can be different - their types of coats can be different. Some have ears up - some ears down - and to top it off they can have a dozen different haircuts.....
I have had my Yorkie for more than a year and during this time, I have only seen three others - and two of these were at pet stores. If you don't go where people with dogs go - you just don't see as many dogs out and around as you used to.
I have a Bichon Frise and even fewer people know or can remember the name of this breed (there are over 150 - probably closer to 200 different recognized breeds now). And - for people who don't have dogs (or have had their one dog most of their life) keeping up with the names of even the most common breeds isn't easy. And - for sure - a lot of people don't have the interest in dogs to begin with that most of us do. They love their own pet - but being a purebred this or a purebred that isn't something they're interested in at all - or pay much attention to.
With all the leash laws, etc. anymore - there are a lot of different breeds that I almost never see...... or better yet - never see.
People are always asking me what my little Yorkie is. I tell them that I know he looks like a loveable little Walt Disney mutt - but he really is a Yorkie. Can you imagine him with his one ear up and the other down sporting a home-done puppy cut? He, for sure, doesn't resemble the Yorkie that you see at the dog show - if you watch dogs shows or go to dog shows (a lot of people don't).
I have friends who have other purebred dogs - and they are ask all the time what their dogs are also.
It's not an annoying question to me at all. Actually, it's a very friendly question. I'm sure if I ask 50 strangers what breed of dog I was holding - most of them wouldn't know......
Carol Jean |
I agree! I brought Lillie to the vets last night and an older gentleman asked me what kind of terrier she was...I told him she was a yorkie...he then said.."I have never seen one that color with short hair" I just told him that she is only 19 weeks old and she still has her puppy coat...she will go through many changes...he probably thinks all yorkies are black/gold. If you aren't familiar with a breed or a "dog person" you aren't going to recognize any breed...I don't get upset when someone asks me what kind of dog they are...this way I can talk about my babies..both my babies look totally different...Sadie is black/gold with a silky coat that is not floor length and Lillie is very fluffy...If you didn't know they were both yorkies you would think they were two different breeds~!