1. His full name is Sir Willem Jack Tucker of Yorkshire.
I figured a nice, lengthy name would make him sound more official in the agility ring. hah
2. He is apparently full-breed, but weighs in at 23 lbs. All love, baby.
3. He knows a bunch of tricks on hand-signal only, no vocals. Some of the tricks are speak, shake, high-five, give me ten, roll over, herd, retrieve, and stay.
4. He is amazing in the agility course; a lot of speed, alert and willing to make a run with enthusiasm. However, ask him to come on a morning run with me and you're pulling teeth.
5. He has a girlfriend. Not your conventional girlfriend for a male yorkie, though. She is a year-old bengal kitten named Cleo. He will herd her back inside from the screened porch on command, and she sits and gives him three-minute long face baths. They sleep curled in a ball together. It's very cute, but I'm afraid Tucker thinks of himself as a bit of a feline, and vice versa...which leaves us with two VERY confused animals.
6. He has a cotton coat, rather than silky. I keep him in a puppy cut, rather than long; however, I leave his face shaggy. I occasionally clip him into a schnauzer cut during summertime, but overall he looks like a black and tan sheepdog pup. haha
7. His favorite toy is his Octopus, a thin-rubber squeak toy in the shape of...well, an octopus. A normal dog would have chewed that poor toy up by now, but he gently carries it around making sure it squeaks on occasion. If Tucker is ever MIA we just find his Octopus and squeeze it, he'll come running from where ever it was he was napping!
8. He is the friendliest canine you'll ever meet. He doesn't discriminate against anyone, whether you're human, canine, feline, or otherwise. He was socialized with my daughter, our rats, sugar gliders, horses and a monkey since he was a young pup. He is always the hit at the dog park and makes friends quick with the pizza guy or UPS. Unfortunately, he'll let just about anyone come in the house. We have frequent visits from a tomcat who likes to sneak in our house, eat the cat food, use the litter box and give himself a bath in the middle of the living room floor like he owns the house. Tucker has even cracked the backdoor to let the tomcat in...twice!
9. He isn't fond of water, or car rides. We live moments from the beach and own a pool, but he has no interest in either one. As far as cars go, I have tried everything (a small kennel in the back, doggie belting him in, etc) but he prefers to sit on my shoulders, think mink shawl. Needless to say, 90% of the time he is in the car...I'm not the one driving. He'll sit in my lap or in the backseat when I'm a passenger, but when I'm driving he tends to become a baby. (Any advice? ha)
10. He LOVES Wheat Thins and baby carrots. I don't feed him "table scraps" or human food often, but he knows what the Wheat Thins box looks like and tries every trick in the book to get a few. How can I resist?
And one extra random fact... sometimes I pull his bangs back into a ponytail atop his head. You can watch as his masculinity drains away as he pouts until I remove the hairband. hahah hey, I guess I just need a female yorkie, too! Poor Tucker!