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10-19-2005, 07:43 AM | #16 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: House Of York
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| Have you thought about adopting an adult dog? All puppies are needy and lot of them are loud, hyper and takes a lot of times to train. Just ask anyone on this group how much effort and sleepless night they had/having when their dogs were puppies. |
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10-19-2005, 07:54 AM | #17 |
~GirlieGirls~ Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Missouri
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| Any small breed is going to be yappy and many large breeds. Maybe you should consider a cat. They are very independant, loveable, and a good campanion. Cats are waaayyyy easier to liter train (almost always by the time they are winged) Anyway good luck in your search. PS I forgot to say you can almost always find free kitens in your local paper, or for a very small fee you can rescue a cat...
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10-19-2005, 08:06 AM | #18 | |
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10-19-2005, 08:19 AM | #19 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: CANADA
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| I Have A Shorkie Previousily, i had a purebred yorkie female, now I have a male shorkie, which is a yorkie/shih tzu mix. I find him just as needy as my yorkie, however, he is quite bad. I don't know if its a male/female thing. He doesn't like to cuddle and is getting into mischief all the time. I almost think it is an attention seeking behaviour. They both require alot of attention as they constantly demand to be around you. They are like velcro. God help you if you have to leave them home. I barely can get out of the door without him. My female was like that as well. I crated both dogs during the day while at work and they seemed to adapt to this quite well. Sometimes they would destroy their crates, but the majority of the time no problem. He is very very adorable and cute. He looks just like a yorkie, face, coat, etc. except his ears are floppy and he is a bit more bulkier. Mine is 11 months old and weighs almost 5 pounds. I am not sure if i answered all your questions. Hope this helps. |
10-19-2005, 08:23 AM | #20 | |
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I agree that a kitten would be the way to go for this individual, though. They don't want you to bother them. They are independent, too.
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10-19-2005, 08:47 AM | #21 |
Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Pearland, TX
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| Welcome to YT. Never heard of a Shorkie before, but the little guy in the photo above is a cutie. $1,600 -- no way! Please be very careful and do your homework before bringing a new baby home.
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10-20-2005, 12:24 PM | #22 | |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Erie, PA
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And by the way they have most of the same personality traits as yorkies...they are just bigger. | |
10-20-2005, 12:25 PM | #23 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Erie, PA
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| By the way...the one I put the picture up of...is for adoption...if anyone thinks she is cute. |
10-20-2005, 12:49 PM | #24 |
Gracie loves Cosmo Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Kansas
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| [QUOTE=Baron]Sorry, my error, this is the first I have heard of them as Shih Tzu / Yorkshire Terrier. I have known them as the Schnauzer yorkie mix before.QUOTE] my best friend has a toy schnauzer and we have joked about what we would call their puppies if they had babies and we decided we would call them Schnorkies!! hahaha just saw the post before mine.....have to call my friend right now and tell her we were right!!!!
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10-20-2005, 01:49 PM | #26 | |
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10-20-2005, 02:31 PM | #27 |
Rescue Angel Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: md
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| YEP Snorkie is Schnauser Yorkie Shorkie is Shih -Tzu Yorkie they BOTH are cute I think the barky or yappy ones all have to be based on an individual basis. I have had all kinds of dogs through here that people asked me how come they are so calm when they are supposed to be yappy(CHIHUAHUAS, Terriers, POODLES ETC...) and then I have had wild and crazy LABS so go figure. Luckily most that I get as babies or pretty young leave here with really good temperments and mostly no yippy like barking. I think it has to do with I try and teach them from the beginning that I won't have the barking all the time....LOL I try and follow all the training rules for this... now only if I could get accomplished with the Potty thing I would have all my dogs adopted PRONTO....LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL
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10-20-2005, 05:28 PM | #28 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Edmonds
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| Thanks for all the input! I should have specified that I will probably be getting an adult dog. Cats are out of the question...seven years ago I gave mine away because of a severe asthma attack which required hospitalization. I have been attracted to the Yorkies/Shorkies because they are sooo cute but it looks like I should consider another breed. Any suggestions? I'm living in an apartment and have sound sensitivity due to a previous accident (hence not being able to tolerate barking) |
10-20-2005, 05:49 PM | #29 | |
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10-20-2005, 06:35 PM | #30 | |
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