Yorkie/Shi-tzu mix??

[sweetr72]

Google Shorkie and you will get tons of pictures...everyone a little different from the other though...

Dawn

[my2boyz]

Thanks everyone. I started this thread in March of '06 and last summer my daughter-in-law told me about a wonderful little 8 month old 'Shorkie' named Tater that was being turned in to the shelter. I told my friend and she rescued him from the Humane Society in her area and he's living a pretty good life now!

[TinyBit]

I think mixed breeds can be cute.

[Too Cute Teddy]

Originally Posted by TinyBit

I think mixed breeds can be cute.

Oh they can definately be cute! I don't want anyone to think I meant they weren't when I commented on the underbite. My baby is a mix himself-half maltese/half yorkie. It's just you can't ever be sure what they will look like as an adult and I have seen some that favor one parent over the other some are cuter than others

[LeeLeeShorkie]

I have a yorkie/shih-tzu mix. She's a big ball of furry energy!!!

[Mary LeBlanc]

Originally Posted by my2boyz

Does anyone have one? A friend of mine keeps seeing them in her paper and wants to know what they look like as an adult so I told her I'd ask on YT. I just can't picture that kind of cross. If you have one please post a picture that I can show her. Thanks.

Hi, my2boyz - We have a one-year old shee tzu yorkie mix boy. He is
just great; friendly, alert, curious, lively, companionable, smart, loving.
He weighs about 14 lbs, is 15 inches from neck to base of tail and silky,
with silvery hair on face and legs. His mother is 50/50 yorkie/ sheetzu and his father is 100 yorkie. He was well socialized (from a reputable breeder) when young and so is unafraid of new things; he might bark and run in circles when he meets a new experience but then he comes close and takes a look. I will try to include a photo. this is my first posting. Mary

[anthroboi]

HI Mary, what a cute dog! He looks so intelligent and expressive! I live in Victoria too! Welcome to YT!

[Yorkiekids]

From what everyone's saying it sounds like a good mix. The picture that was posted was a real cute one.

[LMHamel]

I found a breeder locally who had the cutest Yorkie s**t zu mixes and Maltese Yorkie mixes! Anyone have either mix they are $475 for either and I don't know which mix would be better.

Any info would be greatly appreciated.

[navillusc]

Originally Posted by LMHamel

I found a breeder locally who had the cutest Yorkie s**t zu mixes and Maltese Yorkie mixes! Anyone have either mix they are $475 for either and I don't know which mix would be better.

Any info would be greatly appreciated.

Hi!

If you read through the thread you posted in, you may have noticed it was from 2007, and that since mixed breed dogs can pick up any characteristics from either parent, there is no 'prediction' what to expect from a Shih Tzu (pronounced "Sheed Zoo"...see the breed club at Home | American Shih Tzu Club) and Yorkshire Terrier mixed breed dog (see the breed club at http://www.theyorkshireterrierclubofamerica.org/ ) referred to as a "Shorkie". Same thing with Maltese / Yorkshire Terrier mixed breed dogs. However, all of the "Shorkies" and "Malties" I have seen have been very cute, even if very different from each other.

Since the Shih Tzu has many different color options, while the Yorkshire Terrier has only ONE color option, and a different, if also long, type of hair, and is double coated where the Yorkshire Terrier is single coated, the "Shorkie" has a good chance of having long hair, but you'd have to keep in mind that not all dogs with long hair grow the exceptional show coats, either.

Bottom line...I would have no problem taking a "Shorkie" into my home. I wish you good luck finding the dog of your dreams.