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yougetthesmiles · 10-12-2006, 04:13 AM

yep! all the time! I just simply say a "Yorkie"

Mitzis Mom · 10-12-2006, 04:56 AM

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Originally Posted by ChestersMom

Mitzis Mom - I can't believe how much Mitzi and Chloe look alike - reckon they're kin

Being from Texas (and you know, everything here is BIG), I don't think I really knew what a Yorkshire Terrier was until I got my Chester. I certainly didn't know what he was when I stole him (you'll have to read my other posts for this sad story). One thing's for sure, once you've had one, you can't be without

Hey, they really do look very alike!!!!!!!!!

As for biiiiiig, my Leonberger Inka (150 lbs. R.I.P.) would have fit right in in TX!

Now, everybody... go ask me what kind of dog is that...

jmwoody · 10-12-2006, 05:22 AM

I was so excited to see a lady at the mall last night with a yorkie pup... If I hadn't beed researching the breed I wouldn't have known what it was... 2lbs and short fluffy puppy hair? (he was sooooo cute though

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connie k · 10-12-2006, 05:26 AM

I love the cute squrriel comment. That cracks me up. WE call Molly a Hamster or a midget. I have back problems and have a hard time getting around sometimes. My friends ask me what I do with Molly when I am not doing well. I tell them I put her in her cage and she runs on a wheel. The goof balls believe me!!! I live in a neighborhood where their are 10 yorkie families. We call it yorkieville. I do get asked how much she cost. I think that is rude. You don't go around asking people how much their car cost or their clothes. I guess they know they are expensive. I say how much would you pay for true love???? That shuts them up. Connie k

RLC12345678 · 10-12-2006, 05:28 AM

Well, get this........I get this question ALL the time! I tell them that they are yorkies and then they say........."ARE THEY TEACUP YORKIES?!"

I just tell them that there's really no such thing as a "teacup" yorkie and that mine are just small.

BLowry · 10-12-2006, 05:39 AM

I agree with you Carol Jean....If you don't know alot about dogs how would you know what the breed is..I remember being at the vets once and someone had come in with a very large dog...he was mostly black, with some white and tan on him...and had long hair...I asked the man if his dog was a cross between a lab and a St. Bernard!! He very nicely told me that is was a Bermese Mountain Dog....I felt more embarrased than stupid...There are alot of dogs out there (that unless you watch every dog show) that you wouldn't know the breed...I also get people asking me what kind of dog my furgirls are...Most of the time they ask me if they are silky's..I just tell them No...they are yorkshire terriers....

chachi · 10-12-2006, 05:53 AM

I get this question alot in my neighborhood where there arent any other yorkies. When I have them out and about though there are alot of people that know they are yorkies. It doesnt bother me when someone asks though. I have one that is long haired and one that is short, one that is bigger and one that is smaller and they look very different

JeanieK · 10-12-2006, 05:53 AM

I get it a lot. But you don't see a lot of them, at least not in this area.

irishawk · 10-12-2006, 05:56 AM

I get this question a lot too. The other day someone asked me if he was a schnauzer (sp?). I wanted to lunge at them. But I didn't. I just responded with, "No, he's a yorkie and he has a bad haircut."

LeaveittoBiewer · 10-12-2006, 08:02 AM

Max is a biewer yorkie and I get that question all the time. I find myself saying "No, really, he IS a yorkie" all the time and almost kind of defending his coloring. Usually after I explain the cliff notes version of the German Biewer Yorkie history, I get a "ahhhhhh" but I know they're still thinking ok, what did she just say? lol

When I took him to my vet the first time, he found Max so interesting that he immediately did a biewer search online (while we were still there) and seemed even more intrigued. It was kind of cool to see his excitement.

JeanieK · 10-12-2006, 08:07 AM

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Originally Posted by LeaveittoBiewer

Max is a biewer yorkie and I get that question all the time. I find myself saying "No, really, he IS a yorkie" all the time and almost kind of defending his coloring. Usually after I explain the cliff notes version of the German Biewer Yorkie history, I get a "ahhhhhh" but I know they're still thinking ok, what did she just say? lol

When I took him to my vet the first time, he found Max so interesting that he immediately did a biewer search online (while we were still there) and seemed even more intrigued. It was kind of cool to see his excitement.

My vet has never seen a parti yorkie either

I can't wait til I get mine and cna take her in to show him

JeanieK · 10-12-2006, 08:09 AM

Well be honest now.

How many other breeds of dogs, Other than labs and collies and such common breeds, would you recognize.

Yorkies are expensive dogs. They are not real common especially among the working class

perrymom · 10-12-2006, 08:24 AM

I had people who would drive by and stop there car, asking 'Is that a dog?'. We couldnt go anywhere without a million stupid questions.
The best was I had Baxter in a little enclosure of boards about 11 inches high on my patio for him to pee in and one night as I watched him through the door this HUGE cat came and sat on the outside looking over. You could tell the cat was really confused about what he was seeing like "It smells like a dog but its too small'. Baxter was only 2lbs at that point. I have never seen a cat look completely confused before.lol.

JESSY_RN2B · 10-12-2006, 08:26 AM

I get that question about my poodle all the time........oh, and yes she has the typical poodle cut with the pom poms..........

vainchick5 · 10-12-2006, 08:40 AM

I get asked allllll the time, but it's usually something like "Is that a yorkie? She is so small, do they alllll come like that?"..lol..which usually prompts me to tell them how much work it is and I only have to name a few things before they back up. Unless I get a better feel for the person and they seem like they really want one to love it, not to carry it around as an accessory. Lots of people with their kids approach me and talk about getting one for their kids and since I don't know how their kids behave with animals, I usually suggest a more sturdy breed. I really can't go anywhere without at least 10 questions. I usually don't mind though, it's usually, "IS THAT A TEACUP" to which I answer, no it's a yorkshire terrier, which annoy me.

10-12-2006, 05:26 AM	#19
connie k Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: georgia Posts: 131	I love the cute squrriel comment. That cracks me up. WE call Molly a Hamster or a midget. I have back problems and have a hard time getting around sometimes. My friends ask me what I do with Molly when I am not doing well. I tell them I put her in her cage and she runs on a wheel. The goof balls believe me!!! I live in a neighborhood where their are 10 yorkie families. We call it yorkieville. I do get asked how much she cost. I think that is rude. You don't go around asking people how much their car cost or their clothes. I guess they know they are expensive. I say how much would you pay for true love???? That shuts them up. Connie k __________________ Connie k

10-12-2006, 05:39 AM	#21
BLowry My furkids Donating Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 4,625 Blog Entries: 1	I agree with you Carol Jean....If you don't know alot about dogs how would you know what the breed is..I remember being at the vets once and someone had come in with a very large dog...he was mostly black, with some white and tan on him...and had long hair...I asked the man if his dog was a cross between a lab and a St. Bernard!! He very nicely told me that is was a Bermese Mountain Dog....I felt more embarrased than stupid...There are alot of dogs out there (that unless you watch every dog show) that you wouldn't know the breed...I also get people asking me what kind of dog my furgirls are...Most of the time they ask me if they are silky's..I just tell them No...they are yorkshire terriers.... __________________ Brenda

10-12-2006, 05:53 AM	#22
chachi I Love My Yorkies Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Posts: 37,147	I get this question alot in my neighborhood where there arent any other yorkies. When I have them out and about though there are alot of people that know they are yorkies. It doesnt bother me when someone asks though. I have one that is long haired and one that is short, one that is bigger and one that is smaller and they look very different __________________ Chachi's & Jewels Mom Jewels http://www.dogster.com/?132431 Chachi http://www.dogster.com/?132427

10-12-2006, 05:56 AM	#24
irishawk YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 695	I get this question a lot too. The other day someone asked me if he was a schnauzer (sp?). I wanted to lunge at them. But I didn't. I just responded with, "No, he's a yorkie and he has a bad haircut." __________________ Howie & Sarah Check us out on dogster: http://www.dogster.com/?327817

10-12-2006, 08:26 AM	#29
JESSY_RN2B Owned by 3 furballs Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 6,581	I get that question about my poodle all the time........oh, and yes she has the typical poodle cut with the pom poms.......... __________________ Bobbi Yorkietalk http://www.dogster.com/dogs/395435 And now........little Aja too! http://www.picturetrail.com/sfx/album/view/23776545

10-12-2006, 04:13 AM	#16
yougetthesmiles BANNED FOR NOT MAILING PRODUCTS PURCHASED Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 9,295 Blog Entries: 3	yep! all the time! I just simply say a "Yorkie"

10-12-2006, 05:22 AM	#18
jmwoody No Longer a Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Tennessee Posts: 91	I was so excited to see a lady at the mall last night with a yorkie pup... If I hadn't beed researching the breed I wouldn't have known what it was... 2lbs and short fluffy puppy hair? (he was sooooo cute though )

10-12-2006, 05:28 AM	#20
RLC12345678 I heart Hootie & Hobbs Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: USA Posts: 7,149	Well, get this........I get this question ALL the time! I tell them that they are yorkies and then they say........."ARE THEY TEACUP YORKIES?!" I just tell them that there's really no such thing as a "teacup" yorkie and that mine are just small.

10-12-2006, 05:53 AM	#23
JeanieK Donating YT 12K Club Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Council Bluffs Iowa Posts: 12,552	I get it a lot. But you don't see a lot of them, at least not in this area.

10-12-2006, 08:02 AM	#25
LeaveittoBiewer Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Maryland Posts: 85	Max is a biewer yorkie and I get that question all the time. I find myself saying "No, really, he IS a yorkie" all the time and almost kind of defending his coloring. Usually after I explain the cliff notes version of the German Biewer Yorkie history, I get a "ahhhhhh" but I know they're still thinking ok, what did she just say? lol When I took him to my vet the first time, he found Max so interesting that he immediately did a biewer search online (while we were still there) and seemed even more intrigued. It was kind of cool to see his excitement.

10-12-2006, 08:09 AM	#27
JeanieK Donating YT 12K Club Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Council Bluffs Iowa Posts: 12,552	Well be honest now. How many other breeds of dogs, Other than labs and collies and such common breeds, would you recognize. Yorkies are expensive dogs. They are not real common especially among the working class

10-12-2006, 08:24 AM	#28
perrymom YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: montreal Posts: 7	I had people who would drive by and stop there car, asking 'Is that a dog?'. We couldnt go anywhere without a million stupid questions. The best was I had Baxter in a little enclosure of boards about 11 inches high on my patio for him to pee in and one night as I watched him through the door this HUGE cat came and sat on the outside looking over. You could tell the cat was really confused about what he was seeing like "It smells like a dog but its too small'. Baxter was only 2lbs at that point. I have never seen a cat look completely confused before.lol.

10-12-2006, 08:40 AM	#30
vainchick5 YT 6000 Club Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: CA Posts: 6,588	I get asked allllll the time, but it's usually something like "Is that a yorkie? She is so small, do they alllll come like that?"..lol..which usually prompts me to tell them how much work it is and I only have to name a few things before they back up. Unless I get a better feel for the person and they seem like they really want one to love it, not to carry it around as an accessory. Lots of people with their kids approach me and talk about getting one for their kids and since I don't know how their kids behave with animals, I usually suggest a more sturdy breed. I really can't go anywhere without at least 10 questions. I usually don't mind though, it's usually, "IS THAT A TEACUP" to which I answer, no it's a yorkshire terrier, which annoy me. __________________ Mommy to Coco and Rocco