Yorkie x Shih-tzu??
 

Anyone have a Yorkie x Shih-Tzu mix?

The breeder is calling them Yorkie-shus not Shorkies, so I'm assuming the Mom is a Yorkie & Dad is a Shih-tzu, but I haven't asked yet.

I have a chance to get a cute little boy for $600 Canadian. He's 3 months tomorrow.

I'm just wondering what the qualities of your Yorkie x Shih-tzu mixes are?

Thanks :D

This is him, by the way:

Sounds like an unplanned breeding to me....I don't think I could guess--could be all the worst qualities of the 2 breeds.

No, this was planned.

I don't have that particular cross, but I have a yorkie and a shihpoo. My shih tzu mix is very sweet! I would check the breeder out very closley. Find out if the parents are full bred. I hear now they are breeding the mixes. For example the mommy is a shih poo breeding to a shih poo. I'd just recommend you do a lot of research first. That baby is VERY cute!!! Good Luck to ya!!!

In my area you could almost by a pure breed for that amount, maybe a 100 more... Just depends on if you feel like this one is right for you.

I have a maltese/yorkie cross and like scrapindee said, you really can't predict what a mix will end up like. I think my mix is great - he got the best of both breeds. he is more affectionate/laid back than the yorkie i had before him who was my love for 14 years, but he is still spunky like a terrier! He looks like a maltese, but is colored like a yorkie. I guess what I'm saying is they can take after either parent and you can't be sure which it will be! I know there are some shorkie owners on here!! Best of luck he is a cutie!

I used to have a neighbor that had one & she was adorable!

I do pet grooming on one. It is so badly undershot I am sure she can't go out in a real heavy rain without almost drowning. She is so solid and STRONG I would say at least 12-15lbs. She won't let me clean her ears she fights and tries to bite. Her coat is neither shih Tzu nor a very good Yorkie coat, it is very thin. Colour is much like the YOrkie pattern. She has the bowed front legs of the Shih Tzu. Ears are huge and flopped.
I don't know if this is what you have in mind and a yorkie/shih tzu mix can look like either breed and everything in between including what this one looks like.
Always remember puppies are cute, but in a mixed breed they can grow up to look like almost anything.

Here's my little Yorkie Tzu!!

Aww! She's a doll!!! Look at that smile :D

It is not within the Shih Tzu breed standard to have bowed front legs , I have owned one my whole life and the legs are straight . Visible teeth are also not within the Tzu standard . My Shih Tzu Henry is the sweetest dog in the UNIVERSE , if your pup has a Shih Tzu temperament you will be very lucky . That pup is darling , I find pure bred dog snobs a BORE ( JMO ). Sarah

I dont know , But he sure is adorable.

Do your research, make sure it's what you really want, compare prices to a pure breed, and then follow your heart. He sure is cute.

I never said they were visible, they aren't until you open the mouth. This is one of the problems in crosses, many are very undershot or overshot or wry mouth because you are combining two different jaw types when mixing breeds.
Breed Standard on the bite from the AKC website statee: Bite - Undershot. Jaw is broad and wide. A missing tooth or slightly misaligned teeth should not be too severely penalized. Teeth and tongue should not show when mouth is closed. Fault: Overshot bite.
So breed standard for the Shih Tzu is an undershot bite, combine with a different breed and it goes out of proportion. Breed standard also says front legs should be straight but I have yet to see it in a cross breed or poorly bred shih tzu ie byb breeder.
As a professional mobile dog groomer of 16 years, I know what I see out there in mixed breeds, yes some are sweet many are not so sweet, coats are mixtures of coat types of those breeds that they are made up from, buyer is not knowing what size it will really get to and often are surprised.
In my years of pet grooming I have been bitten a couple of times, dogs were either Lhasa's or Shih Tzu's or crosses of those breeds.Having said that, I am not saying all are like that as I have and had clients that were not problem, wonderful to groom. BUt you can't argue experience and that has been mine over many years. I also have a friend that only has had her grooming shop for 4 years now and she has found this experience to be the same, Shih Tzu's and their crosses can be much more difficult and can be more tending to bite but Lhasa's are still the worst in general.
Again yes there are exceptions.

In Australia the breed standard for a Shih Tzu is actually
mouth - Wide , slightly undershot or level . Lips level .
legs - short and muscular with ample bone , as straight as possible
temperament - friendly and independent
I can certainly see that some cross breeds would not be the prettiest thing , but that pup looks delightful:) You see along with my 3 pure bred dogs , I also own a Maltese x Shih Tzu who is a true delight , with zero faults and very beautiful . Sarah P.S She is the BEST of both breeds

The breeder who sold me Uno also has shih tzus and years back they decided to breed shorkies. She is very careful when choosing which dogs to breed, and they sure are cute...If you know your breeder well enough and trust him/her, then I would say go for it. Ask about the parents...

i would not pay for a mix breed there are way to many unwanteds out there

Agree....Although in my case I can't have a big dog, or a dog that sheds...After much looking at the shelters and the humane society where I volunteer, they rarely get small breeds that are non-shedding :( So...I bought my yorkie...Hopefully someday I can rescue one...:thumbup:

That little pup is so adorable and cute. It's true that breed characteristic goes a long way toward determining what an animal (and a human being for that matter) will be like but the living environment of the animal plus genetic heritage are also crucial. I think that owners' characters and personalites play an important role in their pets' behaviour as well as the individual characteristics of the pup's parents, so I wouldn't be excessively worried about how that little one is going to turn out. Sometimes we make a big deal of the features characteristic to a particular dog breed and more often than not, it's something closer to home that decides what the pup will be like. Again, I think that lil one is a real doll.:aimeeyork

I just found this post...did you get the shorkie??? Very cute pictures!!

Dawn

I won't profess to have a clue about the clinical side to combining these two breeds. BUT I do have a Yorkie and a Shi Tzu. I've often wondered what a cross breed would be like. Yorkies are HIGH energy dogs and Shi Tzus are LOW energy dogs, which is why it's hard for my two to always get along. I always wondered if the two would meet somewhere in the middle. Both breeds have wonderful temperments, but a Shi Tzu is more laid back. I'm thinking it could be like a wonderful Yorkie on a bit of a muscle relaxant (lol).

I'd be very intrigued as long as there were no health issues.

My opinion is that no reputable breeder intentionally breeds mixed breed dogs. There is just no purpose to it. When breeding purebred dogs, you are breeding to a written standard. When breeding mixes, there is no standard to breed to - you are just sticking a male and female together and letting them create puppies and who knows what the puppies will turn out to be like. These "designer dog" breeders are not trying to create a new breed - they are just breeding two dogs together - creating a new breed takes years and years of work, knowledge of genetics, and a lot of planning when breeding - you have to know what qualities you are looking for and breed toward that (basically breeding to a standard).

That being said, I have seen two full grown yorkie/shih tzu mixes recently. The first was probably about 9lbs. she was a reddish-golden color with a silky coat - very fine hair texture. She had floppy ears but they were pointy like a yorkies and not round like most floppy ears are so they looked a little funny. She had a longer muzzle more like a yorkie but you could see the shih tzu look to her face. The second one was a smaller dog - probaby 5-6lbs. She had a short muzzle (not as short as a shih tzu - the "baby doll" face like some yorkies have). She didn't really have a "shih tzu" look to her face. Her hair was more cottony in texture and she was also a reddish-gold color. I can't remember right now what her ears were like but this one was a cuter dog than the first one. With a mixed breed - you just can't be sure how they will turn out to look.

I've heard people say that she has a short muzzle and "smushy face" like a shih tzu , which to me makes her have the "baby doll" face like some yorkies have. However, her color is like a yorkie unlike most yorkie x shih tzu mixes I've seen. She weighs 4.3 lbs. Her ears are floppy and rounded. Her eyes are slanted with beautiful long eyelashes. So every mixed breed is different. Just like different races of people having kids together have diffferent looks so you just can't be sure how they will turn out to look. To me her look is constantly changing.

Pic 1: Two days after I got her
Pic 2: Taken in May
Pic 3: Taken in June

When I first got her I didn't stop to think how she would look when she got older and how much she would weigh because I feel in love with her when I held her. Who can resist those "please pick me & take me home" puppy eyes?! Now that she is older she's the most friendliest dog and has TOO MUCH ENERGY. Her temperment is very much like the yorkie. She shows me more love than my boyfriend and just as much love as any full breed dog. I wouldn't trade her for anything!!! So if you want the puppy get it, you won't have any regrets.

Precious, My Lil Marine (Devil Dawg) is a Shorkie
 

Im working on pics of my Lil Devil Dawg, but Ill tell you, Ive had other dogs, and while I loved them uncoditionally, they were either full blown shedders who loved tearing things up, or lazy as their daddy (LOL) But Precious is a way different story. She is very hyper when she plays "Chew on Daddy" but never has chewed on furniture or clothes etc etc. (only her toys and her Daddy...:eek: ) Now when she gets tired (and oh boy does she get tired!) she is the epitome of lazy! LOL

So Shorkies (thats what my breeder calls em) are awesome dogs. I can wear dark colored clothes and have yet to have her shed on me. And non-shedding is a MAJOR plus for my wife to allow a inside dawg. LOL :thumbup: :aimeeyork

Good Luck (albeit I know this is a old thread) with the puppy. I love mine!

I was thinking a shorkie was a schnauzer/yorkie..both dogs are sweet, so, they will most likely be sweet pups..

I just have to say that something is probably wrong there because i have read that if someone was to breed a shorkie the dad should be the yorkie not a shih tzu

awww how cute, if I hadn't got my babies fixed I think I'd have some really cute yorkie tzu's