Cameo Fiocco Rosso - my yorki

[Cameo]

His parents are gorgeous, too. Do you have any plans to show him? Or is he going to be strictly a hiking buddy?

Orca is strickly our pet. She wasn't bought from the breeder but from the police officer who had a female dog and decided to have one litter with her..
Cameo was also bought as a pet, but from the breeder. As he grows, our wish to show him also grows. As I have Orca longer, I visited shows very often as an observer and know a lot about mollosers (especially showing rottweilers), but showing yorkies is something new and very different for me so I learn a lot from our breeder and from the internet, visiting shows and watching yorkies in the ring...
Cameo is black and ten and wasn't bought as a show quality dog, but I would like to try showing him. As I read about yorkies, blue end ten yorkies always get better marks. Doesn't matter: we'll go, try, see and have fun
In may (next month) is our first show here in Croatia..we'll let you know how it was
Cameo's grandfather was Oliverlightsome Quoccle's (won Crufts):
http://www.aniwa.com/en/general/Gran...2313/index.htm
Here are some of his photos that I found on the internet..now you know all the family

I am in California..... just leaning really far over my fence to say hello to my Yorkie neighbor in Croatia

BOK (that's how we say "hy") from Croatia

[alaskayorkie]

Cameo's grandfather looks gorgeous. What great lineage. Be sure to have someone take pictures when you start showing him. I think he'd do great with such good parentage and being in such great shape. I'm sure he'd really stand out. Good luck.

[Cameo]

Let me introduce you Cameo's halfbrother (they have the same father, but different mothers) whose name is Dream Fiocco Rosso and also lives in Zagreb. Their birthdays are only 2 days appart - Cameo was born on 13.09.2006. and Dream was born on 15.09.2006. Boys like to hang out together...

[alaskayorkie]

Cute, cute, cute. Love the rain gear too. Cameo's father must be pretty popular to have litters two days apart!

[Cameo]

Here's where you can read more about Cameo's father (our breeder's web page). He didn't have so many litters as it seemes. Our breeder is the owner of him and the two moms of our boys so she decided to have the litters with the girls in the same time.
http://www.fioccorosso.hr/champions.asp?sampion=13

Love the rain gear too.

Thanks, it's from Karlie..we bought it in our Pet centar.
http://www.karlie.de/
..I'm sure you have the Karlie in your country too?

[alaskayorkie]

Great Web site. I love those pics of the show dogs. I've never heard of Karlie, but I'm no shopping expert.

If obedience doesn't work out for Cameo, you ought to try agility. Or earth dog.

[Cameo]

Here in Zagreb we have 3 schools for the dog owners. I would like to continue training in the same school I went with Orca because I'm very satisfied with our trainer and made beautiful friendships there, but he doesn't have all the agility equipment yet. First we'll do the basics and learn everything without a leash and then we'll see where we will train agility.
I'm very interested in agility and I started training it with Orca also just for the fun (her hips are healthy and we took a test for displasya - everything was okay) because rottweilers are havy dogs and don't make such a good results.
I'm just a little bit worried about yorkie's coat and agility because of the long hair. When the coat grows, if we put them in the wrappaper (I hope I said it wright) and in the jacket, it wouldn't be a problem..would it?
Our vet also adviced us that we can go for such a long walks (about 6 miles daily), but not to jump to much or let him climb the stairs while he's a baby...what do you say?
My plan is to start training agility when he'll be about a year and a half old..is it okay?

What is "earth dog"? Can you explain it a little bit please because maybe I just don't recognize the phrase..

[mizzwanned]

Cameo and Orca are so cute! And they are so lucky to be living in Croatia I've seen pictures and it looks like such a beautiful country. I would like to go there. You take some great pictures

[JESSY_RN2B]

Originally Posted by Cameo

Hy everyone!
My name is Cameo and I'm 8 month old yorkie who lives in Zagreb, Croatia. I live with Orca (rottweiler), Mister (hampster) and Tyson (cat). My passion is hitchhiking...

Welcome! Your furfamily is beautiful. I have 2 dogs, a cat and 2 baby hamsters too

[Cameo]

Cameo and Orca are so cute! And they are so lucky to be living in Croatia I've seen pictures and it looks like such a beautiful country. I would like to go there. You take some great pictures

Thank you, most people don't know much about my country because it's so little. If you ever come to Croatia, let us know! I'll organize the croatian yorkie meeting (not kidding)

Welcome! Your furfamily is beautiful. I have 2 dogs, a cat and 2 baby hamsters too

Wow, it's always something going on at your house too It's so nice to live with so many animals..nice to meet people who share the same passion

[alaskayorkie]

Originally Posted by Cameo

I'm just a little bit worried about yorkie's coat and agility because of the long hair. When the coat grows, if we put them in the wrappaper (I hope I said it wright) and in the jacket, it wouldn't be a problem..would it?
Our vet also adviced us that we can go for such a long walks (about 6 miles daily), but not to jump to much or let him climb the stairs while he's a baby...what do you say?
My plan is to start training agility when he'll be about a year and a half old..is it okay?

What is "earth dog"? Can you explain it a little bit please because maybe I just don't recognize the phrase..

Yes, I'd definitely wait until Cameo is a year or more to start agility. You want them to be past their growing stage before you start pounding on their joints. I'm not sure how agility and show would go together. I can't imagine a long-haired Yorkie in agility, but who knows?

I don't fully understand earth dog. It doesn't take place in Alaska, but I've read a little about it. Dogs -- often terriers and schnauzers -- are judged for how well they follow scents through holes in the ground and other obstacles. But again, lol, it's probably not a sport for a long-haired Yorkie!

Here's a link to the American Kennel Club's description:
http://www.akc.org/events/earthdog/index.cfm

[Wylie's Mom]

LOVE that second pic of him running/launching off - so cute and in the moment.

[Cameo]

I think we could participate in agility if I put his hair in wrappaper and in the jacket...that way the hair can't stuck somewhere and won't bother him running and jumping. We'll wait for him to be at least one year old (now he is 8 months old).
Yesterday we became the members of Terrier club and Croatian Kennel Club. Our first show that we'll attend will be CAC on 19th of May 2007 in (Samobor) Croatia in puppy class.
I'll take a look at earthdogs, but what I'm really intereted is agility.
Did you know that Croatians are the World agility champions in category "large"?
http://www.bordercollie.hr/agility2006.htm
I would like to learn from those people..

[alaskayorkie]

Originally Posted by Cameo

I think we could participate in agility if I put his hair in wrappaper and in the jacket...that way the hair can't stuck somewhere and won't bother him running and jumping. We'll wait for him to be at least one year old (now he is 8 months old).
Yesterday we became the members of Terrier club and Croatian Kennel Club. Our first show that we'll attend will be CAC on 19th of May 2007 in (Samobor) Croatia in puppy class.
I'll take a look at earthdogs, but what I'm really intereted is agility.
Did you know that Croatians are the World agility champions in category "large"?
http://www.bordercollie.hr/agility2006.htm
I would like to learn from those people..

I'd love to see Cameo in agility. As fit as he is, he might do very well, long hair or not.

My guy Eddie is in pretty good shape, but his walks are typically only a couple miles. He does OK in agility. He's smart enough to learn everything, but he's afraid of the noises in the room: the teeter slamming, big dogs running up and down the A frame, etc. He also can be tough to motivate. Sometimes he just goes through the motions.

But it's been fun regardless. He's in his third agility class. I think I'm going to repeat this class because of his problem with the noise, but we hope to compete at a recreational level some day.