Hannah's Yorkies is the best place to find your Yorkshire Terriers. We are reputable, professional & caring breeders. We will help you to find your ideal puppy.
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LIVING CONDITIONS The Yorkie is a good dog for apartment life. They are very active indoors and will do okay without a yard. The Yorkie is sensitive to the cold and prefers warm climates. ORIGIN The Yorkie was created by working men of north England, who developed the breed for catching the rats and mice that infested clothing mills and mine shafts. These hunting dogs could penetrate into badger and fox burrows. The breed is not very old, but its origins are not entirely certain. However, it seems likely that Scotsmen seeking work in the woolen mills of Yorkshire brought with them various types of terrier, including the Skye Terrier, Dandie Dinmont, Manchester Terrier, Maltese and the now extinct Clydesdale. These were then crossed with local types, such as the long- haired Leeds Terrier. At first, the Yorkie was a much bigger animal than the one we see today, but by selectively breeding the smallest individuals, the dog was gradually miniaturized over the years. They were made into a fashion dog. Women carried these little dogs in their bags and under their arms. The Yorkshire Terrier was first recognized by the AKC in 1885. In 1984 a piebald Yorkie was born as a result of a genetic recessive gene occurrence from 2 Yorkshire Terriers. Today the piebald dogs are considered a different breed; which is named the Biewer Yorkie. DESCRIPTION Height: 6-7 inches (15-17½cm.) The Yorkshire Terrier is a small, toy sized dog. The small head is rather flat on the top, with a medium sized muzzle. The teeth meet in a scissors or level bite. The nose is black. The medium sized eyes are dark with dark eye rims. The erect ears are V-shaped. All four legs are straight when viewed from the front. The round feet have black toenails. Dewclaws are usually removed. The long glossy coat is fine and silky and falls straight down on either side. Coat colors come in a steal blue and tan color. The body and tail are blue and the rest of the dog is tan. Puppies are brown black and tan. The hair on the head is so abundant that it is almost always necessary to gather it in a band to keep from going into the dog's food bowl and to give the animal maximum visibility. Some owners choose to trim the hair on top of the head. Our greatest desire is to breed Yorkies that will do the memory of Smokey proud.
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 FUN FACTS In 1944, during the World War II, a 1.8 kg Yorkie girl was found in the jungle in New Guinea near Japanese lines. She did not understand English or Japanese and was never claimed. Named Smokey, she accompanied American William Wynne on 150 air raids and 12 air-sea rescue missions. She assisted the Signal Corps by carrying a telegraph wire through a 21m, 20cm diameter pipe. Smokey even jumped from a 9m tower with a specially made parachute. 
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