The Yorkshire terrierbreed is recognized as about 115 years old, but already there is of course very much longer. In his early days he was almost a poor man’s dog, which was widely held as the Pied Piper. Accordingly, he was in earlier times much larger than today and also had cropped ears. The nature of today was pricked executed only during the breeding period.Its name, incidentally, of the English county of Yorkshire, and is, like most terriers, from England. We want to make at this point, no big words, as this breed is enttanden, but “merely” the Yorkie as he is affectionately known, describe the way it is now.

The Yorkie is without doubt one of the most popular and attractive small dog at all. Yorkshire Terrier is a well-kept but also truly a sight that makes your heart beat faster. He is a funny and always quierliger housemate, who is always up for jokes and keep everybody can pretty trot.

Origin: Great Britain.Classification: Companion dog.FCI Group 3/Terrier,
Section 4 / Toy Terriers (without working trial).General appearance:

Long-haired, the hair is smooth and evenly down both sides, an apex extends from the nose
to tip of tail. Very compact and neat, upright “in the attitude and an aura of” importance radiating. The contours should have a vigorous and well proportioned body can recognize.
Behavior and character (nature):

Lively and intelligent Toy Terriers. Being balanced with lively plants.
Head:

Rather small and flat, not prominent or too rounded skull.
Nose:

Black.

Muzzle:

Not too long.

Jaws / Teeth:

Perfect, regular and complete scissor bite, ie upper teeth closely overlapping the lower teeth and set square to the jaws.
Eyes:

Medium size, dark, glossy, with sharp intelligent expression and placed so that they look straight ahead and not stick out, eyelids dark.

Ears:

Small, V-shaped, carried erect, not too far apart, with short hair of powerful, rich tan color covers.

Neck:

Good length.

Body:

Compact, level back and loin are well supported by muscles, ribs moderately sprung.

Tail:

Previously customarily docked.
Docked: Medium length, richly covered with hair, darker blue than the rest of the body, especially at the tail end. Something carried above the topline.
Undocked: Empire covered with hair that is darker blue than the rest of the body, especially at the tail end. Something carried above the topline. As straight as possible. Contributing to the harmony of its length in the overall appearance.
Since 1 June 1998, the docking of the tail in Germany no longer allowed.
Forequarters

Legs straight, well covered with hair of rich, golden tan and the hair tips are a few shades lighter than the hair roots. On the forelegs should not be higher than the Tan reach to the elbow.
Shoulders:

Stored well.

Hindquarters:

Viewed from behind, the legs are completely straight, moderate turn of stifle, well covered with hair of rich golden tan and the hair tips are a few shades lighter than the hair root. The tan may not be higher than reaching to the knees.

Feet:

Round, black claws.
Gait:

Free and with plenty of drive, straight forward movement in the front and rear, with a level topline.

Coat:

Body hair of medium length, perfectly straight (not wavy), glossy, of a fine, silky texture, not woolly. The hanging hair on the head and muzzle (“Crash”) is long, has a rich, golden tan color, while color becomes more intense in the side of the head, the ears and muzzle where it should be very long. The tan color on the head may not spread to the neck, they must not be mixed with sooty or dark hair should be. (See Appendix.)

Color:

Dark steel blue (not silver blue) extends from occiput to root of tail, never mingled with fawn, bronze-colored hair or dark. The coat on the chest has a full, bright tan. All tanfarbenen hair is darker at the roots than in the middle and towards the tip even brighter. (See Appendix.)

 

Weight:

Weight to 3.1 kg (see also Appendix).

Males …

… Have two apparently normal testicles, which are completely in the scrotum.
Error:

Any departure from the foregoing points should be considered a fault and should be in exact proportion to its degree and its effect on the health and well-being of the dog.
Any dog ​​clearly showing physical or behavioral abnormalities exhibit shall be disqualified.

Appendix:

This appendix is ​​not an official part of the standard. However, it seems important and useful to explain some of the areas to the overall understanding further.

On the subject of color Yorkshire Terriers:

The color name “Tan” means the Yorkshire terrier that hair golden, should not act golden red-shaded – not one color, brown or reddish-mahogany (for example, hunting dogs, the term “tan” for a brownish-reddish hair color) . A shaded tan is comparable with the light of a candle. Tan on the head (even sideways) and Bart should, from the “adult” (24 to 30 months) completely free of gray hair.
The steel blue color designation is clearly defined: the silky, smooth and shiny hair coat reflects sunlight in a bluish glow.
Allows a lighter to darker (not silver) steel blue. Not allowed is woolly, cottony and wavy, and a champagne-colored interspersed with white hair or hair coat. Very often a medium to dark anthracite confused with the correct steel blue (this little Yorkies also have a proper tan). – In a Yorkshire terrier who at the age of about 24 to 30 months in Tan is already shaded correctly and without gray hair, the steel blue of the coat hair usually a bit brighter.
The muzzle (the muzzle) should be neither too long nor too short. This also means that a Yorkie is no doll-like appearance would have to “snub nose” and big, round eyes.

The hair on the head are yellow gold – like the sun or the light of a candle shade – no silver-colored, blond, brown or magagoni.
The silky hair coat of an adult Yorkies can be brighter, but not silver and not black. It sometimes seems like a lighter or darker gray – the right hair on the back, however, has a bluish glow in the sun (hence the color name “Blue Steel”).All other color characteristics and size variations, which one would ascribe the Yorkie are caused by sloppy breeding due to popular demand. Even so, some dogs because buyers are not entirely innocent, because they want more and other variations – but they have nothing to do with the Yorkie.
We also know that the Yorkshire Terrier is one of the hardest races to breed (if not the hardest). So should those who turn away from those lovely dogs leave, the act only for business reasons.Note: Due to the silky, shiny hair, a Yorkie, it is always difficult to take pictures that match the original – in ours it is managed fairly well.
A Yorkie is perfect as the picture on the three dressed for an exhibition – it will only make the hair and color quality significantly (as a dog lover’s hair length, of course not so important).On the subject of weight of the Yorkshire Terrier:

By VDH for the breed is a required minimum weight of 2.4 kg, in breeding
suitability tests must be confirmed by weighing. Breed experts believe, however, that the breed would have for a minimum weight of 2.2 kg served, but should not be exceeded.
Although the standard 3.1 kg as the maximum weight sets, in some breed clubs have accepted 3.5 kg, which may not be exceeded.
Ideal as an average weight of 2.8 kg is assumed for males and females alike. There is a misconception that by-one in such good
average of the male is smaller than the female.
A breeder who strives to breed credible, will always keep the maximum weight to the requirements of the standards and “no Yorkies produce” want to be mistakenly referred to as “mini”.
For each amount of good breeders, it can happen to be there on a roll in very rare cases could a Yorkie, which remains very small – but these dogs are usually healthy – yet not so-called “mini”-Yorkies (this breed is called it is not). Anyone who deliberately bred to ever smaller Yorkies, harms the race!