Yorkie Trivia

Yorkies have been owned by such famous people as Audrey Hepburn (Mr Famous), Joan Rivers (Spike & Veronica), Justin Timberlake (Bella & Bearlie), Ivana Trump (Dodo), Missy Elliott (Poncho), Mariah Carey (Ginger), Ivana Trump (Dodo), Richard Nixon (Pasha), Bruce Willis (Wolfie) and Paris Hilton. Tricia Nixon had a pet Yorkie named Pasha who lived in the White House during the Richard Nixon presidency.

The country of origin for Yorkies is England. The first record of a Yorkshire Terrier being born in the United States was 1872.

Yorkies see in color. Color blindness in dogs is a myth. Although they do not see color in quite the same way as us, they do most certainly see it. Color simply appears in a slightly more bland or dull fashion than it does to a human.

A Yorkie's sweat gland is located between its paw pads. Can you imagine having all of your sweat come out from between your toes?

During the first two weeks of a Yorkie's life it will be asleep somewhere around 90% of the time. That comes out to more than 21 1/2 hours.

The smallest dog in recorded history was Sylvia, a tiny Yorkshire Terrier owned by Arthur Marples of Blackburn, England. The dog died in 1945 when she was fully grown and almost two years old, at which point she stood only 2.5 inches tall at the shoulder, measured 3.5 inches from nose tip to tail, and weighed 4 ounces. She was approximately the size of a matchbox.

For 1995 through 2002, Guiness World Records listed a Yorkshire Terrier named Big Boss as the smallest dog in the world. Big Boss was listed at 4.7 inches tall when his owner, Dr. Chai Khanchanakom of Thailand, registered the toy dog with Guinness. A Yorkie named Thumbelina, 5.5 inches tall & 8 inches long, held the Guinness World Record for smallest living dog prior to 1995.