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The Yorkshire Terrier, fondly known as a Yorkie is a breed of small dogs.
Yorkies can be very small indeed, usually not weighing more than about 5 or 6 pounds (less than 3kg.) You can easily carry a yorkie in a large coat pocket or a bookbag. It takes only a few ml of 80 proof hard liquor to get a yorkie stumbling drunk.
Their coats are typically black or grey on the body, with more brown and gold on the faces and legs, but this can vary somewhat. The fur in a show-dog is usually straight, and can grow very long, so that it may even be dragging on the ground. Yorkies may also have wavy fur. Yorkie fur is very soft, fine, and high-maintenance, and must either be trimmed short, or washed and brushed frequently.
Unlike some other small breeds (toy poodle, pomeranian), Yorkies seem to recognize the limitations of their size, and are almost never aggressive. Yorkie personalities vary greatly apart from this, and they may be docile lap dogs, or yappy and endlessly playful.
Yorkies typically get along well with cats or other dogs, and love to play together in groups. (However they are still terriers, and even an old, sedentary lap dog will eagerly hunt rodents.) You should remember though that they are very small and easily injured, so while they will get along very well with children, it may be dangerous for the dog to keep a Yorkie in a house with small or abusive children. Also, despite their small size, if continually provoked or if attacked they do pack a surprisingly powerful bite.
Yorkies tend to develop cataracts in their old age, but their small size limits the effects of conditions like arthritis.