A Yorkshire terrier is the most loved dog-pet breed all over the world and it is a great pet for every home. A Yorkie puppy will melt even those with the coldest heart of stone. Yorkies are special types of dog breed and they have a mind of their own. Let’s take a look at the pros and cons of Yorkies.
Pros:
**1. Size: These types of dog breeds are small in size even when mature and not difficult to accommodate in any home. You can carry it around with your arms. **
2. Require less exercise: Compared to other dog pets, Yorkie doesn’t require a lot of exercises. You can live it to play in your backyard or two walks a day will be enough exercise.
**3. Sociable: **Yorkie is a very sociable animal. It develops a keen affection for you and your family. They’re friendlier and easy to manage.
4. Act as a guard dog: Yorkies can sense strangers entering your home and alert you. Although they’re very small in size, they’re very courageous when handling threats from strangers.
**5. Great for therapy: **Yorkies are a great companion making them suitable for therapy for people having emotional distress. It can offer kids and sick people emotional support and practical assistance.
**6. Don’t shed much fur: **They shed little fur making them a great breed of choice even to those people with allergies. ** **
**7. Healthy animals: **Yorkies have few health complications and you should always feed it with high-quality dog food.
** 8. Protective of children: Due to their social nature, they’re ideal for families with children and are very protective. They can also be a great companion for seniors living alone. **
**9. Coexist well with other dogs: Yorkie is an exceptional pet that plays with other dogs without dominating them. **
**10. Great companion: **They are lovable with a great personality to give the owners a satisfying experience. They are intelligent and great companions.
Cons:
**1. Fragile: **They’re very delicate and cannot survive in cold weather. Since they’re small in size, a small fall can lead to the breaking of the bones. Don’t use rough tactics when training or playing with this breed of dogs.
**2. Premature tooth loss: Yorkies tend to lose their teeth prematurely, therefore, you have to make sure you feed them with high-quality dog food and proper dental care. **
**3. Not suitable for those who travel a lot: **These puppies are very sociable and you’re your great presence for a few hours in a day. If they’re left alone for a long time, they can develop separation anxiety and have destructive behavior.
**4. Impossible to housebreak: Although **Yorkies are different, they’re not easy to housebreak, and to deal with them requires a lot of patient and positive reinforcement.
**5. Stubborn and bullheaded: They have their own brain and can be very domineering in the home if they are not disciplined. **
**6. Hard to monitor: The puppies sometimes destroy household items. **Their small size makes it difficult to monitor and slip out of sight when you’re not watching.
**7. Training: It requires a considerable amount of time, effort, commitment, and the patient to grow a disciplines, nice and sociable puppy. **
8. Expensive: It is very expensive to maintain the Yorkie. You need to buy high-quality dog food and proper injection.** **
**9. Health risk: It is recommended not to buy the puppy from a backyard breeder or pet store because they have a great health risk. **
**10. Aggressive: Children must be taught how to handle the puppy as sometimes it may become aggressive towards small children. **The children should also know how to play with the puppy without causing any damage to it.