When my parents bought our "yorkie" 9 years ago, they were shown his parents - two adorable pint size tea cups yorkshire terriers. They were told he would be their size when he got older. Our "tea cup" is more a latte mug.
Over the years people have plainly told us he's a silky not a yorkshire terrier. A silky is a mix of Australian Terrier and Yorkshire Terrier. They tend to be larger in size, though they are still a small breed. We (family, vet, random strangers, silky and yorkie breeders) took a vote ... he's a silky.
Random yes ... important? Not really. Breed isn't important, it never was, even now it's not important. It is a little helpful when I tell people about him because I get lectured when he's a 11 lb 9 oz yorkie.
Showing posts with label dogs. Show all posts
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Thursday, January 22, 2009
Friday, August 15, 2008
Beach Trip Gone Wrong
Yesterday we went to the beach and heres a quick run down: Grayland, found beach glass, 3 dogs kept coming up to us and I probably was setting myself up to be mauled.
Basically we went at high tide so I could do a bit of beach combing. For the first time I found beach glass and I was beyond thrilled! It's a small, white but very nice!
We spotted some dogs off there leash and decided to travel some down the beach to stay away. After a while we decided to head back towards where we parked but sadly the dogs were still there and now they were interested in my dog. I was scared to death.
We have a couple of issues with big dogs coming up. First, I was mauled by a dog ... a large dog. Second, my son is scared to death of anything that moves, and a big dog is worse. Third, I have a dog that has nipped at other dogs who were larger than him.
Fierce isn't he?
Now it started with one dog coming over and trying to play with my dog. It was clearly in a playful mood. But my dog growled and he went away. But it came back with two buddies. The playful mood wasn't visible and I was scared.
The dogs wouldn't stay away and the owners didn't care. We ended up having to leave the beach and my son, who hates leaving the beach, ran to the car! Needless to say, it was a bummer.
Basically we went at high tide so I could do a bit of beach combing. For the first time I found beach glass and I was beyond thrilled! It's a small, white but very nice!
We spotted some dogs off there leash and decided to travel some down the beach to stay away. After a while we decided to head back towards where we parked but sadly the dogs were still there and now they were interested in my dog. I was scared to death.
We have a couple of issues with big dogs coming up. First, I was mauled by a dog ... a large dog. Second, my son is scared to death of anything that moves, and a big dog is worse. Third, I have a dog that has nipped at other dogs who were larger than him.
Fierce isn't he?
Now it started with one dog coming over and trying to play with my dog. It was clearly in a playful mood. But my dog growled and he went away. But it came back with two buddies. The playful mood wasn't visible and I was scared.
The dogs wouldn't stay away and the owners didn't care. We ended up having to leave the beach and my son, who hates leaving the beach, ran to the car! Needless to say, it was a bummer.
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