What you have to study and consider BEFORE you get your Yorkie.

Hi there!

It's me Svetlana.
Finally I am a proud owner of a gorgeous male Yorkie pup. He came from a very good breeder in NJ (the breeder was recommended by a Delaware Valley Yorkshire terrier Club). His name is Tink-R-Toy Yorkshire Prince (but we call him Ptichka which means "Little bird" in Russian). He is 16.5 weeks old and weights 2 lbs and 2 oz. Both his parents are on the smaller side of the breed standard, so I expect him to double in size at most.
He has a good pedigree with lines of champions on both the dam's and the sire's sides.

Before getting Ptichka I did extensive reading and learned a whole lot about Yorkies as a breed, including specifics of their care and potential health problems.
I own several great books on Yorkies which I will list in recommended reading section.

I also started gathering info on multiple web sites which can be helpful to me and you in taking care of your Yorkie. I will keep brousing the Internet and posting interesting and helpful articles and web sites about Yorkies.

1. Great Yorkie facts can be found here:

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.websitesinmaine.com/yorkies/images/jazzy011207.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.websitesinmaine.com/yorkies/faq.html&usg=__SHjN1fY60eajnd5vgj9PkDOebPk=&h=250&w=215&sz=12&hl=en&start=355&um=1&tbnid=gi0uai9GgCACIM:&tbnh=111&tbnw=95&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dadult%2Byorkie%2Bwith%2Bpuppy%2Bcut%26ndsp%3D18%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Dactive%26sa%3DN%26start%3D342%26um%3D1

2. Great Yorkie Q and A site "Yorkie talk.com". Make sure you review an article about first aid to Yorkies (including a first aid kit).

http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/general-yorkshire-terrier-discussion/6016-yorkshire-terrier-yorkie-frequently-asked-questions-faq-2.html

3. Dog breed info center. Yorkies page.
http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/yorkshireterrier.htm

4. Main AKC web page.
http://www.akc.org/

5. AKC Yorkie page.
http://www.akc.org/breeds/yorkshire_terrier/

6. AKC Pet healthcare plan (health insurance for your Yorkie).
http://www.akcpethealthcare.com/

7. Yorkshire Terrier Club of America web page.
http://www.ytca.org/

8. Yorkie breeder refferals pafe of YTCA (Yorkshire terrier Club of America). I highly recommend you contact a reputable breeder in your geographic area to get a puppy.

http://www.ytca.org/frame_index2.html

9. Delaware Valley Yorkshire Terrier Club (in case you live in PA, NJ, or DE) web page.

http://www.ytca.org/cdelaware.htm