How to identify a Yorkshire Terrier

Yorkshire Terrier

1. Straight, silky coat: floor-length and parted down the back in the show ring, often clipped short at home
2. Dark steel-blue body with a rich golden-tan head and tan legs
3. “Small, V-shaped” ears carried erect
4. Weight “must not exceed seven pounds”; long head fall tied with one or two bows

Shih Tzu

1. “Luxurious, double-coated, dense, long, and flowing”; topknot tied up
2. Muzzle “square, short, unwrinkled,” about 1 in from nose to stop
3. Tail “set on high, heavily plumed, carried in curve well over back”
4. Round, broad head with an undershot bite; all colors allowed

Yorkshire Terrier

1. Straight, silky coat: floor-length and parted down the back in the show ring, often clipped short at home
2. Dark steel-blue body with a rich golden-tan head and tan legs
3. “Small, V-shaped” ears carried erect
4. Weight “must not exceed seven pounds”; long head fall tied with one or two bows

Pomeranian

1. Harsh outer coat that “stands off from the body,” with a neck ruff
2. “Fox-like” expression with small, high-set, erect ears
3. Heavily plumed tail lying “flat and straight on the back”
4. 3 to 7 lb; all colors and patterns allowed

Yorkshire Terrier

1. Straight, silky coat: floor-length and parted down the back in the show ring, often clipped short at home
2. Dark steel-blue body with a rich golden-tan head and tan legs
3. “Small, V-shaped” ears carried erect
4. Weight “must not exceed seven pounds”; long head fall tied with one or two bows

Miniature Schnauzer

1. Rectangular head with “thick whiskers which accentuate the rectangular shape”
2. “Hard, wiry” outer coat, plucked close on the head, neck and ears
3. Salt and pepper, black and silver, or solid black only; the salt and pepper fades to silver on the eyebrows, whiskers and legs
4. 12 to 14 inches and “nearly square”; tail set high, carried erect and docked just long enough to show over the back