What? Yorkies Are Not the Top Dogs?
I am here to whimper and whine today, found out some news that I’m not very happy about. I found out that Yorkies are not at the top of the list of favored pet dogs put together by the American Kennel Club (AKC). This was really a shocker for me, here is what we found were the top 5 dogs:
- Labrador Retriever
- YORKSHIRE TERRIER (should be #1!!)
- German Shepherd
- Golden Retriever
- Beagle
Let me tell you why I’m better than a Labrador Retriever, maybe the AKC people will read my post and change their minds by next year.
- Labrador Retrievers are really big and can’t sit on your lap. If they try to, it’s not as fun as having a cute fuzzy little Yorkie like me on your lap.
- Labrador Retrievers have really big mouths and tongues and when they give you a doggie kiss, it’s yucky, not a nice little lick on the cheek like I give my owners and friends.
- Labrador Retrievers eat a LOT more food than a little Yorkie does, so you won’t have to spend as much money buying food if you have a Yorkie.
- When you take a Yorkie for a walk, you just have to take a little Zip Lock bag along with you with a napkin or tissue to clean up after, I don’t even want to think about what it’s like for humans who have to clean up after big dogs like Labrador Retrievers.
- Labrador Retrievers aren’t as cute if they do the things that Yorkie’s do to greet you when you come home…we like to run around in circles and jump all over you, but we can only reach your knees, so it’s cute. A LR would knock you over if they greeted you that way.
- Labrador Retrievers shed all over you in the summer, Yorkies don’t shed because we have hair, not fur.
- When a Lab goes out and plays in the yard and gets mud on his feet, it makes a much bigger mess than a little Yorkie would make.
- I’m pretty sure LR’s slobber on you a lot more than a Yorkie would, we never slobber.
- When you take a Yorkie for a walk who isn’t trained, we don’t drag you all over the place because we’re small.
- Yorkies are just plain cute!!
If you have, or are, a Labrador Retriever, please forgive me, I’m just a little jealous Yorkie who wants to be the top dog on the AKC favorites list.
So true!
And we can fit in cute bags so our owners can tote us around even! A Labrador Retriever would NOT even be allowed into Nordstrom!
~Panther
Yes, MJ, you are right!
So now we have 11 reasons! Any more, anyone?
Or any one ready to defend the cause of the Labrador Retriever?? After all, it’s supposed to be the number # dog!
Aspen
So cute! I’m sticking with my cats I’m sorry but I have to admit you are cute and should be at the top of the list!
Thanks, Kathie, I always enjoy visiting when the banner ad with the bobbing cat heads is on the site, so cute! You would like my owner’s Mom and sis, her Mom has 3, sis has 10 cats!
Aspen, you have made some very valid points. Doggone it! I think you should pursue this with the AKC. At least you did make the list. Think of all the breeds that didn’t rate at all. How must they feel?
Pam,
ROTF – I do a lot of that and leave the “L” (laughing) to my owner. I guess you’re right, I should be happy to make 2nd place, and wow, even to had “dog” be part of the word, “doggone”, that’s pretty special, isn’t it? hmmm >:-)<
I had to laugh at your post…we have 2 dogs, both rescued from the streets of Cairns in Australia, now living in Michigan…our Jedha is a Yellow Lab/Stumpy-Tailed Red Heeler and he pretty much fits your descriptions to a T, he is a big boy, but in his mind he’s no bigger than your Yorkie
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Thanks for the visit, Lara, we have to commend you for rescuing two dogs, what a great thing to do!
And if Jedha’s mind is as SMART as mine, then that’s a GOOD thing, because I think I’m pretty smart:-)
Aspen >:-)<