Family-friendly: | 4/5 |
Exercise needs: | 3/5 |
Easy to train: | 3/5 |
Tolerates being alone: | 1/5 |
Likes other pets: | 3/5 |
Energy level: | 4/5 |
Grooming needs: | 2/5 |
Shedding: | 2/5 |
Brown, white, silver, blue, black, steel blue and tan
Their colouring can be solid or a mix of colours
- Dog suitable for non-experienced owners
- Basic training required
- Generally healthy breed
- Enjoys active walks
- Needs under an hour of walking a day
- Small dog
- Some drool
- Requires grooming daily
- Chatty and vocal dog
- Barks and alerts to visitors/anything unusual
- Could have issues with unknown dogs but gets along with known dogs
- Gets along with other pets with training
- May need additional supervision to live with children
- Needs a small garden
- Can happily live in the city
- Can be left occasionally with training
There is often a degree of variation in the health conditions and issues that crossbreeds are predisposed to. This is because some individuals retain more of the characteristics of one breed over the other.
For more information on the health problems that may affect this crossbreed, visit the Chihuahua and Yorkshire Terrier breed pages.
Personality
Like most crossbreeds, the personality of a Chorkie depends on the parents and how they have been bred and reared, but both parents are affectionate dogs who bond closely to their owners.
The Chorkie may be a tiny dog - but they have no idea that they are! This is a tiny companion dog who will enjoy training and games (and possibly some impromptu gardening!) - but will mostly enjoy being with their owner.
The personality of a Chorkie is more consistent when they are first crosses (F1). As a line is successively bred, they can be either bred back to one of the original breeds (and so strengthen either the Chihuahua or the Yorkshire Terrier personalities) or else be bred to another Chorkie - in which case there is less predictability in temperament (and in-breeding becomes more of a potential issue).
Did You Know?
- The Chorkie is also known as the Yorkiechi, Chiyorkie, Yorkie-chi, Yorkchi, York-chi, Chiorkie and York Chi.
- Chorkie’s aren’t currently recognised by the UK Kennel Club as they’re a mixed breed.
- This dog breed is extremely intelligent and they’re known to pick things up very quickly!
- They can be quite vocal and like the sound of their own voice so training will be required.
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