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Dorkie Breed Summary
Loving, Social, Gentle, Happy
The Dorkie is a small designer mixture breed or a cross breed of Dachshund and Yorkshire Terrier breeds. The non-hyper, attention-loving Dorkie needs its family members to give it time, love, hugs and take them for walks. Being good with other pets and children they enjoy playing with them and sleeping or burrowing under cover. Dorkie's also love to socialize with other dogs.
This small canine is gentle, happy and affectionate in nature. They like to be cuddled up and they make excellent lap dogs. They are also absolute extroverts who just love to hang out with their family.
| Lifespan | 10 - 13 years |
| Height (at the withers) | Males 8in - 10in, Females 5in - 8in |
| Weight | Males 7lb - 12lb, Females 5lb - 10lb |
| Coat | Long, thick |
| Color | Black, Black and Tan, White |
| Eye color | Brown |
| Common health issues | Skin problems and allergies, wide variety of back conditions |
| Other Names | Dorkie Terrier |
As a hybrid, the Dorkie's temperament is difficult to predict. However, most of them are gentle and affectionate, love being around people, and are highly intelligent.
Often, they will attach themselves to one person in the family. They also love cuddling and are quite happy to be around other pets and children.
The Dorkie is very laid back and loves to nap for hours especially under the bed covers. And like both parents, they are alert and good at barking!
While the Dachshund was utilized to hunt and root out burrowing animals and the Yorshire Terrier was employed as a ratter, the Yorkie-Dachshund mixes are bred for companionship; they do, indeed, make loving little shadows. It is very hard to find anything to complain about with this breed and they are likely to gain popularity very quickly as part of the "designer dog" era.