Black Cairn Terrier Yorkie Mix
The carkie is a mix between two terrier breeds.
Black cairn terrier yorkie mix. Variety of patterns and colors. The coat is almost always black with the wiry hair of the terrier side. Yorkshire terrier and cairn terrier. This intelligent and energetic mix is certain to delight all they encounter.
Grooming the cairn terrier is very easy to groom. 7 week old carkie pups cairn terrier yorkie mix breed dogs photo courtesy of 3 pines kennels. The toy fox terrier and yorkie given the small stature of the parents these mixes don t grow more than 9 inches tall and weigh less than 10 pounds. Aside from the popular mixes mentioned above the cairn.
The cairn terrier hails from scotland and is thought to be one of the earliest of all modern scottish dog breeds. Clever stubborn scrappy bold comparable breeds. You were probably introduced to the cairn terrier through the wizard of oz. A classic designer dog the torkie combines two of the most popular toy terriers.
These lively lovable little pups really don t know they are small and have a natural bouncy confidence fans love. Norfolk terrier norwich terrier cairn terrier basics. This terrier mix is one of the older hybrids said to have been bred since the 20th century. Max the carkie cairn yorkie mix breed dog at 7 months old and recently had a haircut.
Akc terrier best suited for. A yorkshire and a cairn. The carkie is a mixed or cross breed of two purebred parents the cairn terrier and the yorkshire terrier. She is a small cross with a life span of 12 to 15 years also called the carkie terrier or carkie dog.
The yorkshire terrier has very high grooming needs. Usually black gray and white. Barking both breeds will bark frequently but the cairn terrier has the highest tendency to bark between the two. A cairn terrier is known as a quiet breed and can temper some of the yorkie s tendencies to nuisance bark.
Families with children active singles and seniors apartments houses with without yards temperament. Max the carkie cairn terrier yorkie mix breed dog at one year old with his coat grown out. Short to medium sized with either a soft smooth feel or a doublecoat with rough topcoat over a fuzzy undercoat. In this article we get up close and personal with the purebred cairn terrier dog and then meet some of the many popular cairn terrier mix breed dogs.
Cairn terrier mixes are characterized by a courageous and tenacious nature besides being a sensible friendly and intelligent family companion. Cairn terrier x yorkie. Brindle or solid colors are also possible. These crosses are produced by breeding a cairn terrier with other purebreds including the chihuahua yorkshire terrier poodle dachshund jack russell terrier schnauzer maltese and corgi.
The courageous and spunky personality of the parent terrier dogs are often inherited with the torkie. The yorkshire terrier does okay around kids but is not as tolerant as the cairn terrier.