Dog breed guide
Yorkshire Terrier
An alert, intelligent toy terrier with a long, straight, silky coat. Dogs NSW says a Yorkshire Terrier in full coat needs daily brushing, or a short clip with a weekly bath, that it does not moult, and that it is suited to apartment living with little daily exercise.
Also searched as Yorkie.
Yorkshire Terrier at a glance
- Adult weight, male
- 2 to 3 kg
- Adult weight, female
- 2 to 3 kg
- Size
- Small, under 10 kg
- Coat
- long, perfectly straight, fine and silky, not woolly
Ratings
Petboost editorial ratings from 1 to 5, drawn from the breed standard text under Sources. A breed with no basis in the sources for a rating shows none.
- Shedding
- Grooming effort
- Energy
- Suits an apartment
5 means it sheds heavily
5 means it needs the most grooming
5 means it needs a lot of exercise
5 means it copes best in a small home
Next steps
- Find a local groomer or daycarePet businesses near you that take bookings online.
- Check a Yorkshire Terrier puppy's weightWhere a puppy sits against the breed's adult range.
- Dog age in human yearsFrom a formula, not the seven-to-one rule.
Sources
- Petboost breed reference data, adult weight ranges (breed list snapshot).
- Royal Kennel Club, Yorkshire Terrier breed standard, https://www.royalkennelclub.com/breed-standards/toy/yorkshire-terrier/, read 2026-10-05
- Dogs NSW, Yorkshire Terrier, https://www.dogsnsw.org.au/breeds/browse-all-breeds/yorkshire-terrier/, read 2026-10-05
General information about the breed, not veterinary advice. Speak with your vet about your own pet.