Comments on: Snorkie – Miniature Schnauzer Yorkie Mix

By: Terry Merrifield

Terry Merrifield — Tue, 05 Jan 2021 00:56:18 +0000

In reply to Sandy Heal. How is she with cats? I just put my little dachshund down and the cats just loved him and he loved them. Im thinking of rescuing a little five month old female yorkie snausure mix but I have to worry about the cats

By: Debbie

Debbie — Mon, 26 Oct 2020 01:37:36 +0000

In reply to Harriette Parrish. I lost my yorkie schnauzer Maggie in June. Such a great pal. Adopted Ginger 2 weeks ago, another Yorkie mix with Cairn terrier. LOVE HER

By: Pam Dodd

Pam Dodd — Mon, 10 Aug 2020 12:39:28 +0000

My mom has a 10 year old snorkie that suddenly has skin problems (constantly licking himself. scratching a lot,etc). Any suggestions?

By: Harriette Parrish

Harriette Parrish — Sat, 18 Apr 2020 04:17:54 +0000

I just lost my baby Casper….he was a white shnorkie
,,,almost 13 years old…my heart is completely broken…I have a 13 year old mini rat terrier looks like a chihuaua…not ready yet but would definitely have another schnorkie I think a female this time

By: Erin Bradley

Erin Bradley — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 19:58:34 +0000

A friend gave me her Snorkie when he was 9 months old. She didn’t have time to care for him, and only had him for a month prior. His first home didn’t take very good care of him. Chewy was very protective of himself when I first got him. Over time, he learned he could trust me and completely broke down all of his barriers. Fast forward a year... Chewy is now my Service dog, and we spend every minute together. He is so smart, and so easy to train! When he isn’t working, he is upper playful and loveably cuddly! He loves playing tag, sneaking socks under the bed, playing fetch, and tug of war. As for work, he alerts me when people are coming near, senses and relieves my PTSD triggers, searches rooms before I enter, and extra sensitive to my emotional state. I am so thankful that I was able to take Chewy in. He is my sidekick!

By: Jeffree Itrich

Jeffree Itrich — Wed, 04 Sep 2019 20:30:55 +0000

Our two year-old Shnorkie was originally owned by an elderly woman who was placed in a nursing home. She asked a man to find a good home for her pup. He dumped him at my neighbor’s who neither wanted nor was capable of caring for him. The first day he escaped her yard and found me. He visited me daily, looking for kindness and someone who would love him. I had an indoor cat that I was pretty sure would not tolerate a dog. Over the next few months he continued to come around, looking worse and worse. My neighbor kept asking me to take him. He became a mess. Eventually his fur became completed matted, full of stickers and fleas infested every inch of his body. Even so his sweet personality showed through his exterior. One day he came to my back porch clearly in need of help. I gave him a bowl of water that he gulped down, then a plate of cat food that he inhaled. Next I brought out a cat bed. He crawled in and slept there all day and night. We treated him for the fleas, groomed him with a short clip and moved him inside. WE took him to the vet for shots and got a clean bill of health. I walked him over to my neighbor’s and told her I was adopting him. She was relieved. Since then he has become a major part of our family. Even the cat likes him. He sleeps in his cat bed in our room, has lots of toys, eats a healthy diet, runs all over the yard and occasionally visits the dogs and people in our neighborhood that used to give him food and treats. Mostly though he stays home where he knows he is loved and will never again have to fend for himself.

By: Felicia Alferos

Felicia Alferos — Thu, 18 Jul 2019 14:39:52 +0000

Vinnie is my Snorkie. Got him at 9 months old from a lady on CL who needed to rehome him very quickly. Vinnie, formerly known as Bruno, was advertised as a mini schnauzer mix in the ad. When I picked him up from her, she had a female mini schnauzer with her. I’m a mini schnauzer lover and have had them all my life. When I saw him, I immediately saw he was mixed with a yorkie. He has the coloring of a yorkie and is much smaller than a mini. I told her this and she was surprised I knew. She bought him for $900 at a pet store. He was sold to her as a mini. When she took him to the vet, she learned he was a mix. When I picked him up from her, he was still in tact. I’m guessing she got rid of him because he wasn’t a full bred mini and she wanted to breed them.

Vinnie is about 10lbs. He has wirey hair like a mini and big v-shaped ears that flop over like a mini. He just turned 1 in June. He has the temperament of a yorkie and is extremely stubborn. However, he is extremely friendly and loves loves loves to play. He entertains himself for hours throughout the day with chasing balls, chewing on my toddler’s toys that have now become his, and causing mischief. He goes through my son’s toybox and chooses which toys he wants to play with. He goes in my daughter’s room and pulls out random items and brings them into the living room. If I’m not paying attention, my living room ends up in a mess full of my kid’s things. He is my toddler’s best friend. They play together for hours in the evening. Vinnie is a little nippy, but never nips the baby, despite his hair being pulled or being sat on. He rarely barks, which is odd because both Yorkie and Mini Schnauzers are “barkey”. He only barks when he wants to play and is being ignored or when we leave the house and don’t put him in his room…aka kennel. Vinnie has been a part of our family for 4 months now and is just one of the friendliest, playful, cuddly dogs I’ve ever had. He loves to cuddle! I wash him every 4-6 weeks with shampoo, otherwise I just rinse him off when he we take him to the beach or he’s been outside and plays in dirt patches. I groom him myself because I can’t afford to take him in for grooming as much as he needs it. I do keep the mini schnauzer cut on him with a skirt, but a short yorkie face. We got stopped often because he’s so adorable and people want to pet him. He loves it. He knows he’s handsome.

By: Juli D.

Juli D. — Sun, 26 May 2019 01:49:16 +0000

I have had my snorkie, Piper Angus, for about two years. He was three when I rescued him. He is uncropped, undocked, and absolutely adorable! I was looking to rescue a Yorkie after I had to put my Yorkie/Pomeranian (also a rescue) to sleep. I found a shelter in KS that had an 8-lb ‘Yorkie’ available. I immediately could tell this wasn’t a Yorkie (not a purebred Yorkie, at any rate). He was too tall, the color was all wrong and he was only 8 pounds because he was severely malnourished (he was found wandering the street). He looked gangly and his coat was extremely thin due to a combination of malnutrition, worms, and terrible matting. To be frank, he was…kind of ugly. But he was friendly and happy – despite his circumstances – and something in his spirit connected with me. He smiled at me out of that poor, sad little face and climbed into my lap and I was HOOKED. The first few weeks were, to say the least, eye-opening. My old dog, Woody, was just that; old. He had been quiet, calm, and content to sleep when I was not home. Piper is energetic, yappy, and has severe separation anxiety. I was genuinely unsure if I wanted to keep him. I once put him in his crate and left the house for an hour just because I was so overwhelmed by his big personality and demands for attention (not to mention his mischievous streak). But, he was also loving and cuddly and a wonderful companion who made me laugh so we stuck it out through the growing pain days. With good feeding, a tapeworm treatment, and love, he filled out and his coat came in. It was then that I was able to determine what breed he was. As is mentioned above, training is still an ongoing battle as he has an interesting – and infuriating – combination of eagerness to please and profound stubbornness. Sassy stubbornness, at that. ‘Don’t you shake me off!’ Is something I say daily. But, when he knows I’m really mad, it’s melting-eyes-belly-up time. If I’m eating and have to take a phone call, Piper will often talk to me while trying to get ahold of my food (well if you’re not going to eat it…) and he adores healthy fruits and vegetables as treats. As I write this, he’s snuggled next to me snoring away. It’s been a struggle, there’s no use denying that, but it has been a rewarding struggle and one I wou…might definitely undertake again.

By: Paula E

Paula E — Wed, 08 May 2019 23:29:38 +0000

I love my Schnorkie, Snorkie isn’t correct to me. He’ll be there next month and I got himat 1.5 years old. Unfortunately he was abused by the first owners, the second owners were great but she ended up getting cancer so I am the third owner. He’s totally fabulous and I believe more Schnauzer than Yorkie.

By: Sharon Whipple

Sharon Whipple — Wed, 24 Apr 2019 14:13:34 +0000

In reply to Maureen. What was the name of the rescue. Our mixed rescue passed away last week at the age of 3. We are heart broken. May look around for more "joy " if it's a good breeder.