Yorkshire terrier

The yorkshire terrier is a small, fluffy dog originally bred for show. They may be chosen as one of the starter pets.

Taming

Yorkshire terriers are notable for having no minimum colonist skill to train. They are not found in the wild.

Analysis

Yorkies are, in theory, ratters - but a rimworld rat is a different beast from those back on Earth, and although Yorkies can be trained to "Attack!", they are hardly combat worthy against even the weakest game. Sending a Yorkie against even a single marrauding rat or squirrel is usually a losing proposition, although it may give a colonist time to dodge through a door unscathed.

Yorkies are poor at combat, and otherwise unhelpful, but are one of the few animals that can nuzzle colonists. It may be worth feeding a dog for its +4 Nuzzled moodlet. You can also use train a yorkie to train a handler's Animals skill.

Although some may consider doing this an atrocious act, yorkies can be farmed for dog meat. This isn't terribly efficient, as they cannot graze on grass.

Training

This animal can be trained as follows:

Guard:
Attack:
Rescue:
Haul:

*As of version 1.1.2610, all animals can be tamed. The percentage of likelihood of success depends on factors such as the Animals Wildness Percentage, Pawn Handling Skill, and others. More information can be found on the animals page.

Health

Body part	Health
Head	10
Skull	10
Brain	4
Nose	4
Neck	10
Jaw	8
Eye ^[1] (left, right)	4
Ear (left, right)	4
Body	16
Kidney^[2] (left, right)	6
Lung^[2] (left, right)	6
Liver^[2]	8
Heart^[2]	6
Spine^[2]	10
Stomach^[2]	8
Limbs (left, right, fore, hind)	12
Appendage (left, right, fore, hind)	8