Bragg’s Yorkies

Bragg’s Yorkies Yorkshire Terrier Breeder

Vicki has been my most favorite person ever! I met her shortly after I moved to Arizona and she’s been here/with me sinc...
01/07/2024

Vicki has been my most favorite person ever! I met her shortly after I moved to Arizona and she’s been here/with me since. I never post fundraisers in this group but this lady meant the world to me.

Vicki was with me the day I bought my first Yorkie. And she was so excited to love on him. She was also with me when I brought Duchess home. She wanted more than anything to own her own baby yorkie but where she lived at the time was not ok with it. I promised her as soon as her and her living situation was ready I would give her a baby yorkie. When I called her to tell her I was gifting her a baby girl she instantly started crying. I sent her pictures daily from birth until ready to go home and she was the happiest I’ve ever heard her. She chose to name that sweet baby girl Chicka!

Im so glad I got to be a part of that and I’m so glad I could complete her heart for the last couple of years of her life. This lady was everything to me and her daughter is everything to me as well.

Tapanga (her beautiful sweet daughter) is still young. Vicki had her very late in life and this is not something such a young lady should have to plan for (the death of their momma) I want to try to help take away as much of the financial burden as I possibly can. If you would be able to donate, myself, Tapanga and her dad John would be forever thankful. If you’re unable to donate please please share! Thank you all for everything!

Hi, my name is Christina one of Vicki’s and Tapanga’s friends and I’m helping Tapanga th… Christina Bragg needs your support for Let’s help the Vidmar Family

Everyone!!! This is Benji, he’s from Duchess and Winston’s very first litter 😍 such a very handsome boy. He’s so spoiled...
01/03/2024

Everyone!!! This is Benji, he’s from Duchess and Winston’s very first litter 😍 such a very handsome boy. He’s so spoiled, I can guarantee you he doesn’t even know or realize he’s not human 🤣

12/31/2023
We just received picture mail from Oliver aka Ollie! He’s from Duchess and Winston’s litter from the beginning of the ye...
12/29/2023

We just received picture mail from Oliver aka Ollie! He’s from Duchess and Winston’s litter from the beginning of the year! How handsome this sweet boy has grown to be 😍 makes my heart happy seeing all of these babies and how spoiled they are!

Picture mail today!!! Arlo so handsome. Looks pretty comfortable and asleep in this photo 😍
12/28/2023

Picture mail today!!! Arlo so handsome. Looks pretty comfortable and asleep in this photo 😍

We got more Christmas picture mail! Kash sent us a picture yesterday with a new fancy hair cut!
12/27/2023

We got more Christmas picture mail! Kash sent us a picture yesterday with a new fancy hair cut!

Sweet baby Kayley (Duchess and Winston’s very last baby ever together) sent us picture mail yesterday to say Merry Chris...
12/26/2023

Sweet baby Kayley (Duchess and Winston’s very last baby ever together) sent us picture mail yesterday to say Merry Christmas! We love her and miss her so much 😍

Everyone meet Bridgette the new Bragg member!!!! She’s a traditional Yorkie that caries chocolate and parti, she will be...
12/22/2023

Everyone meet Bridgette the new Bragg member!!!! She’s a traditional Yorkie that caries chocolate and parti, she will be part of our program when she’s old enough 😍

So true!
12/19/2023

So true!

We received picture mail today! Miss Maizel living her high life with her forever mommy and daddy! She’s from Winston an...
12/16/2023

We received picture mail today! Miss Maizel living her high life with her forever mommy and daddy! She’s from Winston and Duchess a few litters ago!

We got picture mail today!!!! Sweet Kayley doing life with her big brother Kenji. Spoiled is an understatement for this ...
12/13/2023

We got picture mail today!!!! Sweet Kayley doing life with her big brother Kenji. Spoiled is an understatement for this baby girl! 😍

How cute is Duchess and her pigtails?! Sweet girl is living her best life
12/13/2023

How cute is Duchess and her pigtails?! Sweet girl is living her best life

The cutest girl you’ve ever seen! We so love our Scarlett 😍
12/09/2023

The cutest girl you’ve ever seen! We so love our Scarlett 😍

Our high maintenance princess got a bath today!
11/21/2023

Our high maintenance princess got a bath today!

So true!!!! 😭
11/17/2023

So true!!!! 😭

We got picture mail this morning! Sweet Kayley is enjoying her furever home and continuing the loving the mornings the b...
11/15/2023

We got picture mail this morning! Sweet Kayley is enjoying her furever home and continuing the loving the mornings the best mode! Love this sweet girl to the moon and back 😍

Sweet Kayley will be leaving our home and venturing to her furever home this Saturday. We are so happy for her and can’t...
11/08/2023

Sweet Kayley will be leaving our home and venturing to her furever home this Saturday. We are so happy for her and can’t wait to see the adventures she gets to go on. Love this little girl to the moon and back.

Duchess and Winstons last baby! Miss Kayley enjoying her time hanging out watching tv with me. She will be going to her ...
11/02/2023

Duchess and Winstons last baby! Miss Kayley enjoying her time hanging out watching tv with me. She will be going to her forever home in a few weeks.

Everyone meet the newest addition to our crew! This is Bridgette, once old enough she will be part of our program 😍 She ...
10/25/2023

Everyone meet the newest addition to our crew! This is Bridgette, once old enough she will be part of our program 😍 She is a traditional AKC girl who caries chocolate and parti

Hey everyone!!!! Our great friend Cass McKay has opened her heart business and I’d love if we could all show her our sup...
10/25/2023

Hey everyone!!!! Our great friend Cass McKay has opened her heart business and I’d love if we could all show her our support!

If you or anyone you know is looking for a pet sitter and or a dog walker please don’t hesitate to message Cass. She has came last minute and watched all of Bragg’s Yorkies crew and their babies numerous times and has been phenomenal. She has a heart of gold and a dog loving spirit. She is insured and bonded to give you peace of mind when trusting her with your fur babies! Check out her website-

Prescott Doggy Walks provides dog walking and pet sitting services for the city of Prescott, AZ.

Kayley and her sweet momma Duchess. Just hanging out today enjoying a little more freedom 🤣 We try to socialize each and...
10/09/2023

Kayley and her sweet momma Duchess. Just hanging out today enjoying a little more freedom 🤣 We try to socialize each and every puppy that is in our home to the best of our abilities. They all hang out with each of our forever dogs.

Since both Scarlett and Duchess had singleton babies, we decided that once we started weaning and got both of the baby g...
10/05/2023

Since both Scarlett and Duchess had singleton babies, we decided that once we started weaning and got both of the baby girls almost there we’d let them hang out together all day and night except for momma feeding times.

Look at the sweetest picture I captured tonight as they were sleeping! They so love each other 😍

Oh my goodness guys, we did a thing!!!!! Everyone meet Gabriella 😍 she will also be joining our program but towards the ...
10/05/2023

Oh my goodness guys, we did a thing!!!!! Everyone meet Gabriella 😍 she will also be joining our program but towards the middle to end of November. She too is from our great friend Megan over at sweetbabyyorkies.com. She is a chocolate yorkie girl who caries blonde and party

Smoky, a Yorkshire Terrier, was a famous war dog who served in World War II. She weighed only 4 pounds (1.8 kg) and stoo...
10/02/2023

Smoky, a Yorkshire Terrier, was a famous war dog who served in World War II. She weighed only 4 pounds (1.8 kg) and stood 7 inches (180 mm) tall. Smoky is credited with reigniting interest in the once-obscure Yorkshire Terrier breed.

𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐞

Smoky was discovered in an abandoned foxhole in the New Guinea jungle by an American soldier in February 1944. She was already a fully grown young adult Yorkie. The soldiers initially assumed the small dog belonged to the Japanese, but after transporting her to a nearby prisoner-of-war camp, they discovered she couldn't understand commands in either Japanese or English. Smoky was then sold by another soldier to Corporal William A. Wynne of Cleveland, Ohio, for two Australian pounds the price paid to the seller so he could return to his poker game.

𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐖𝐚𝐫 𝐈𝐈

Smoky backpacked through the rest of the war and accompanied Wynne on combat flights in the Pacific for the next two years. She faced adversity while living in the New Guinea jungle and Rock Islands, where she endured primitive tent conditions in equatorial heat and humidity. Smoky slept in Wynne's tent on a blanket made from a green felt card table cover for the duration of her service, sharing Wynne's C-rations and the occasional can of Spam. Unlike the "official" war dogs of WWII, Smoky had no access to veterinary medicine or a balanced diet designed specifically for dogs. Despite this, Smoky never got sick. She even ran for four months on coral without developing any of the paw problems that plagued some war dogs.

In the words of Wynne, "Smoky Served in the South Pacific with the 5th Air Force, 26th Photo Reconnaissance Squadron and flew 12 air/sea rescue and photo reconnaissance missions." On those flights, Smoky spent long hours dangling in a soldier's pack near machine guns used to repel enemy fighters. Smoky was credited with twelve combat missions and eight battle stars. She survived 150 air raids on New Guinea and an Okinawan typhoon. Smoky even parachuted from 30 feet (9.1 m) in the air out of a tree using a parachute custom-made for her. Wynne credited Smoky with saving his life by warning him of incoming shells on an LST (transport ship), referring to her as an "'angel' from a foxhole." As the ship deck shook from anti-aircraft gunnery, Smoky directed Wynne to avoid the fire that hit eight men standing nearby.

Smoky spent her spare time learning new tricks to entertain troops with Special Services and patients in hospitals from Australia to Korea. Smoky, according to Wynne, taught him as much as he taught her, and she developed a repertoire unlike any other dog of her time. In 1944, the magazine Yank Down Under named Smoky the "Champion Mascot in the Southwest Pacific Area."

Smoky's deception enabled her to become a hero in her own right by assisting engineers in the construction of an airbase at Lingayen Gulf, Luzon, a vital airfield for Allied warplanes. The Signal Corps needed to run a telegraph wire through a 70-foot-long (21-meter) pipe that was 8 inches (200 mm) in diameter early in the Luzon campaign. The soil had sifted through the corrugated sections at the pipe joinings, filling up to half of the pipe and limiting Smoky's movement to four inches in some places.

When Wynne appeared on NBC-TV after WWII, he told the story as follows:

“I tied a string (tied to the wire) to Smoky's collar and ran to the other end of the culvert . . . (Smoky) made a few steps in and then ran back. `Come, Smoky,' I said sharply, and she started through again. When she was about 10 feet in, the string caught up and she looked over her shoulder as much as to say `What's holding us up there?' The string loosened from the snag and she came on again. By now the dust was rising from the shuffle of her paws as she crawled through the dirt and mold and I could no longer see her. I called and pleaded, not knowing for certain whether she was coming or not. At last, about 20 feet away, I saw two little amber eyes and heard a faint whimpering sound . . . at 15 feet away, she broke into a run. We were so happy at Smoky's success that we patted and praised her for a full five minutes.”

Smoky's work saved approximately 250 ground crewmen from having to move around and keep 40 United States fighters and reconnaissance planes operational while a construction detail dug up the taxiway, putting the men and the planes in danger of enemy bombing. What would have been a dangerous three-day digging task to lay the wire took only minutes.

𝐀𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐫

Wynne and Smoky were featured on the front page of the Cleveland Press on December 7, 1945, when they returned from the war. Smoky quickly rose to national prominence. Over the next ten years, Smoky and Wynne travelled to Hollywood and around the world to demonstrate her extraordinary abilities, which included walking a tightrope while blindfolded. She appeared with Wynne on some of the earliest TV shows in the Cleveland area, including their own Castles in the Air show on Cleveland's WKYC Channel 3 that featured some of Smoky's incredible tricks. Smoky performed 42 times on live television without ever repeating a trick. Smoky and Wynne were also popular performers at veterans' hospitals.

Wynne claims that "after the war, Smoky entertained millions during the late 1940s and early 1950s."

Corporal" Smoky died unexpectedly on February 21, 1957, at the age of 14. Smoky was buried in World War II .30 calibre ammo box in the Cleveland Metroparks' Rocky River Reservation in Lakewood, Ohio, by Wynne and his family.

On Veterans Day, November 11, 2005, a bronze life-size sculpture of Smoky sitting in a GI helmet atop a two-ton blue granite base by Susan Bahary was unveiled there. It is located directly above the spot where Smoky was laid to rest. This memorial is dedicated to “Smoky, the Yorkie Doodle Dandy, and the Dogs of All Wars".

(𝐈𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐞: 𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐖𝐲𝐧𝐧𝐞 & 𝐒𝐦𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐲)

(𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞: 𝐖𝐢𝐤𝐢𝐩𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚 & 𝐘𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐞 𝐃𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐥𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐲 𝐛𝐲 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐦 𝐀. 𝐖𝐲𝐧𝐧𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐓𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐖𝐚𝐫 𝐃𝐨𝐠 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐨)

We’ve had the pleasure of watching sweet Maddie. She’s from Duchess and Winston’s previous litters. And boy does she lov...
09/26/2023

We’ve had the pleasure of watching sweet Maddie. She’s from Duchess and Winston’s previous litters. And boy does she love our pack here at the Bragg’s. She’s so sweet and loving and her momma and daddy have done an amazing job at turning her into the most perfect lap dog!

Kash Money looking all handsome on his way to his vet appointment! Handsome guy his is, but his momma and daddy say he’s...
09/24/2023

Kash Money looking all handsome on his way to his vet appointment! Handsome guy his is, but his momma and daddy say he’s a handful 🤣

Our little Re*****on so loves to snuggle when it’s his bedtime. Definitely melts my heart and makes me forget about all ...
09/19/2023

Our little Re*****on so loves to snuggle when it’s his bedtime. Definitely melts my heart and makes me forget about all of the trouble he caused or started throughout the day lol

We got picture mail tonight! Sweet Charly girl has grown up to be absolutely gorgeous! We so love getting updates from o...
09/15/2023

We got picture mail tonight! Sweet Charly girl has grown up to be absolutely gorgeous! We so love getting updates from our families 😍

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