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Some of the following information on Yorkies were
obtained from the website below:
http://www.k9web.com/dog-faqs/breeds/yorkies.html
Today's Yorkie , Yorkshire Terrier, is very
different from the early Yorkshire Terriers of the North of England.
There are varying accounts of the origins of this breed and its
development. I have tried to give the most accurate, and most widely
agreed upon history of the Yorkshire Terrier assembled from books
and publications written be reliable and experienced fanciers of the
breed in the UK.
Before 1750, most British people worked in agriculture. The onset of
the Industrial Revolution brought great changes to family life. In
Yorkshire, small communities grew up around coal mines, textile
mills and factories. People were drawn to these areas to seek work
from as far away as Scotland. They brought with them a breed known
as the Clydesdale Terrier, or Paisley Terrier. These were primarily
working dogs, much larger than today's Yorkies, and were used for
catching rats and other small mammals.
Some of the following the following information on Yorkies were
obtained from the website
http://www.k9web.com
These Yorkies (Yorkshire Terriers) were crossed with other types of
terrier, probably the English Black and Tan Toy Terrier, and the
Skye Terrier; it is also thought that at some stage the Maltese
Terrier was crossed with these breeds to help produce long coats. As
the outline of the Maltese resembles that of many of today's Yorkies,
this is very likely. Unfortunately, no records in the form of
Pedigrees exist to confirm these crosses (possibly because of the
poor level of literacy in these times), but a great deal is known
about the type of people who bred them, and there can be no doubt
that early breeders had a very clear idea of the type of dogs they
were attempting to produce. We can see in today's Yorkies how
strongly the terrier temperament has been retained.
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Early Yorkshire Terriers and Breeders
One of the most famous early Yorkies was Huddersfield Ben, bred
by a Mr. Eastwood and owned by Mr. M.A. Foster. Huddersfield Ben
was born in 1865 and died in 1871, and can be said to be the
father of the modern Yorkie. In his day "Ben" was a very popular
stud dog who won many prizes in the show ring, and had
tremendous influence in
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Please visit http://www.k9web.com for more info on YORKIES.
In 1874 the first Yorkies were registered in the British Kennel Club
stud book. They were referred to as "Broken Haired Scottish
Terriers" or "Yorkshire Terriers", until 1886, when the Kennel Club
recognised the Yorkshire Terrier as an individual breed. The first
Yorkshire Terrier breed club was formed in 1898. During these early
years, one who greatly influenced the breed was Lady Edith
Wyndham-Dawson. Lady Edith was secretary of the Yorkshire Terrier
Club for some time and did much early work for the improvement of
the breed. Later, a Miss Palmer, who was Lady Edith's kennel maid,
started her own Yorkie kennel under the "Winpal" prefix. When Lady
Edith returned to Ireland at the start of World War I, Miss Palmer
went to work for Mrs. Crookshank of the famous Johnstounburn prefix,
a name with a long list of champions, which is now in the care of
Daphne Hillman, who was entrusted with this prefix, and still uses
it along with her own Yorkfold prefix.
Many others have worked very hard since these early years to improve
this breed, and to these breeders much is owed. Many of their early
dogs became the foundation stock of kennels in North America and
elsewhere.
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Yorkshire Terriers are great dogs and one of the most popular breeds
on earth today.
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