HISTORY OF THE
YORKSHIRE TERRIER
The parent of all Yorkshire Terriers has been traced back to this one single dog, Huddersfield Ben, born in 1865, pictured.

One of the 1st dogs was a Waterside Terrier in the 1830's, a small, longer coated dog, usually gray in color. Although in the 1820's in Tasmania they had a Broken coated Terrier dog that was described as small, blue sheen body and tan head and legs. The Waterside Terrier was the original breed that Halifax Kennel worked with to create the Yorkshire Terrier.

Yorkies were also at one time called Scotch Terriers, suposedly because they originally came from Scotland, where they were accidentally produced using a silk coated Skye (Clydesdale) and the black and tan Terrier. Sounds more like several countries were working on this breed.

It is felt the Clydesdale and the Paisley Terriers both figure into the ultimate creation of the Yorkshire Terrier.

The Yorkshire Terrier is a long-haired toy terrier whose blue and tan coat is parted on the face and from the base of the skull to the end of the tail and hangs evenly and quite straight down each side of the body.

The Yorkie (Yorkshire Terrier) is one of the world's smallest dogs and should not exceed 7 lbs in weight. Yorkshire Terriers may be tiny but they are a big-dog in a little-dog package.

Newborn Yorkshire Terriers are born black in color with tan on the eyebrow, jaws, chest and feet. They are fully mature in two years. Yorkshire Terriers are compact in size, sweet in nature and cheerful in character.

Height: 6 - 9 inches

Weight: 3 - 7 lbs

Colors: Dark steel blue from back of head to root of their tail. Face, chest and feet are bright tan.

Coat: Glossy, fine and silky.

Temperament: Yorkshire Terriers are Intelligent, confident, affectionate, lively, brave and spirited.

With Children: Yes, does best with an only child and no roughhousing or hectic activity.

With Pets: Yes, they should be even tempered and co-exist peacefully with other breeds.