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Originally Posted by diggy4  I read that they were bred to keep Millers, Miners, and factory men company and were small enough to fit in their duffle bag! Then the wealthy women took them over raising the price making them highly sought after....Not sure though I just wasnt there. Well whatever reason it was i am glad they did it! |
Huddersfield Ben, known as the Grandfather of Yorkies...was not a small dog.
It's true they were breed by millers and factory men for ratting. They really didn't become popular, if you could call it that, until the late 1800, early 1900.
Have you seen pictures of Little Sir Model.....my gosh his coat looked like a brillo pad. As a matter of fact even in the seventies, black soft coated dogs were being shown and didn't evolve to the type of coat that is described in the standard until the eighties and early ninties.