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Originally Posted by yougetthesmiles  What bloodlines were used to establish the Yorkshire Terrier is subject to much speculation, due to the fact that the breeders of these dogs did not write down who was bred to whom. If they liked the spirit and looks of the dogs, they mated them. It was chancey at best.
It is guessed that the Yorkshire county miners crossed the Black and Tan English Terrier, this dog was rough-coated, and the long-coated, blue-gray Waterside Terrier breeds were infused in the Scottish Terriers. The Maltese and Skye Terrier are also possibilities.
I agree, no dog is pure bred, they were crossed with other breeds to get what breed they wanted. |
Actually, there is one purebred that was never crossed with anytning(just read up on that awhile back), and it's the maltese...every other dog has been mixed along the way with another breed..