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ukeka · 10-08-2005, 07:40 PM

I Totally agree with biddys mom it's offensive! & I myself would like to better the yorkie breed one day! But to down mixed breed dogs is wrong

BECAUSE EVERY SINGLE PERSON IN THE WORLD, THAT OWNS A YORKIE TODAY RIGHT HERE ,RIGHT NOW... YES YOU SPECIAL PEOPLE HERE ON YORKIE TALK WOULD NOT HAVE A FORUM, SPECIALTY STORES ,YORKIE BOOKS, SITES OR BREEDING PROGRAM IN PLACE IF IT WASN'T FOR WHAT YOU CALL A MUTT!!!!

ALL GREAT THING STARTED OUT IN CONTROVERSY! INCLUDING YOUR NOW PRECIOUS PUREBRED YORKIE WHO'S FOUNDATION IS NOTHING MORE THAN AN UN-REGISTERED, UN-AKC RECOGNIZED MAN MADE MIXED BREED DOG!

YES THERE ARE UMPTEENTH NUMBERS OF PERFECTLY ADOPTABLE MIX BREED & PUREBRED DOGS IN THE SHELTER AND WISH I COULD ADOPT THEM ALL BUT I SO TIRED OF HEARING ABOUT MUTT THIS AND PURPOSELY BREEDING A MIX THAT .IT'S HYPOCRITICAL TO SAY THAT THE ONLY PUREBREDS THAT ARE HERE TODAY WILL BE THE ONLY ONES HERE 10 YRS OR EVEN 50YRS FROM NOW?? FOR ALL WE KNOW IT COULD WELL BE THE 1ST YORKIE-POO PRANCING IN THE EUKANUBA TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS ON ANIMAL PLANET!

MOST BREEDER HAVE THE HISTORY OF THE YORKIE POSTED PLAN ON THERE SITE FOR ALL TO SEE

HERES WHAT IT SAY JUST AS PLAN AS THE MUTT IT STARTED OUT AS BEFORE IT WAS A RECOGNIZED BREED ! AND EVEN IN IT HISTORY IT WAS NOT CALLED A MUTT BUT A CROSS A MAN MADE CROSS ! YORKSHIRE TERRIERS OF TODAY DONT EVEN LOOK LIKE THEY DID THEN ! SO DONT TELL ME IT HAPPENED BECAUSE OF EVALUTION

Breed History
HOW THE BREED WAS FORMED
Today's 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.

These terriers were inevitably 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(HHMMM

. We can see in today's Yorkies how strongly the terrier temperament has been retained.

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 setting breed type.
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.

Yorkies Today
The Yorkshire Terrier now flourishes throughout the world and the early breeders who were instrumental in producing the diminutive toy terrier of today would surely be astounded at the success of this delightful breed. In 1932 only 300 Yorkies were registered with the British Kennel Club, in 1957 the number was 2313, and in the 1970's Yorkies were the most popular breed in Britain. This trend continued until 1990 with a record of 25,665 Yorkies registered. However, this figure has now begun to drop, and in 1994 there were 12343 registrations, with the Yorkie being recorded as the 7th most popular breed.

10-08-2005, 07:40 PM	#52
ukeka YT Addict Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: New Rochelle,NY Posts: 374	This MUTT thing has got to stop ! I Totally agree with biddys mom it's offensive! & I myself would like to better the yorkie breed one day! But to down mixed breed dogs is wrong BECAUSE EVERY SINGLE PERSON IN THE WORLD, THAT OWNS A YORKIE TODAY RIGHT HERE ,RIGHT NOW... YES YOU SPECIAL PEOPLE HERE ON YORKIE TALK WOULD NOT HAVE A FORUM, SPECIALTY STORES ,YORKIE BOOKS, SITES OR BREEDING PROGRAM IN PLACE IF IT WASN'T FOR WHAT YOU CALL A MUTT!!!! ALL GREAT THING STARTED OUT IN CONTROVERSY! INCLUDING YOUR NOW PRECIOUS PUREBRED YORKIE WHO'S FOUNDATION IS NOTHING MORE THAN AN UN-REGISTERED, UN-AKC RECOGNIZED MAN MADE MIXED BREED DOG! YES THERE ARE UMPTEENTH NUMBERS OF PERFECTLY ADOPTABLE MIX BREED & PUREBRED DOGS IN THE SHELTER AND WISH I COULD ADOPT THEM ALL BUT I SO TIRED OF HEARING ABOUT MUTT THIS AND PURPOSELY BREEDING A MIX THAT .IT'S HYPOCRITICAL TO SAY THAT THE ONLY PUREBREDS THAT ARE HERE TODAY WILL BE THE ONLY ONES HERE 10 YRS OR EVEN 50YRS FROM NOW?? FOR ALL WE KNOW IT COULD WELL BE THE 1ST YORKIE-POO PRANCING IN THE EUKANUBA TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS ON ANIMAL PLANET! MOST BREEDER HAVE THE HISTORY OF THE YORKIE POSTED PLAN ON THERE SITE FOR ALL TO SEE HERES WHAT IT SAY JUST AS PLAN AS THE MUTT IT STARTED OUT AS BEFORE IT WAS A RECOGNIZED BREED ! AND EVEN IN IT HISTORY IT WAS NOT CALLED A MUTT BUT A CROSS A MAN MADE CROSS ! YORKSHIRE TERRIERS OF TODAY DONT EVEN LOOK LIKE THEY DID THEN ! SO DONT TELL ME IT HAPPENED BECAUSE OF EVALUTION Breed History HOW THE BREED WAS FORMED Today's 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. These terriers were inevitably 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(HHMMM . We can see in today's Yorkies how strongly the terrier temperament has been retained. 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 setting breed type. 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. Yorkies Today The Yorkshire Terrier now flourishes throughout the world and the early breeders who were instrumental in producing the diminutive toy terrier of today would surely be astounded at the success of this delightful breed. In 1932 only 300 Yorkies were registered with the British Kennel Club, in 1957 the number was 2313, and in the 1970's Yorkies were the most popular breed in Britain. This trend continued until 1990 with a record of 25,665 Yorkies registered. However, this figure has now begun to drop, and in 1994 there were 12343 registrations, with the Yorkie being recorded as the 7th most popular breed. Last edited by ukeka; 10-08-2005 at 07:45 PM.