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Originally Posted by roxies_mom  I wonder if there are pics of them from way back then? I'm going to google it and see what I come up with. |
There are -- Check out this site for a lot of pictures of the Yorkie history:
History of the Yorkshire Terrier by Joan Gordon
I believe the breeders have done an excellent job over the years at refining the best of the Yorkshire Terrier qualities. I like the standard just as it is written now. The only think that might be a nice addition would be a range of weight. Instead of under 7 pounds -- something like 4-7 pounds. Or we could go back to the
standards of 1890's when there were two classes, one under 5 pounds and one 5-12 pounds.
I do not know where this article posted by the OP got the idea that there were standards of 7-23 pound in the 1920's. No history I have read suggests we had any such thing! I think someone got their weights confused in that article. Read through the history!