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Originally Posted by miabellaamoure  Yorkies come in all shapes & sizes...just like humans. If you do your research on this breed, you will discover that in the 1800's it was actually more common for a Yorkshire Terrier to weigh between 7-14 lbs and were used to hunt vermin.  |
Indeed, Huddersfield Ben who is acknowledged as the foundation sire of the Yorkshire Terrier was somewhere between 9 and 12 lbs.
They were originally used to keep down the rats in the Yorkshire coal mines and the textile mills in Lancashire and Yorkshire.