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Originally Posted by Britster  Oh yes, I'm not denying that they became 'lap dogs' or 'fashionable dogs'. I just meant they they are still genetically DOGS and DO still have survival instincts. And that were FIRST originally bred to be ratters... so yes, of course they do still have that in them.
At first, the Yorkie was a much bigger animal than the one we see today, but by selectively breeding the smallest individuals, the dog was gradually miniaturized over the years. They were made into a fashion dog. Women carried these little dogs in their bags and under their arms. The Yorkshire Terrier was first recognized by the AKC in 1885. |
Yeah totally that was where I was going in pointing out breed traits, I wasn't no agreeing with you I totally am I was just going on about- I can't find what I'm looking for on the internet right now-something to the effect Yorkshires can be divided into two diverse stocks one the larger that maintained the worker old "ratter traits" and about the ones that became popular house dogs in the Victorian Era and how that was the first time they were downsized as a breed standard to use them as companion pets and how certain genetic (behavioral) traits were encouraged (different from previous) like they were bred to display a need to be center of attention and so on-I remember also something about some controversy when the AKC announced the standard being in the middle of these two lines and not separating them because they weren't diverse enough or something-off topic for this thread sorry i was just using all this to show that Yorkies are especially people pleasing and are in general known to be a "high maintenance" attention needing dog--but does anyone have the correct terms and names and -well in general know what the heck I'm talking about
-the first know downsizing and the two "original" lines of them and so on....?