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Originally Posted by Vinniedoggy  Original yorkies were around 30 pounds or so. They were used in England to capture vermin (rats and mice). They were "bred down" over the years to appeal to people who wanted lap dogs. So, the larger yorkies are actually the true yorkies! My Vinnie is about 13 pounds and I love every ounce of him! |
Where are you getting that? Over and over in this thread people are writing that original yorkies were 15, 20, 25, and now 30 pounds??? Better read the actual history of the Yorkshire Terrier.
"Yorkshire Terriers were given their breed name by 1874, although it had been around since 1870. Originally they were known and shown as Broken Haired Scotch Terriers or Toy Terrier (rough and broken haired).
Broken Haired Toy Terrier
Almost all of the classes were divided by weight. The classes were for Broken Haired or Rough Scotch Terriers
less than 5 lbs.
or 6 lbs. and under; Toy Terriers 4 lbs. and under, or 5 lbs. not exceeding 7 lbs., or 6 lbs. and over; or Blue Scotch Terriers under 7 lbs. or 7 lbs. not
exceeding 9 lbs. The largest weight class in which they were reported
to have been shown was for Broken Haired Scotch Terrier 9 lbs. not exceeding 12 lbs. This record should prove that although there were larger Yorkshires they were not being shown at the dog shows. The record proves that the small size was available for breeding from early days." From Joan Gordon's The Complete Yorkshire Standard and part of the official History of the Yorkshire Terrier on the YTCA site.
You have to be careful with some of the online references. One person mis-speaks and then it gets repeated a hundred times, perpetuating a myth.