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Originally Posted by lock57  Now I am by no means an expert on the Yorkshire Terrier but have done some research on the breed. The Yorkshire Terrier originated in Yorkshire---Lancashire ENGLAND which is part of EUROPE! I think that genetically speaking your dogs would not be to far removed from these EUROPEAN ancestors. Also the UK standard reads:
Temperment: Spirited with even disposition.(I think I'd want a dog with that temperment).
Size: Up to 3.2kgs. which in American units is 7lbs. hmmmmm sounds very familiar!
Also the AKC states no standard for temperment!!!! |
Yes the Yorkie originated from England. However, if you knew anything about genetics, breeders in Canada and the US were selecting breeding stock for what they were looking for in a yorkie which over time was not the same as European show breeders. If you knew breeders from even 30 years ago, at that time they were selecting for different than today. High winning in the show rings Yorkies from the 50, 60's perhaps 70's would not get a second look today.
So here we are many many decades later and there are differences between the European/England Yorkie in the show rings and those found in the show rings in Canada and the US.