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Originally Posted by pinkpatty  If you are a student of dog breeds, you use multible sites for information. I believe nanahas3 information is closer to the true beginning of the yorkshire terrier. I am just that a student of dog breeds, many dog breeds. I find it very interesting and enjoy the hunt, so to speak. Many of todays toy breeds were bred down in size, as was the Yorkshire Terrier. Some to the improvement of the breed and some not. Downsizing requires interbreeding to get small size which can and does result in health issues. |
While the history is a bit sketchy I would hope that the governing board of the breed (YTCA) would have a better grasp of the background of the breed than an article on sheppards software .com.