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whispersmom2 · 05-06-2005, 07:06 PM

For anyone that is interested... The Yorkshire Terrier was manufactured from the Waterside, Clydesdale and Paisley Terriers. Huddersfield Ben (first Yorkie) was produced in 1850 from the mating of Swift's Old Crab (a Clydesdale or Waterside Terrier) and Kershaw's Old Kitty (a Paisley Terrier). The silk coat does not come from the Maltese, it comes from the Waterside. The white comes from the Broken-Coated Scottish Terrier, not from the Maltese. Yorkies were bred for the ratting abilities, this being the "job" of the Yorkie has to do with its size, not about beng a lap dog or having anything to do with a Maltese. (That statement posted by the breeder doesnt even make sense!) The weight and size of Yorkies were completely unpredictable even after the breed was introduced to American breeders. The development oif the petite size came from the continued mating of two related lines.

Well, I have looked at only two of my Yorkie history books but both agree thatHuddersfield Ben was NOT born in 1850 as we peons have just been informed. He was actually born in 1865. The history of the Yorkie started in Scotland and worked its way into the Yorkshire area of England. Also, both books attribute the texture of the Yorkie as most likely produced when Maltese (which is a much older breed) was introduced into the breeding of rough-coated black and tans with what was either the Skye Terrier, the ClydesdaleOR Paisley Terriers and breeding was continued. In 1865 H. Ben was born and in 1870 , Mozart, a son of H.Ben won 1st in the Variety Class at the Westminster Dog show. A reporter wrote in his critique of the show" They ought no longer be called Scotch Terriers, but YORKSHIRE Terriers!" The name stuck.
I am sure if I had the time to research several more books I would find more "facts" that are questionable. Swift's Old Crab was a black and tan terrier with a long coat, while Kershaws Old Kitty was a drop-eared Skye, stolen from Manchester and later owned by Kershaw.
H. Ben descends from these 2 dogs and the pedigree dates back to 1850 but he was whelped in 1865 and was first shown inDec 1869 at the Manchester show.

05-06-2005, 07:06 PM	#80
whispersmom2 Inactive Account Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: MD Posts: 2,985	For anyone that is interested... The Yorkshire Terrier was manufactured from the Waterside, Clydesdale and Paisley Terriers. Huddersfield Ben (first Yorkie) was produced in 1850 from the mating of Swift's Old Crab (a Clydesdale or Waterside Terrier) and Kershaw's Old Kitty (a Paisley Terrier). The silk coat does not come from the Maltese, it comes from the Waterside. The white comes from the Broken-Coated Scottish Terrier, not from the Maltese. Yorkies were bred for the ratting abilities, this being the "job" of the Yorkie has to do with its size, not about beng a lap dog or having anything to do with a Maltese. (That statement posted by the breeder doesnt even make sense!) The weight and size of Yorkies were completely unpredictable even after the breed was introduced to American breeders. The development oif the petite size came from the continued mating of two related lines. Well, I have looked at only two of my Yorkie history books but both agree thatHuddersfield Ben was NOT born in 1850 as we peons have just been informed. He was actually born in 1865. The history of the Yorkie started in Scotland and worked its way into the Yorkshire area of England. Also, both books attribute the texture of the Yorkie as most likely produced when Maltese (which is a much older breed) was introduced into the breeding of rough-coated black and tans with what was either the Skye Terrier, the ClydesdaleOR Paisley Terriers and breeding was continued. In 1865 H. Ben was born and in 1870 , Mozart, a son of H.Ben won 1st in the Variety Class at the Westminster Dog show. A reporter wrote in his critique of the show" They ought no longer be called Scotch Terriers, but YORKSHIRE Terriers!" The name stuck. I am sure if I had the time to research several more books I would find more "facts" that are questionable. Swift's Old Crab was a black and tan terrier with a long coat, while Kershaws Old Kitty was a drop-eared Skye, stolen from Manchester and later owned by Kershaw. H. Ben descends from these 2 dogs and the pedigree dates back to 1850 but he was whelped in 1865 and was first shown inDec 1869 at the Manchester show.