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Originally Posted by yorkiegirl2 I
It is important to note that the Yorkshire Terrier up until the 1930?s usually weighed approximately 30 pounds, not the 3 to 7 pounds it does today. |
I do not think this is really true. I think there is an article on line that has that "30 pound line" in it and it keeps getting repeated. I have
The Complete Yorkshire Terrier and it has a cute little Champion from the early 1900's that is only 1 3/4 pound! I have not found anything about 30 pound Yorkies in recognized reference resources. They may have existed, but they were not being shown. A good place to look is the YTCA.org site -- this is the organization that SETS the breed standard for the AKC. It says:
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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. "