Illustrated History of Yorkies or Yorkshire Terriers 2 of 2

Posted on April 28th, 2008 by Amanda - Teacup Yorkie Dog Lover.
Categories: Yorkies and Yorkshire Terriers.

As you can see in the above picture, the English terrier had short hair. Their coat was rough. This was a very common dog at the time. I have noticed with my own yorkies that when wet they look very similar to the terrier pictured above.

         Wet after a bath               Dry and relaxed

The Paisley (second picture above) or Clydesdale Terrier’s (third picture above) hair was long as in the picture above. Their hair was also silky and a blue in back while tan on the legs and face. Dogs of this breed were known for their loyalty. This sounds very similar to our yorkies today!

According to this information it appears that two dogs with similar hair color were cross-bred for temperament, including loyalty and the spunky, energetic, territorial nature of the terrier. Preference today is given to yorkies whose hair is thick and silky like the Paisley terrier, although many yorkies hair is thin. Generally all adult yorkies hair is fine.

The yorkshire terrier was eventually bred as a toy breed to the 3 to 7 breed standard of today. Yorkies than weigh less than 3 pounds full grown are not really yorkies as defined by the American Kennel Club.

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