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Yorkshire Terrier Did You Know?
- The Yorkie became a fashionable pet in the late Victorian era and before.
- In its beginnings, the Yorkie surprisingly belonged to the working class,
especially the weavers; in fact, facetious comments were often made about
how the dogs' fine, silky coats were the ultimate product of the looms.
- The Yorkie made its debut at a bench show in England in 1861 as a "broken-haired
Scotch Terrier."
- Became known as a Yorkshire Terrier in 1870 after a reporter stated that
"They ought no longer to be called Scotch Terriers, but Yorkshire Terriers
for having been so improved here."
- The Yorkie traces to the Waterside Terrier, also a "weaver dog."
- Classes for the Yorkie breed have been offered in America since 1878.
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