Did you know Yorkshire Terriers use to retrieve rats out of mines?

SHARON'S AKC YORKSHIRE TERRIER PUPPIES
(History)

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HOW THE BREED WAS FORMED

Today's Yorkshire Terriers are very different from the early Yorkshire Terriers of the North of England. There are varying
accounts of the origins of this breed and its development. I have tried to give the most accurate, and most widely agreed
upon history of the Yorkshire Terrier assembled from books and publications written by reliable and experienced fanciers of
the breed in the U.S. and the U.K.

Before 1750, most British people worked in agriculture. The onset of the Industrial Revolution brought great changes to
family life. In Yorkshire, small communities grew up around coal mines, textile mills and factories. People were drawn to
these areas to seek work from as far away as Scottland. They brought with them a breed known as the Clydesdale Terrier,
or Paisley Terrier. These were primarily working dogs, much larger than today's Yorkies, and were used for catching rats
and other small mammals.

These terriers were inevitably crossed with other types of terrier, probably the English Black and Tan Toy Terrier, and the
Skye Terrier; it is also thought that at some stage the Maltese Terrier was crossed with these breeds to help produce long
coats. As the outline of the Maltese resembles that of many of today's Yorkies, this is very likely. Unfortunately, no records
in the form of Pedigrees exist to confirm these crosses (possibly because of the poor level of literacy in these times), but a
great deal is known about the type of people who bred them, and there can be no doubt that early breeders had a very
clear idea of the type of dogs they were attempting to produce. We can see in today's Yorkies how strongly the terrier
temperament has been retained.

FUN FACT: DID YOU KNOW THAT YORKSHIRE TERRIERS WERE TRAINED TO GO DOWN INTO THE MINES TO RETRIEVE
THE RATS BEFORE THE MINORS WENT IN TO WORK? DOCKING OF THE TAILS BEGAN BECAUSE THE RATS WOULD
ADHERE THEMSELVES TO THE DOGS TAIL!

Early Yorkshire Terriers and Breeders

One of the most famous early Yorkies was Huddersfield Ben, bred by a Mr. Eastwood and owned by Mr. M.A. Foster.
Huddersfield Ben was born in 1865 and died in 1871, and can be said to be the father of the modern Yorkie. In his day
"Ben" was a very popular stud dog who won many prizes in the show ring, and had tremendous influence in setting breed
type.

In 1874 the first Yorkies were registered in the British Kennel Club stud book. They were referred to as "Broken Haired
Scottish Terriers" or "Yorkshire Terriers", until 1886, when the Kennel Club recognized the Yorkshire Terrier as an individual
breed. The first Yorkshire Terrier breed club was formed in 1898. During these early years, one who greatly influenced the
breed was Lady Edith Wyndham-Dawson. Lady Edith was secretary of the Yorkshire Terrier Club for some time and did
much early work for the improvement of the breed. Later, a Miss Palmer, who was Lady Edith's kennel maid, started her
own Yorkie kennel under the "Winpal" prefix. When Lady Edith returned to Ireland at the start of World War I, Miss Palmer
went to work for Mrs. Crookshank of the famous Johnstounburn prefix, a name with a long list of champions, which is now
in the care of Daphne Hillman, who was entrusted with this prefix, and still uses it along with her own Yorkfold prefix.

Many others have worked very hard since these early years to improve this breed, and to these breeders much is owed.
Many of their early dogs became the foundation stock of kennels in North America and elsewhere.

Yorkies Today

The Yorkshire Terrier now flourishes throughout the world and the early breeders who were instrumental in producing the
diminutive toy terrier of today would surely be astounded at the success of this delightful breed. In 1932 only 300 Yorkies
were registered with the British Kennel Club, in 1957 the number was 2313, and in the 1970's Yorkies were the most
popular breed in Britain. This trend continued until 1990 with a record of 25,665 Yorkies registered. However, this figure
has now begun to drop, and in 1994 there were 12343 registrations, with the Yorkie being recorded as the 7th most
popular breed.

The most famous Yorkshire Terrier of modern times in the UK was CH Blairsville Royal Seal. He was by CH Beechrise
Surprise and his dam was CH Blairsville Most Royale. "Tosha" to his friends (of whom he had many) was bred, owned and
handled by Mr. Brian Lister and his wife, Rita. Tosha was definitely a 'King' among dogs and no one who saw him flowing
around the ring could ever forget him. His prescence could be felt, even by a complete novice, and many say that just
thinking of him brings a lump to the throat. During his show career Tosha won 50 CCs, all under different judges. He was
12 times Best In Show at all breed CH shows, and 16 times Reserve Best In Show. He took 33 Group wins, and went
Reserve Best In Show at Cruft's in 1978, just as his dam had done before him. Tosha was Top Dog, all breeds, for two
consecutive years. He became the sire of many prolific Champions and still features in the pedigree of many of today's Yorkies.

Ironically, when Royal Seal died, aged 15, in 1988, that year his breed record for the highest number of CCs in the breed
was broken by Osman Sameja's CH Ozmilion Dedication "Jamie", who finished his show career with 52 CCs, although a few
of these were duplicated under the same judges. Jamie also has two all breed CH show wins, and his many Toy group wins
helped him to win the Top Dog title in 1987. The Ozmilion kennel is the top Yorkshire Terrier kennel of all time, and holds
the record for the number of Champions produced.

Following on from this, Jamie's grandson, Ch. Ozmilion Mystification broke another record in 1997 by being the first Yorkie
ever to win the coveted Best In Show award at the most prestigious dog show, Cruft's. "Justin" was retired after this event,
having to his credit a total 51 CCs, 48 with Best of Breed, 22 Group wins, 9 Club BIS, and at All Breed Shows, 7 RBIS
and 3 BIS awards. He was Top Yorkie from 1994-1997, Top Dog All Breeds 1996, Crufts Supreme Champion 1997, and
Pedigree Chum Champion overall Stakes winner 1997. Some record of achievement! In this same year, the great "Jamie"
died.

Yorkies in North America

The first Yorkie to become an American Champion was Bradford Harry, who gained his title in 1889. He was the
great-great-grandson of Huddersfield Ben, and was imported from England by P.H. Coombs of Bangor, Maine. Some of the
most noteable early American kennels are Janet Bennet and Joan Gordon (Wildweir) who imported many English Yorkies,
including lines from Johnstounburn, Haringay and Buranthea. The Mayfield-Barban kennels owned by Anne Seranne and
Barbara Wolferman have also done much to improve the breed.

Whilst CH Blairsville Royal Seal dominated the British show scene, his American counterpart, CH Cede Higgens was making
his mark in the USA. These two dogs were both shown during the same era, and were inevitably, constantly being
compared. However, although they were both outstanding specimens of the breed, those who had seen them both, agreed
that they were totally different in type. Bred by C.D. Lawrence, Cede Higgens was closely line-bred to the Clarkwyns and
Wildweir lines, by CH. Wildweir Pomp 'N Circumstance.

Another dog who had significant influence on the North American Yorkies was CH Finstal Royal Icing, bred by Sybil
Pritchard in the UK and exported to the Jentre kennels after Sybil died. He is by CH Finstal Johnathan, who still has
winning progeny in the UK today. Johnathan was looked after by Wendy White (Wenwytes) after Sybil's death, until he died
in 1994 aged about 17.

The Yorkshire Terrier is also very popular in North America today. In 1992, Yorkies were #14 on the AKC's list of most
popular breeds with 39,904 registrations. In 1994 they were #11, although registrations had dropped to 38,626.

It may seem strange that Yorkies have risen in popularity in North America while the number of registrations has dropped,
but overall, AKC registration, is down (as is UK registration), with some popular breeds having dramatic reductions in the
numbers now registered.

As far as the U.S. is concerned, the numbers are on a rise today. This breed, has proved to be just as popular if not more
here in the good old U.S.A. For more information on this breed, visit www.AKC.org for more statistics.

By the 1850's, dogs were being exhibited at shows. Many of these would have been haphazard affairs, often held in public
houses. Yorkshire or Scotch Terriers were shown in various classes as Toy Terriers, Broken-haired Sctoch, Scotch Terriers,
Blue and Fawn Terriers and Yorkshire Terriers. This must have been very confusing for the judges since as a single dog could
go into so many varying classes, it did!They had weight limits too, so a Yorkshire could ahve been anything from 5-18
pounds. No doubt the originial Yorkie could have been shown as a Paisley or Clydesdale, and probably would have got away
with it. Although Yorkshire Terriers had a separate stud book entry by 1862, they were still classes under the Scotch Terrie
for show purposes. When the Kennel Club was founded in 1873, its stud book was compiled so pedigrees of principal winners
to that date were available. Breeds were then divided into Sporting and Non-sporting, our Yorkshire being Non-sporting,
but the breeds were less clearly defined - many would have been entered in the stud book as various toy terriers. It was not
until 1886 that the Kennel Club actually recognized them. Consequently, the Scots said goodbye to their Scotch Terriers,
and our glamorous, long-haired Toy finally became known only as the Yorkshire Terrier. Finally, our little dog had his own
identity and home where, over the years to come he would keep the now extinct Paisley/Clydesdale blood still flowing
through his veins. This new breed soon attracted many admirers who took up the fancy Peter Eden of Salford, Lancashire,
Mr. Inman and Mr. Burgess of Brighthouse, Yorkshire and Mr. J. Spink, who owned Bounce, grandsire to Huddersfield Ben,
and also Sandy, sire of Lady, Huddersfield Ben's dam.

HUDDERSFIELD BEN
We now come to the year 1865, when a dog was born who was not only going to put his stamp on the breed, but would
forever be known as "The Father of the Breed." Huddersfield Ben, Kennel Stud Book No. 3612. He debut in the ring was at
Manchester, where he won second price as a "Scotch Terrier". Bred by Mr. Eastwood of Huddersfield, Yorkshire and shown at
this show as owned by Mr. J Foster, thereafter he was in the ownership of Mrs. Jonas Foster of Bradford, Yorkshire. Ben's
pedigree is interesting as his dam is also his sire's damn. Mr. Foster's veterinary surgeon sums up the dog in Ladies Dogs as
Companions, 1876. Assuming this information is correct, we can trace Ben's ancestors back further through and article by
Mr. E. Bootman of Halifax, Yorkshire, which appeared in the English Stockkeeper about 1887.

For further information about the originis of the Yorkshire Terrier, please refer to the book "The Yorkshire Terrier today", by
author Veronica Sameja-Hilliard. In this book, you will find the rest of the story on the history of the breed.

NOTABLE YORKIES

Mr. Famous, Audrey Hepburns beloved Yorkshire Terrier, appeared with her in scenes in Funny Face. During the shoot of The
Childrens Hour, Mr. Famous was run over on Wilshire Blvd. and killed. After the death of Mr. Famous, Mel Ferrer gave
Hepburn another Yorkie named Assam of Assam. In the movie Meet the Fockets, The Rockers' (Dustin Hoffman and Barbra
Streisand) family dog, Moses, is played by a female Yorkie mix named Terem.

Horror film Urban Legend features a Yorkie in the role of Hootie, a fraternity house dog who drinks beer through a beer
bong. Hootie is murders by a serial killer in an imitation of the infamous urban legend of "the dog in the microwave."
In the film Daltry Calhoun, Aunt Dee (Beth Grant) has a Yorkie named Pickles.
The character of Mrs. Coady (Patricia Hayes) in A Fish Called Wanda owns three Yorkshire Terriers. Throughout the movie,
an animal lover named Ken Pile (Michael Palin) repeatedly tries to assasinate Mrs. Coady, but instead accidentally kills the
Yorkies one by one following the death of her last little dog, the woman dies of a heart attack.
In the movie Amazing Grace (film), one of the characters refers to the main character, William Wilverforce (loan Gruffudd),
as a :"Yorkshire Terrier."
In the movie HIgh School Musical Sharpay Evans is seen carrying a small male Yorkshire Terrier, named Boi, around with
her at the Lava Springs Country Club.

THE DOG SHOW WORLD

One of the best ways to see if your puppy has championship potential is to attend a match show which is usually organized
by the local kennel club or breed specialty club. Such shows provide a useful learning experience for the amateur and they
offer you the opportunity to see how well your dog measures up to the others being shown. There you can mingle with
owners and professional handlers and pick up basic guidelines in showmanship, performance, and procedure. You can learn a
great deal merely by closely observing the professional handlers performing in the ring. The age limit is usually reduced to
two months at match shows so that puppies can have four months of training before they complete in the regular shows
when they reach six months. This time also helps them to overcome any "crowd nervousness." As class categories are the
same as those includes at a regular show, much experience can be gained in this informal atmosphere. Entry fees are low
and paid at the door. Before you go to a show, your dog should be trained to gait at a trot beside you, with head up and
in a a straight line. In the ring you will have to gait. The most prestigious dog show in America is the Westminster Kennel
Club Show held annually in Madison Square Garden, New York City. Have fun and Good luck!

RECOMMENDED READING MATERIAL

Book of The Yorkshire Terrier, by Joan M. Brearley
The Yorkshire Terrier 3rd ed., by Gwen Bulgin
Le Yorkshire, by Joel DeHasse
Yorkshire Terriers, by Kerry Donnelly
Yorkies Today, by Anne Fisher *
The New Complete Yorkshire Terrier, by Joan B. Gordon
Your Yorkshire Terrier 2nd ed., by Morris Howard
All About The Yorkshire Terrier, by Mona Huxham uk
Yorkshire Terriers, by Armin Kriechbaumer & Jurgen Grunn
How To Raise & Train A Yorkshire Terrier, by Arthur Liebers
The Yorkshire Terrier, by Aileen Markley Martello
Pet Owner's Guide to the Yorkshire Terrier, by Douglas McKay
Yorkshire Terriers, by Mario Migliori
The Popular Yorkshire Terrier 9th ed., by Edith Munday
A Dog-Owner's Guide to Yorkshire Terriers, by Jackie Ranso
Yorkshire Terriers, by Osman Sameja. Know Your Yorkshire Terrier, by Earl Schneider

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