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The Yorkshire Terrier: A Dainty And Very Popular Toy Dog

The Dainty little Yorkshire terrier ranksspecimens. Some are reported to have been
high in the top ten of American's favoritebadly bitten but still continue without the
toy dogs. It might be a bit difficult to findleast  bit  of  loss  of  courage.
a more intelligent, bright and generally
attractive little guy in the doggie world.Yorkshire Terriers are unusually healthy
The Yorkshire terrier well deserves its ranklittle dogs easily reared and not very
among  the  American  pet  owners.difficult to get into nice coat. The grooming
of a Yorkshire is a very important matter and
When we trace the origins of this famous toymuch of his general appearance depends upon
dog we will have to go back to the days whenhow well this is done. The hair should be
he was a broken-haired terrier killing ratsdivided from the nose to the tip of the tail
around and about his home. There arein an even parting, and be brushed straight
different opinions about how he first got todown on each side. If the "fall" is very
Yorkshire and Lancashire. Some say he was bylong, it is best plaited and tied on top of
Paisley weavers. Others say the broken-hairedthe  dog's  head.
terriers known sixty years ago or more in the
West of Yorkshire at Bradford andThe eyes of a Yorkshire terrier should be
Huddersfield were the ancestors of oursmall  and  expressive.
present breed. These were bright little guys
weighing from to 10 to 20 pounds. They hadIn regard to breeding the Yorkshire terrier,
black-and-tans, with long rough hair andas with any toy breed, do not use the
strong jaws which they used in theirsmallest of specimens. Rather choose a
occupation of rat killing and of which theytypical, well-bred and sound-colored matron
did become famous. Even today it is reportedcapable of growing plenty of hair. A matron
they retain their rat killing instincts. Inabout 8 pounds is probably the best choice.
looking at some of our Yorkshire Terriers ofOf peculiar note is that the Yorkshire
today it is quite hard to believe they couldterrier puppies are usually born black with
actually kill a rat. Even so, it is said,short hair. As they grow the color of their
some do, maybe not the very tiny versions.hair  changes.
Some are no bigger than rat themselves. Looks
like the rat could put up quite a battleThe general appearance of a Yorkshire terrier
against some of the smaller Yorkies of today.should be a long-coated dog with the coat
That might be an interesting site to see fromhanging quite straight and evenly down each
behind  closed  doors  of  course.side. The part extends from the nose to the
end of the tail. The Yorkie should be very
The coat of the Yorkshire terrier has beencompact and neat. Hair should not be wavy.
improved over the years of breeding and hisThe hair of a Yorkshire terrier should be
size gradually reduced. Colors also havelong, straight, and glossy like silk. Among
improved. He is a most beautiful toy dog withthe colors are beautiful bright steel blues,
long silken tresses of hair, a bright tinyextending from the back of the head to the
face and small eye. The Yorkshire terrier isroot of the tail. The tail should have plenty
always on the watch for a fun time and makesof  hair  on  it  cut  to  a  medium  length.
a delightful pet and companion. It is said of
Yorkshire Terrier fanciers that a goodBecause of their small size the Yorkie dwells
Yorkshire does not the meaning of the wordvery well in small spaces such as apartments
"fear," and it is not uncommon to see one ofand make very good companions for adults and
these small creatures tackle an enemy fourthe  elderly.
times his size, thus, retaining many of its
ancestors sporting instincts. Many are stillThis article is FREE to publish with the
great "ratters," even the daintiest ofresource box.



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