Yorkshire Terrier

When I was a toddler and looked a little disappointed when given a tiny gift, my mother would always say, "All the best things come in small parcels, you know." True enough, and in the doggy world, they do not come much smaller than Yorkshire terriers. So here is my review about those tiny pooches, featuring Mollie, my little Yorkie. But first, a little about the breed and its origins. Historical Yorkshire terriers are one of the smallest breeds of dogs in the world; though not a particularly ancient breed, when compared with others. Its' ancestors, the 'Scottish Waterside Terriers,' were ... more

Yorkshire Terrier: My Experience of being a Dog Owner Background We never had a dog as a pet when I was growing up, both my parents worked and said that it would be cruel to the animal to not have any company during the daytime, I was at school and they were at work so it was something we never had the pleasure of owning. When I set up my own home with my wife the topic of pets came back up again and after much discussion and deliberation we decided that we would like to share our home with a pet but didn't know what breed of dog to go for. My wife's parents had the year before bought a ... more

This review is about the dog breed the Yorkshire terrier. History Many theories have been mentioned into the history of this dog breed but the one I agree with the most is the one I will mention here. In the early 1750’s due to the Industrial revolution most people worked in coal mines and textile mills and because of the main centre point for this was in Yorkshire people would take with them breeds of dogs such as the Clydesdale terrier and they were used to catch rats and other rodents. At the time they were mated it is believed with other breeds of dogs such as the Maltese Terrier (to get ... more

Since owning my gorgeous Golden Retriever (who unfortunately died) I have since invested my time and love into 2 wonderful "yorkies". A lot of people call these many names including "dishcloth" and "yap bag". They say to me that's not a dog only big dogs are proper dogs - read my review you may change your mind. Prior to owning Teddy and Scrappy (my 2 Yorkies) I owned an Alsatian and a Golden Retriever - talk about going from the sublime to the ridiculous. History The Yorkshire Terrier is a British man-made dog and was introduced fairly recently. In the 1850's some Scottish weavers brought a ... more

I have already written a review about my poodle Max, so I thought it was only fair to write one about my other little dog Pendle. *Yorkies* Yorkshire Terriers are also known by the name “Broken – Haired Scottish Terrier.” Yorkshire Terriers were originally bred as ratting dogs and were used to go down small holes and chase out anything in there such as rats. This instinct is still clearly visible in these dogs as we can tell from our little yorkie who is always squeezing into small gaps and he will chase anything that moves! The Yorkshire Terrier breed was developed in the 1800’s and results ... more