Yorkshire Terrier

(Jrt)

Yorkshire Terrier
Description
A Yorkshire Terrier is a small dog of English origin. The race was founded in 1886 by the Kennel Club. In the past, these dogs cunning, then used frequently as ratiers, were named Brockenhaired Terriers "and" Scotch Terriers. " Today, dogs are good company, lively and very resistant, but can still break a leg during a fall. Charles Debbasch published a book moving on reports that affectionate s'instituent between such an animal and his master.

History
This is the nineteenth century that Yorkshire has emerged. Its birth was caused by economic conditions. In Scotland, workers of the dairy industry used for hunting a small terrier named Clydesdale terrier, silky-haired variety of Skye Terrier. As it was quite long and cumbersome, he was cross with ratiers very perennials, broken-haired terriers. The result was an animal smaller, thinner and more agile. After a few crosses with the Skye Terrier, the Dandie Dinmont Terrier, Manchester Terrier and Bichon Maltese, yorkshire was born.

The textile workers rather poor were engaged in poaching. The yorkshire did wonders for flush rabbits from their holes. The hair of the dog was ideal to catch a case of hasty retreat. In 1898 the first official standard was established. It séduisit quickly bourgeois. At the base, yorkshires weighed 6 kg and were used as ratiers, to hunt rats in mines. Then over the crossings, yorkshire becoming smaller himself as rats, it was abandoned. This breed has almost disappeared because not find buyers, farmers no longer their behalf. But the "urban" was entangled with love for this little companion who now weighs 2 kg on average! The yorkshire can sometimes be aggressive towards a person does not know, but it is very affectionate towards his masters. He knows also enforce unruly children.

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