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The origin of Yorkshire terrier
186 1 year, the Yorkshire terrier was first exhibited in England, when its name was "Scottish Broken Dog". 1870, at the westmorland Dog Show after the Sutherland Dog Show, the Yorkshire terrier developed rapidly and should be called Yorkshire terrier ". For many years after that, Yorkshire terrier had two names. Even a litter of puppies may be divided into two groups during the competition, Yorkshire terriers or Scottish haircuts.

Yorkshire terrier originated from a lakeside dog. Lakeside dogs are small with long gray-blue hair and weigh 2.72 ~ 9.07kg (the most common is 4.54kg). Long ago, lake dogs were common in Yorkshire. It is a cross between an ancient hard-haired black-brown English dog (common in Manchester) and a Pace-Clyde dog. It was brought to Yorkshire by Scottish weavers who immigrated to England from Scotland in the middle of19th century. All these breeds crossed to form the puppy called Yorkshire Terrier today.

Yorkshire terriers born in America can be traced back to 1872. Yorkshire terrier was included in all dog shows in 1878. The earliest dog show was divided into Yorkshire terriers by weight-below 2.27 kg, 2.27 kg and above 2.27 kg. But soon, the weight standard was reset to 1.36-3. 18 kg. Dogs whose weight is gradually higher and lower than this standard are rarely recorded.

Today's Yorkshire terriers have fixed characteristics. The coat is bright in color, dark blue with metallic luster from the pillow to the tail root, and golden brown on the head, limbs, chest and buttocks. Dogs are always black with brown spots. Although he is a pet dog, Yorkshire terrier has a large appetite and is brave as a dog. He likes to play games with all kinds of big dogs. The long hair of the Yorkshire Terrier needs careful care.