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Yorkshire Terrier

Origin: England

Also known as: Yorkie, Yorkie Terrier, Yorkshire terrier

The Yorkshire Terrier, also known as a Yorkie, is a British breed of toy dog of terrier type. It is among the smallest of the terriers and indeed of all dog breeds, with a weight of no more than 3.2 kg (7 lb). It originated in the nineteenth century in the English county of Yorkshire, after which it is named. The coat is tan on the head and dark steel-grey on the body; no other colour is accepted by either The Kennel Club or the Fédération Cynologique Internationale.

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Yorkshire Terrier photograph
A Yorkshire Terrier from 1915
A Yorkshire Terrier from 1915
Two Yorkshire Terriers—Mrs. Foster's "Huddersfield Ben" and Lady Giffard's "Katie" (c. 1870)
Two Yorkshire Terriers—Mrs. Foster's "Huddersfield Ben" and Lady Giffard's "Katie" (c. 1870)
A painting from the 19th century depicting a Yorkshire-like terrier by Ernest Gustave Girardot
A painting from the 19th century depicting a Yorkshire-like terrier by Ernest Gustave Girardot
Yorkshire Terrier photograph
Yorkshire Terrier photograph
Yorkshire Terrier photograph
Yorkshire Terrier photograph

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