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In spite of his short lifespan, Huddersfield Ben was responsible for producing most of the foundation stock of the Yorkshire Terrier. [2] He was an extremely popular stud dog, being prepotent, and especially due to his reputation as one of the first to breed true to type Yorkshire Terriers. Although between 9 and 12 lb, he regularly sired stock ...
The Yorkshire Terrier was introduced in North America in 1872 [13] and the first Yorkshire Terrier was registered with the American Kennel Club (AKC) in 1885. [2] [14] During the Victorian era, the Yorkshire Terrier was a popular pet, and show dog in England, and as Americans embraced Victorian customs, so too did they embrace the Yorkshire ...
Jon Gnagy (January 13, 1907 – March 7, 1981) was a self-taught artist most remembered for being America's original television art instructor, hosting You Are an Artist, which began on the NBC network and included analysis of paintings from the Museum of Modern Art, and his later syndicated Learn to Draw series.
Toy terriers are a group of toy breeds of dog. Breeds within this group include: ... Yorkshire Terrier This page was last edited on 31 October 2024, at ...
Yorkshire Terrier This page was last edited on 22 November 2019, at 11:15 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License ...
Terrier (from Latin terra, 'earth') is a type of dog originally bred to hunt vermin. [1] [2] [3] A terrier is a dog of any one of many breeds or landraces of the terrier type, which are typically small, wiry, game, and fearless. [4] There are five different groups of terrier, with each group having different shapes and sizes.
A Silky Terrier puppy. The ancestors of the Australian Silky Terrier include the Yorkshire Terrier and the Australian Terrier (which descends from the rough coated type terriers brought from Great Britain to Australia in the early 19th century); few records indicate whether early dogs were just Australian Terriers born with silky fur, or whether there was an attempt to create a separate breed. [4]
Smoky (c. 1943 – 21 February 1957), a Yorkshire Terrier, was a famous war dog, who served with the Allied Forces in World War II. She weighed only 4 pounds (1.8 kg) and stood 7 inches (180 mm) tall. Smoky is credited with beginning a renewal of interest in the once-obscure Yorkshire Terrier breed. [1]