Yorkshire Terrier

The Yorkshire Terrier is a small dog breed of terrier type, developed in the 19th century in the county of Yorkshire, England, to catch rats in clothing mills, also used for rat-baiting.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yorkshire_Terrier

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See: The German Kennel Club (VDH) for information and video (if available).
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http://www.vdh.de/welpen/mein-welpe/yorkshire-terrier

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There are numerous breed standards.

The basis of breed/conformation shows is the judging of pedigree dogs against the 'Breed Standard', which is a picture in words that describes the range of features that are deemed appropriate for the breed.

Three of the major international standards are:

The American Kennel Club

The Kennel Club, UK

FCI (Federation Cynologique Internationale)

1. Swedish Insurance Data

• Breed-specific information on rates of disease and death from Agria Pet Insurance (Agria Djurförsäkring) is available for many breeds.

Health/Breeding Strategy Documents and Links:

1. The Kennel Club, UK: Breed Watch (Category 1)
2. Sweden: Breed-specific Breeding Strategies: (in Swedish) and/ or English summary
3. Finland: FKC DB: https://jalostus.kennelliitto.fi/frmEtusivu.aspx?R=86
   1. JTO: https://jalostus.kennelliitto.fi/RotuPDF.ashx?R=86&T=2

We are listing sites for breed clubs with health or other information that might be helpful. Follow links below.

US: Yorkshire Terrier Club of America: http://theyorkshireterrierclubofamerica.org/

Finland: Finnish Yorkshire Terrier Club: https://www.yorkshirenterrieri.fi/

France: YorkShire Terrier Club: http://www.yorkshireterrier-club.com/

Germany: Deutscher Yorkshire-Terrier-Club eV: https://www.yorkshire-terrier-club.de/