| In 2006, the American Kennel Club announced that the | | | | lost work because of the rise of factory made |
| Yorkshire Terrier was the second most popular | | | | clothing, they had to move south and brought their |
| purebred dog in America. They are poised to become | | | | dogs with them. These dogs were Scottish Terriers, |
| the nation's most popular dog â even over the | | | | Paisley Terriers, Clydesdale (or Clyde) Terriers, the |
| ubiquitous Labrador Retriever. Where did the Yorkshire | | | | latter two breeds are now extinct. The Scottish dogs |
| Terrier come from? What breeds went into making it? | | | | bred with the local terrier breeds, thought to have been |
| And why did it get to be so popular? | | | | Skye Terriers, Maltese and the now extinct breeds of |
| Despite being named after a Northern county in | | | | Black and Tan English and Waterside. The eventual |
| England, the direct ancestor stock of today's Yorkshire | | | | result was Huddersfield Ben, considered the fore sire |
| Terrier came from Scotland. When Scottish weavers | | | | of the entire Yorkshire Terrier breed. |