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    .....GREETINGS engjock!...a quick-question for you.....is YORK where the "YORKIE" dogs originated?...I remember, they were QUEEN ELIZABETH`S "very-most-favorite-dogs!"...she had several!...and, I think they are "so-very-cute!.....................JAKE
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    Hi Jake
    The Yorkie dog is proper known as the Yorkshire Terrier and is the smallest of the Terrier breeds. Although it’s now known as a Toy dog, it was originally bred in the mid 19th Century in Huddersfield, an industrial town in West Yorkshire which was the epicentre of the British woollen industry and part of the Industrial Revolution. It apparently came from Scottish migrant workers who came to work in the mills and was probably bred to catch rats and other vermin that plagued the mill buildings. Like most terriers they can be very fast, will hold onto something and won’t let go, will quite happily stand up to far larger opponents (and often win!), are very intelligent, particularly if they’re from working stock, and need to be taught that their owner is the Alpa male top dog in the relationship. They’re also incredibly loyal. Just Google ‘Greyfriars Bobby’ to see how loyal terriers can be.

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    Greyfriars Bobby - Wikipedia

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    You’re slightly wrong about the late Queen’s dog. They were Corgis, a similar small dog, but the breed originated in Wales and was bred as a herding dog. Terriers, particularly the Yorkie, as well as the Jack Russell Terrier, can burrow into the ground in order to catch rats, ferrets, stoats and weasels as well as rabbits. If they see their prey above ground, they will give chase and because of their speed will normally always catch it. Corgis on the other hand are a lot slower. They also have the reputation of being short tempered and snappy. Rumours abounded about how the Queen’s household staff were always very careful around her dogs and even visitors and dignitaries, including at least one American President (I think that it was Ronald Reagan) quickly learned not to get too familiar with them!
    Apologies for a long answer to a quick question, bu blame it on me being a teacher. As the saying goes, ‘You can take the man out of teaching, but you can’t take the teaching out of the man’!
    Best wishes
    Peter.
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