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The first book written about the Yorkshire Terrier (written by Sam Jessop and published in 1902) said, “Huddersfield Ben has been given the title of father of the Broken Haired Scotch and Yorkshire Terriers and pedigrees of his progeny prove this point. He was no flyer, but the result of the manufacturers of the breed. He was total- ly in-bred and he passed his best factors to his children. His merits as a show dog found him at great request as a stud, and luckily he possessed the rare trait of transmitting his virtues to his progeny. He was a great sire, one of those animals who make the history of the breed and whose influence is apparent generations after the progen- itor has passed away.” American fame The fashion for Yorkies quickly crossed the ocean, and by the late 1870s Yorkies were being bred in 22 states. They probably arrived with the immigrants from Scotland and from the manufacturing towns of northern England.

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