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There seem to be two different stories about the Yorkshire Terrier's origins. The first states that the breed was brought to
Yorkshire, England by Scottish weavers emigrating to England in the mid-nineteenth century. The second states that the
Yorkshire Terrier was developed by English miners in the 1800's to help control the rat population in mine shafts. According to the second story, the
Yorkie probably resulted from crosses between the Dandie Dinmont, Skye Terrier, black and tan toy terrier and the Maltese. The new breed was originally called the Scotch Terrier
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