Meet Alfie, the cutest Yorkshire terrier I know, who belongs to my friend Mandy. He came to the river with us after our wild swim and decided when we had a drink at the Riverside Pub that he was my new bessie mate! Aged 14, he is an amazing little man who still enjoys the scents of the great outdoors.
Yorkie fun facts:
Yorkshire terriers originally came from Scotland, where they were known as “broken-haired Scotch terriers” and bred for ratting in mills, mines and other places of industry. When the Scottish weavers moved south for work, they took their little dogs with them, and the breed was refined and perfected in Yorkshire, appearing in shows there from 1861.
The name was officially changed to “Yorkshire Terrier” in 1870 after a reporter publicised the improvement in the breed since it came to Yorkshire.
Yorkshire terriers are one of the smallest breeds of dog and were Yorkshire’s go-to answer to rats in mills. (Given how many mills Yorkshire has acquired since the Industrial Revolution, their popularity is not really surprising!)
The Yorkie’s coat has a very similar texture to human hair.
4 replies on “Wild Swim and Yorkie!”
Cute picture Lois
Thanks so much Robin, he’s Mandy’s little dog but I seemed to be flavour of the month today!!
Great picture of lovely Lois and little Alfie!
Lovely pictures!!! I would like to visit!