Today, they are popular lapdogs.Ī full-grown Yorkie stands all of 7-8 inches tall and weighs roughly 7 pounds, but his energetic and feisty personality does not reflect his small stature. Prior to his role as a lapdog, Scottish weavers who migrated to England in the mid-1800s are thought to have used the Yorkie to chase rodents in textile mills, according to the Yorkshire Terrier Club of America.
The tiny Yorkshire Terrier, affectionately known as the Yorkie, is a brave and often entertaining companion.
