Who the heck decided a “yorkie” was “useful”?
Inbred royalty with too much time on their hands.
Inbred royalty with too much time on their hands.
The “Yorkie” was developed for ratting.
They could kill way more rats than a cat could.
http://moderndogmagazine.com/breeds/yorkshire-terrier
“...The exact origins of the Yorkshire Terrier are obscure. What is amply certain is that its original purpose was to control rats in the factories, coal mines and textile mills of Yorkshire, in northern England, during the Industrial Revolution...”
The owners of clothing mills who bred them to catch rats.