A popular companion dog, the Yorkshire Terrier has also been part of the development of other breeds, such as the Silky Terrier. The Paisley Terrier, a smaller version of the Skye Terrier that was bred for a beautiful long silky coat, also figured into the early dogs. Some authorities believed that the Maltese was used as well. 'They were all originally bred from Scotch Terriers (meaning dogs from Scotland, not today's Scottish Terrier) and shown as such [...] the name Yorkshire Terrier was given to them on account of their being improved so much in Yorkshire.' Yorkshire Terriers were shown in a dog show category (class) at the time called 'Rough and Broken-coated, Broken-haired Scotch and Yorkshire Terriers'.
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