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04-27-2010, 04:36 PM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: New York
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| is there a "standard" Yorkie? I'm new to having a Yorkie and was just curious about their size. Poodles come is sizes (I think) from "standard" to "toy" or I think even smaller. Do Yorkies come in a larger size than my Yorkie, which is a "toy". thanks in advance, Jeff |
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04-27-2010, 04:46 PM | #2 | |
Mardelin Yorkshire Terriers Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: California
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Here is the official Yorkshire Terrier Standard. This is a guide for exhibitor/breeders to achieve. General Appearance . That of a long-haired toy terrier whose blue and tan coat is parted on the face and from the base of the skull to the end of the tail and hangs evenly and quite straight down each side of body. The body is neat, compact and well proportioned. The dog's high head carriage and confident manner should give the appearance of vigor and self importance. . Head . Small and rather flat on top, the skull not too prominent or round, the muzzle not too long, with the bite neither undershot nor overshot and teeth sound. Either scissors bite or level bite is acceptable. The nose is black. Eyes are medium in size and not too prominent; dark in color and sparkling with a sharp, intelligent expression. Eye rims are dark. Ears are small, V-shaped, carried erect and set not too far apart. . Body Well proportioned and very compact. The back is rather short, the back line level, with height at shoulder the same as at the rump. . Legs and Feet . Forelegs should be straight, elbows neither in nor out. Hind legs straight when viewed from behind, but stifles are moderately bent when viewed from the sides. Feet are round with black toenails. Dew claws, if any, are generally removed from the hind legs. Dew claws on the forelegs may be removed. . Tail . Docked to a medium length and carried slightly higher than the level of the back. . Coat . Quality, texture and quantity of coat are of prime importance. Hair is glossy, fine and silky in texture. Coat on the body is moderately long and perfectly straight (not wavy). It may be trimmed to floor length to give ease of movement and a neater appearance, if desired. The fall on the head is long, tied with one bow in center of head or parted in the middle and tied with two bows. Hair on muzzle is very long. Hair should be trimmed short on tips of ears and may be trimmed on feet to give them a neat appearance. . Colors . Puppies are born black and tan and are normally darker in body color, showing an intermingling of black hair in the tan until they are matured. Color of hair on body and richness of tan on head and legs are of prime importance in adult dogs, to which the following color requirements apply: BLUE: Is a dark steel blue, not a silver blue and not mingled with fawn, bronzy or black hairs. TAN: All tan hair is darker at the roots than in the middle, shading to still lighter tan at the tips. There should be no sooty or black hair intermingled with any of the tan. . Color on Body . The blue extends over the body from back of neck to root of tail. Hair on tail is a darker blue, especially at end of tail. . Head fall . A rich golden tan, deeper in color at sides of head, at ear roots and on the muzzle, with ears a deep rich tan. Tan color should not extend down on back of neck. . Chest and Legs . A bright, rich tan, not extending above the elbow on the forelegs nor above the stifle on the hind legs. . Weight . Must not exceed seven pounds. . Disqualification . Any solid color or combination of colors other than blue and tan as described above. Any white markings other than a small white spot on the forechest that does not exceed 1 inch at its longest dimension. Approved July 10, 2007 Effective Oct. 1, 2007 . Disqualification Directive from the Parent Club . TO: AKC Judges, AKC Judging Operations FROM: Yorkshire Terrier Club of America Board of Directors DATE: September 26, 2007 . SUBJECT: Clarification of the Yorkshire Terrier DQ to be initiated on October 1, 2007 . The Disqualification reads as follows: Any solid color or combination of colors other than blue and tan as described above. Any white markings other than a small white spot on the forechest that does not exceed 1 inch at its longest dimension. . DIRECTIVE; The new Disqualification is an ADDITION to the Yorkshire Terrier Breed Standard. It is there to disqualify Yorkshire Terriers with colors OTHER THAN those as described in our Breed Standard. The American Kennel Club is registering parti-colors, solid colors, and chocolate and tan dogs as Yorkshire Terriers even though they do not meet our Breed Standard as written. AKC will not deny registration on color alone. These dogs have been shown at AKC matches and non-AKC events. Immature dogs not having a totally clear tan or immature dogs that are not yet totally blue are acceptable under our Breed Standard and should NOT be disqualified. To do so would be a misinterpretation of the Disqualification AND of the Breed Standard. . The Yorkshire Terrier whose coat is of prime importance has a slow metamorphosis from the black and tan puppy to the blue and tan adult. Some of these dogs take three or more years for their coat to mature; therefore our YTCA Members chose NOT to specify an age for color maturity. Only dogs of solid color, unusual combination of colors, and parti-colors should be disqualified. . In summary: . DISQUALIFY „X Solid color dogs such as a solid color gold or solid color chocolate „X A chocolate and tan dog or other unusual combination of colors „X A white dog with black and tan markings (parti-color) . DO NOT DISQUALIFY „X Puppies, Class dogs and young Champions whose tan has not yet totally cleared. This is typically seen around the head area where thumb prints may exist. Young Puppies may still have an intermingling of black hair in the tan. „X Puppies and young adults whose black body coat has not yet totally turned to blue. „X A dog that has a small white spot not to exceed 1 inch on the fore- chest. .
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04-27-2010, 04:47 PM | #3 | |
Mardelin Yorkshire Terriers Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: California
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I see you joined in January and this is your first post, welcome and hope you join us more often. Please share pics of your yorkie.
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04-27-2010, 04:47 PM | #4 |
I ♥ Joey & Ralphie! Donating Member | Although Yorkies come in all different sizes, there is only one official category, and that's the toy classification, and standard for that says "must not exceed 7 pounds." The confusion is that with some breeds there are three classifications. For example, poodles come in three classifications. One classification is called "standard" then there's "miniature" and "toy" is the smallest classification. Furthermore, each of the three sizes has a "standard' for that size, so since the word "standard" means two different things, it's confusing. All yorkies are considered to be in the toy category, not matter what their size. Some are bigger than standard, but it's impossible to be smaller than standard, because there is no official lower limit. Most good breeders will not breed a female less than 5 pounds though. Clear as mud, huh?
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