You need to get the illustrated discussion of the yorkshire terrier by the YTCA. It goes through the standard with words and pics. I got mine at the show in NY but if you go on YTCA's website I think you can order it there. Compare Galahad with the standard and write down his faults both major and minor. For example, If he has say wide ear leathers (which are a dominant trait) you'll need to do a test breeding with a gal that has narrow ear leathers. If all the pups end up with wide ear leathers than Galahad would be homozygous for wide ear leathers. If you don't want pups with wide ear leathers you shouldn't breed Galahad because he will only throw wide ear leathers. Breeding is not just throwing 2 dogs together it is a science and a study in genetics. A good book to help you understand the genetics of breeding is The joy of breeding your own show dog by Ann Seranne.
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