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Originally Posted by YorkieRose The only way to improve on what the old English breeders founded, is to continue to breed to the standard they set.
I can not find anything in the standard that could be changed to make a better Yorkie. Leaving the tail, changing the color will not make a better dog, it will make a different dog. If you want to produce different, then throw out the standard, if not stick to it.
I have openned the mouths of alot of show dogs...you would be surprised how many have "iffy" bites..
I used to groom a Maltese champion with an underbite..the breeder was well known and told me it is hard to get a good bite in a Malt..I have no clue???
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If you
compare the "Old English" standard adopted by the Kennel Club of Great Britain in 1887 and the one adopted by the YTCA here you will notice that the one sentence on temperament that was in the British Standard as written was omitted from the one adopted here.
Now, I know that many show breeders look at temperament but they will breed a Conformation perfect bitch they are not going to show who has a poor temperament to a male with a good temperament to hopefully get a show quality puppy with a good temperament.
The "standard" also says nothing about breeding out life altering genetic health defects, but all good breeders do this automatically because they do care!
The fact that you find slight underbites in the show ring all the time is evidence that the "perfect bite" is difficult to get and is not life altering in many instances. It is these situations that make it impossible for anyone to argue to that this member is irresponsible if she breeds her female to produce pets. There are probably some breeds who have underbites genetically and they are not considered faults at all.
She is not trying to hurt or destroy the breed....and she came here for advice...
not to be accused of not caring about her dog or the breed!