[TeddyandTiffy]

Originally Posted by topknot

Some of your better dogs do not clear completely till they are 2 years of age. I see this with your better golds. It takes awhile to clear completely. Also JMO - your better bone structure is usually found in your darker dogs. See photo of my Chelsea Nimar/Mayfair male I had from the 80's - what a topline and structure he had. He did not clear until he was about 2.5 years of age, but he did clear (on the head). If you look at the yorkies with the roach backs - most of the time they are your lighter dogs. This was more true in the past, but has improve over the years.

Problem is that some judges judge so many breeds and when they get something, like an added DQ for our breed - they go by it - their interputation. We now unfortunetly have to wait out the 5 years before we can change the DQ. I think we have all learned from this one!
T.

Can I ask what the Roach Back means?

My Galahad is 2 and his head hasn't cleared yet...Should I give up on him clearing? If you look at the photos it to me looks like it was clearing some but now I wonder??? Can anyone explain this? Has it already cleared?? I'm confused on this I know my Sofie and Weezie and Sage have cleared.

Here is photos of him below and his Ages:

The one with him & sage He was 16 Months Old
Christmas he was 19 Months Old
His head in oil he is 2
His body in oil he is 2 (He just turned 2 May 4th) Lee