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Originally Posted by briana smith  If you buy your yorkie from a reputable show breeder, then I can almost garantee that your yorkie will look like a show quality. The definition of a reputable breeder is one that breeds to breed's standard. Therefore to better the only breed. As long your yorkie's pedigree consist of mostly champions, then it should look like what a yorkie should look like. Reputable breeders strive to produce dogs that conform to the breed's standard. Show or pet quality, that puppy should look like its parents, grandparents, ect. My maltese Gigi was held back for show, but couldn't be shown because her bite went slightly off, too small to be bred, shy personality, so she would be sold as a pet. Neither of Gigi's parents were Champions, but Gigi's pedigree has mostly champions in it. Her breeder told us her parents did not like the show ring, but she felt they both were perfect examples of the breed standard.
Although Gigi has some minor faults, everywhere I take her, everybody always ask if she is a show dog.
You do not need to buy a show quality yorkie to get show quality looks. Whoever told you that was wrong.
I personally don't think that yorkie in the picture is show quality either. It looks like a nicely groomed pet quality. lol JMO |
I agree 100%. If you get a puppy from a reputable show breeder, it will be very close to the breed standard. Whatever keeps it out of the show ring will just be slight imperfections.
There seems to be the assumption here that there is no way to predict what your Yorkie puppy will look like as an adult and that is simply not true if you go to a reputable breeder. It's the puppies from backyard breeders that grow up to be so far from the Yorkie standard.
You are in California, right? There are a number of breeders that are recommended by the YTCA. You can get your dream Yorkie from one of them, I promise. Look for the Breeder Contact button on the left:
Yorkshire Terrier Club of America