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Originally Posted by Nancy1999  The YTCA gives the AKC the standard, and their words are "must not exceed 7 pounds", I think Yorkietalk uses the same words that are found on the AKC website. However, if you look further besides just reading the standard on the YTCA website, it says.
The reason smaller dogs aren't seen in the show ring is not because they aren't standard, but the goal of the show ring, is producing a dog that will be a good breeder. That is also why dogs who are neutered are not shown, they may be perfect examples of the breed, but what's the point? |
i see. that makes a lot of sense. for some reason i didn't think about showing dogs only for people interested in breeding their dogs. i just thought of it like a competition for dog lovers. but it makes sense that only breeding dogs need to be in the show ring.