Quote:
Originally Posted by Woogie Man  Hahaha....Donna, I've never said you were a bad person. You, and some of the other exhibitors, remind me of the exhibitor I know in the way you speak (post). The only thing is, the lady I know is a middle-aged English lady with a very proper accent....so that is how I 'hear' you all when you post LOL.
I would never have posted the pics without expecting honest critiques. I really don't mind. I would like to ask you if you think my interpretation of the standard is one to strive for. To me, the Yorkie is such a spectacular but sporty dog and I don't want to breed for elegance at the expense of their Terrier roots. I hope my goal is a valid and attainable one.
Thanks for your input and I never take offense in someone fairly assessing my dogs....Jim |
Hi Jim hope you don't mind if i jump in. I looked at the pictures of the two you posted earlier on in the thread. If it is ok, I thnik they look very nice from what I can see, nice heads/earsets, colour looks promising likely.
However, Donna is right, without hands on, hard to know what faults might be there. What you want to look for as they are on the move, is level topline and movement where the front is not choppy and the rear is not to far under the dog but moving out. Tail should be up. Without the tail up, it will throw off the topline etc.
Also, at their age, if the structure is fairly good, they would still be show potentials. I'll tell you, the yorkie is one of the hardest breeds to work with. Something can still go off before they are a year old.
Also, bite should be a scissor bite, even is ok, under or overshot or wry mouth is considered a bad fault by many breeders. If you use a bad bite in a breeding progem you will have a very hard time breeding it out again. Darn near impossible.
My mentor told me when I got started is that when you see a good structure on a Yorkie it will take your breath away when you watch it move. That's what i look for , one that takes my breath away when it moves in the ring or are all forward focused on something and moving across my backyard.
I love getting a friend to move a dog on lead for me so I can see for myself how they move for the ring.