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Old 11-12-2009, 09:49 AM   #10
Ladymom
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As Nancy pointed out, it sounds like you got Coby from a breeder who wasn't too informed about Yorkies and wasn't breeding to the standard.

The Yorkie standard is a blueprint for the ideal Yorkie set forth by the breed club, the YTCA. If a breeder doesn't follow the blueprint, which starts with parents who are close to the standard as possible, the result is a puppy who may not look much like a Yorkie is supposed to. It's just like not following a recipe exactly when you cook .... the result can be far from what you expected!

The standard calls for the ears to be "small, V-shaped, carried erect and set not too far apart. " If Coby's ears are extra large, the weight of them will make it impossible for them to stand up.

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