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Originally Posted by horsesnyorkies  Correct me if I'm wrong, but is this why Yorkies seem to do well a dog shows? Or so it has seemed to this novice watching Westminster, Eukanuba, etc. on television that Yorkies are always contenders?
Holding to the strenuous standard, timeline, and effort it takes to produce a contender would seem to be more vigorous than other breeds, so "our" breed consistently does well?
P.S. I don't know how well I worded the above. Hopefully it made some sort of sense.  I don't believe I'll ever be involved in the show world, but I am very fascinated with what you all do to get there. |
Let's see if I can answer your question.
You will always see a yorkie as a contender in the Westminster, Eukanuba Toy breed ring. Reason for this is that Westminster, Eukanuba is by invitation only, with only the top winning dogs being invited.
Your 2nd sentence. Each breeder/exhibitor should always keep The Standard in the forefront of their breeding program. And only take the best of the best into the ring for evaluation of our breeding stock. Doing anything else is only fooling ourselves and keeping our breeding stock at an inferior level.