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Originally Posted by DvlshAngel985  I didn't mean health, I meant job. I know their hair can't be detrimental to their health, but like you said, these little guys are terriers and I wonder how much the long coat gets in the way of digging, burying, chasing, and all that good stuff I see Kaji do. I understand everything you said, and I'm sorry I didn't make my post clear. I just imagined in my head a beautiful long coated yorkie running around and being active like a dog should be. I just wonder how matted and uncomfortable that may be. I didn't mean to insinuate that the standard was hurting yorkies. |
I know you didn't insinuate, but as others have mentioned, certain breed's standards are actually causing their health problems, and I just wanted to point out the fact that this isn't so with the Yorkshire terrier breed. Yay!
Joey had a long coat for three years and I don't think it got in the way of much. I only noticed it being damaged when he started playing regularly with a Shih Tzu who has the habit of pawing Joey's back. I imagine if you were using a dog in tunnels for rat chasing you would keep it clipped. Don't know if they do that any more, I have a feeling Joey would love the job. The one good thing about long hair breeds is not so much that they have long hair, it’s the fact that they don't have a double coat, which makes them more suitable for allergy sufferers.