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Originally Posted by SnowWa Most standards address the health of the breed. They mention the physical size, measurements, and appearance of the different breeds, and also state that these dogs should have good muscle tone, good teeth, a good bite, good knees, healthy shiny hair, and other health-related features. Anything that is not healthy is considered a fault and not up to the standard of any breed.
Carol Jean |
The YTCA standard does not say this though. Health is not mentioned and neither is temperament mentioned although it has one sentence in the British standard that was intentionally deleted by the Americans in 1966.. It is almost entirely "outward appearance" period. This is a major part of what bothers me.
Some will argue that "health is implied" or that when the standard is "interpreted" health and temperament are included. In my mind, if you can devote pages and pages to
outward appearance you can include health and temperament in the standard itself. Other breeds do ...why not the yorkie?