[RachelandSadie]

Originally Posted by bjh

Here is a good article that explains the Yorkshire Terrier standard and there are a few examples showing the correct topline, tail set and tail carriage, etc. As it explains in the article, it is easy to stack a dog to make the topline look straight but it is hard to hide a bad topline when a dog is moving or free stacking.

Young Yorkies Present AKC Standard Yorkshire Terriers Explained by Carolyn Hensley

this is PERFECT! thank you! and thanks to all for the lessons. i am going to my first show next weekend to meet up with Deb Sillars and anyone else that is there. I believe Katie Davis will be ringside helping with something too. can't wait to learn more!

and learning about toplines made me realize just how bad Sadie's really is. her's is like the A in the example it's horrible humped in the middle.

i wish to goodness that poor rescue Bentley had AKC papers...he is BEAUTIFUL. more and more as his coat grows back in i'm seeing a beautiful Silky Terrier standard come out...it's a shame he's not going to go to any ring. but he does have his fair share of fancy little certificates coming in. he's CGC and AAA/AAT Registered with Delta Society. what a good boy! and Sadie is beautiful...but she's a MESS