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Originally Posted by topknot  
See Yorkshire Terrier Club of America Code of Ethics #8 Under Code of Ethics: Use of Terms.
The smaller nose yorkies can have problem with their teeth. Teeth care will need to be kept up and checked very often, especially as they become older - 3 years and up. This is one thing that one needs to be aware of if purchasing a pup with smaller muzzle. We do not want yorkies to get too small in the face/muzzle, since it can cause problems - such as breathing, bites, teeth care, and also problem in whelping (ex. other breeds that have short face/muzzles). The standard is there and written with great care in mind for the breed. |
Factually speaking, those that are breeding "apple headed" yorkies are breeding outside the standard, as the standard states for the head,
small and rather flat on top, the skull not too prominent or round.
But then there is this..
the muzzle not too long, with the bite neither undershot nor overshot and teeth sound
When does not too long become too short? Saying not too long implies that the muzzle is long.. But only implies it, without directly saying so. Perhaps there should be a codicil that also states not too short as well.
The other night, I was doing my usual yorkie website trawl, and I saw the most appalling thing, IMO... Yorkies with muzzles so short, they were damned near pugs!!!
There were baby pictures in profile and they had no face! I mean, it looked like someone smashed their poor faces into a wall and flattened them.