Doll face is often a synonym for “teacup”. Unethical breeders use these works, because they don’t breed to standard, and hope to entice buyers with such words as they indicate a smaller Yorkie. Uneducated buyers often only understand one thing size. Like the word teacup, doll face has no real meaning because there’s no real definition, so it’s more like a buzz word. It’s important that puppy buyers understand the "standard" and the purpose of standard, even though they just want a pet. Words like “teacup” and “doll face”, do tell you volumes about the breeders who use them, and you should run the other way. The nose should be balanced on the face, but breeders do have some leeway with this, some say the distance between the eyes from corner to corner should be the same distance as the distance from the corner of the eye to the tip of the nose, like a perfect triangle. While many do like the shorter nose, it may come with more breathing problems, and I think this is one of the things ethical breeders should be checking out. I think it’s perfectly okay, for puppy buyers to have preferences, I do not think it’s okay for breeders to advertise using those words. |