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Originally Posted by Fatalivy  Thanks so much! |
One time long ago, when Yorkshire Terriers first came to North America, our relevant registries - AKC for the USA and CKC for Canada, did not at that point in time recognize this breed as a "legitimate" breed. There are several hurdles one must pass to get a new Breed recognized in our registries.
I will spare you the long and very involved details, but initially a " breed club" petitions the AKC and or CKC to add this new breed to their Misc Class of Breeds. This is like a holding arena. At that time, the breed standard of the country of origin is the only standard either registry will accept. So initially our YT standard came from England. Over time, there will have been changes to the standard. How-ever not often. And the duly accredited National Club in this case the YTCA is the "only" authoritative source for breed standard changes.
We look at maybe a 10yr timeframe for standard changes. And any standard committee worth its' salt is frequently looking at breed standards world-wide in particular the country of origin for their breed.
They should be working in close proximity with their health committee - so that emerging health trends are identified, and status on existent/known health concerns are being monitored.
The preservation is our first and foremost duty. THat is to preserve all aspects of our breed in health. Then it is to help "improve" the breed. And increased system health is certainly one necessary goal. But so maybe reliability of temperament, coat color/texture, conformation. Bite and teeth health. So many arenas one could choose to focus on as a breeder.