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Originally Posted by gemy

First you have repeatedly mentioned UKC and AKC standards and seem to infer that there are a whole lot of differences in the two standards. And you repeatedly mention weight. The standard in both clubs is the SAME on weight 7 lbs- and at first blush they appear to have more in common with each other than differences.

Here is one of my points. So you personally don't like a weight cut off of 7 lbs, what about the person who thinks a curley coat is cute, so they ignore the part of the standard that calls for long straight silkey coa?. Now let say another person, happens to like a really large head with a long snout, so they don't like how the standard describes what the head should look like. Now understand they all have "purebred" dogs, but it would not be all that long, before a Yorkie won't look like a Yorkie anymore, if one deliberately breeds out coat/color, weight, head, shape etc for the Yorkshire Terrier.

I would suggest that prior going down the road further with deciding to breed your Yorkie you get the health tests done on her. And you make sure the "stud" has those self same tests done. In an earlier response I elaborated on what they were.

And temperament or personality is only 50% transferred from the mother. You still have the sire's temperament to consider along with the high likelihood that at least some of the pups might be closer to the sires' versus the bitchs' temperament.

You like to research? Then I suggest you take a real good browse through our sick and emergency forum here. Should be an eye-opener for the discerning mind.

Thanks Gemy I think you gave a great explanation.