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Originally Posted by gemy  If that picture of the "mom" or was it a pic of the "DAD" that would be your first cause for concern, if that picture wasn't somehow off in angle or something.
And you are not the only one rattled here. So am I for both my breeds.
I have always thought that ear set and head shape kind of went hand in hand so to speak. Not ear size ie width and length of ear, but ear set, that is the distance apart from the inner ear to inner ear and the position on the head.
Like many breeds, BRT;s have some quite defined ear set, carriage and size requirements.
I hear your concern and it is a valid one. I think one of the questions you could put on your bucket list of breeder questions, is what happens if you have a litter with one or more "atypical" yorkies. That can cover a lot of ground. Predicted weight size, structure or conformation, temperament, coloration etc.
I think that future buyers as "pet" buyers need to be very clear to the breeder they are interviewing as to their expectations on what they want. |
Well, this buyer's experience and her threads have surely served to make a lot of us much more aware of some vital genetic issues and driven home several good points about the importance of research, how and when we buy and whom we buy from.