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Originally Posted by ironmike86  All the dog shows I've been to that tall ones look nicer because the full coat. But they still need to be proportionate. So usually the leggy ones and longer necks is what the breeders I know try to get. But at the same time lady near her bitch came third at the Westminster and she was a shorty... I don't care what they look like. But I want them to be active and have a little muscle.I think they keep them to skinny...But at the sametime you don't want your dog over weight either |
I think a major factor contributing to the skinniness is that they are unneutered/unspayed. Breeders here have talked about how it is a challenge to keep weight on their boys when a bitch is in heat.
I remember walking up to my boys' breeders' home and being shocked when we met their sire. He seemed really thin to me because I was accustomed to pet Yorkies who had probably had a few too many treats.