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Originally Posted by Tiskers  Is there something wrong with a breeder advertising "baby doll faces"? |
It's not the Yorkie standard and usually denotes a juvenile look of a shorter muzzle that a lot of greeders use to lure people in and charge high fees. I've seen dogs with quite standard faces advertised as baby doll or teddy bear faced and looked at the dogs and asked if these are the ones advertised! Just because a puppy has a short muzzle as a young puppy doesn't mean it will retain that look as it grows. The term is routinely used with or without "teacup" to rope in people willing to spend anything to get a perpetually juvenile looking dog rather than a dog bred for quality, good health and its conformation to the standard. I personally think the baby-doll face is cute to look at but am far more concerned with health and the quality of the dog rather than it's look in the face when buying a new dog. I heartily wish more people would insist on high-quality dogs rather just the eye-candy aspect - we might have far less health concerns in this breed. But a breeder going for a certain juvenile look to sell dogs often foregoes worries of existing unhealthy conditions in the breeding dogs and their lines and sacrifices that to the eye-appeal of the "permanent puppy" look.