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Originally Posted by bellemarie  The ones who have seen a lot more of her thought she was 'coming on great' until I told them her size! I'm growing her moms coat back in to enter the ring with her- just for fun.
But when you look at how basic the standard is- and how Everyone can interpret it differently- why make one thing seem worse than another? I'd thought kukis lighter colour was going to be a big fault- but seems not as much as being big! Lol
They're all the best Yorkie in the world to their owners anyway!! |
Well what does your breed club say? Have you attended club sponsored judging seminars on the standard? Most clubs issue an "illustrated standard as well".
A word or two about gaits and gaiting in the ring. A shorter dog, and remember there is no minimum weight guideline, so a proportional dog of 3.5 lbs standing at about 7.5" their trot will "look" quite different to the eye, then a dog at 7lbs and 9.5" tall. The absolute reach and drive capability is going to be obviously less with the shorter dog. It can appear that the trot is less fluid than the taller dog.
How compact is your dog? and what does compact mean? These kinds of questions should be answered in the comments to the standard and or come up in a judging seminar.
One definition of compactness can start with describing the ratio of length to height. Essentially the YT is a "square" dog, height to length approximately equal. Height= from floor to top of withers and Length=from point of shoulder to rear of ischium. To do this accurately you need to use a wicket, and place your dog in a good stack position on a level surface and take the measurements. Then take a good look at the back and look for a 1:1:1 ratio from withers to tail inset. In otherwords you divide the back into 3 parts. Each part being in equal in length to each other.
Weighing the importance of each part of the standard to the whole. Again your club should be defining and coaching the judges on the relative weight or importance.
Here in N.A. coat and color are of prime importance. Texture of coat crucial. ie the true silk coat which is colored correctly. Pure silk coat in an adult Yorkie should reach the floor! Also the facial furnishings are in my opinion hard to grow to that length. The coat will need to be wrapped to achieve that length.
Do you have an "expert" breeder in Ireland, that you trust to beyond the weight/size issue, go over your gal, and give you a critique to the standard?