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Originally Posted by Mike1975  Thank you both so much for your kind words!
We are over the moon with him 
@bjh
He is a tall boy (leggy) and he weights at the moment 3.2 - 3.3 kilos. I think this is his ideal weight considering his body. Muscles are developing and we want to keep him in the best shape possible. He is still 16 months.
As for the reach and drive, Sunny has good and balanced angulations (front - rear) but I think that its the leg length that also helps in relation with his body. I am still learning about conformation (and I must say that I have a lot more to learn) but I am a bit confused because there must be a balance between breed type and soundness. I really don't know what the limit is with yorkies. Each breed has its standard and its own way of moving. Yorkie standard and history don't tell us much about how yorkies should move. At least its not that crystal clear.
I wish we had more conversations like this...
@Gemy, this video shows the developing stages from 8 weeks till 16 months.
There was a time during 6th and 7th month of age, that everything was out of place and then suddenly everything was ok.
I guess it is true that at 8 weeks of age you see a miniature of the adult dog and you don't look back till the dog fully develops. |
Yes that is rather frustrating as our standards do not talk about ideal movement. But they are a terrier and you can look to other terrier standards that might talk to movement for the terrier. Structurally speaking a square body will look like in movement not to have much reach n drive as opposed to a more rectangular body. And of course height at the withers will factor in. If you have a 7inch tall dog versus a 9inch tall dog - the 9 inch dog all other things being equal will look like a showier mover.
My understanding of terrier movement is that the reach or the front paws should stride out to the level of the chin. The drive should push back beyond the pelvic sitting bones. The spacing between the paw to the ground should approximate the length of the paw to the ankle joint. The movement of the dog should be smooth with little jarring action. Head carriage is naturally held high at the trot. No sidewinding, crabbing, or cross over at the trot. The hock joint needs to show extension on the drive, and the front legs should reach straight out. Equal pressure through the paw pads front n back. This will change of course as the dog moves into a gallop.