ok... I am going to apologize up front for offending anyone...... I am not meaning to.. but I just can't help myself.
Did anyone else notice the distance between the eyes on some of those dogs? It was most noticeable on the very last one in the lower right hand corner and again on another on the gallery page. A couple almost look like they are missing a chromosome. If you click on the gallery page, there is one that is really extreme. (I sure hope that if any of you know the owner of this sight... you'll also note that I really do like the majority of the pups on there. I just thought the few were a bit odd looking)
I am a big fan of the baby doll face! But at what price?? Are the jaws shorter? Is this going to create health issues later in the line? You never know until it happens. As with any trait we try to bring out in a breed, we are infact playing with genetics. While making one trait stronger a breeder might also be stregthing a fault right along with it. I wonder sometimes what some breeds sacrifice for the sake of the desired attribute.
My hats off to the great breeders out there who really put there lives work into preserving the integrity of this breed that we love so very much! While Yorkies do come in all shapes and sizes, and always will, its nice to know that there are a group of you out there trying as best you can to ensure that this breed will remain as true to its form as possible and as free from genetic faults as it should be.
Yikes.. I must be in some mood... I did not mean for this post to get so serious... I just wanted to say.... check out the funny looking eyes
Sorry!