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Originally Posted by JiggityJig

Not to turn this thread into an argument about the breed standard, but--

I do love ALL the varieties of yorkies we see:

**large and small
**up ears and down
**long legs and "cobby"
**the blond and chocolate as well as the blue/gold
**big noses, small noses, ETC ETC~!!!

I find them all equally adorable!!! But just because all these features exist (in abundance) in yorkies, and are CUTE in all their different ways, does NOT mean they should start changing the breed standard to include them! Because if they did....the "standard" would cease to mean ANYTHING--the variety in this breed is just too great.

Many people find that part of the breed's appeal, and I agree, but I also think that the "breed standard" should be treated as the "breed IDEAL", and that that should be the ultimate goal, for the betterment of the breed.

Then if someone wanted a larger yorkie, or one with a bigger muzzle, or longer legs, or WHATEVER....they could always buy a yorkie MIX, get the wonderful adorable pet they want, and save a buttload of cash. We would ALL win, that way. Those that enjoy them standard, those that enjoy them non-standard, and THE BREED.

you say for the betterment of the breed? the larger yorkies are healthier than the small yorkies so if it was about whats best for the breed then the breed standard should not include yorkies under 4 pound. also the breed standard like i said did include the larger yorkies but was dropped not cos they were seen as not a good yorkie and shouldnt be breed with but cos not enough people with that size yorkie wanted to show them.