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Originally Posted by friesianlady Jaspersmom, I have a question on the "roach back". this is hereditary, and the dog should not breed is that a true statement?? I made the mistake of purchasing a 2 1/2 year old and looking at the pictures sent to me, I never saw his profile. Once he arrived and I saw him, yup you guessed it, he has a "roach back".. He is cute, weighs only 2.5 lbs. and has very long hair....... |
But in everything I have read, the standard is a flat top line. I just went to the AKC site, and here is what they have under the Body standard.
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Body Well proportioned and very compact. The back is rather short, the back line level, with height at shoulder the same as at the rump.
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IMO I would not chance breeding a roach back if I cared about bettering the breed. Sorry, honey.
