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Originally Posted by SnowWa Remember -- even the standards allow for some variation --
I think there are a lot of Yorkies out there that meet the standards very well....... but - there are "oh so many more" that fall short in a variety of different ways.
More than most breeds - the Yorkie has many different looks.... we have talked a lot about the fact that sometimes they don't even look like the same little dog. Different ears, faces, noses, colorings, types of coats, weights, haircuts, etc. etc. etc.
I think if you take a group of any other breed - they will look more alike than our little Yorkies do.
There are pictures all over the Internet of beautiful show winners who are wonderful examples of Yorkies who closely meet the Yorkie standards. And, I've seen many pictures here on Yorkie Talk - of people's dogs who are beautiful examples of what a standard Yorkie should look like. (I'm surprised that some of you aren't putting your pictures up here......)
Carol Jean |
I agree, when you see any other breed of dog, they all pretty much look the same. But Yorkies are very unique.
I read, that the reason for this is because, most of the desired qualities are actually brought about through recessive genes, so in order for them to show up, that gene has to be on both sides.
But how many of us would even be able to afford our babies if all that were produced, were the perfect ones.
They would be selling for $10,000. So I am grateful for all those breeders who have provided us with our perfectly imperfect specimens.
Probably the most predictable trait in a yorkie is that their looks and size are very unpredictable.