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ButterflyYorkie · 10-19-2006, 07:37 PM

He is a cute boy for sure!

I have looked into research, pics and LOTS of info on "red legs". I do not promote the breeding of them for any reason. It's a gamble I am not willing to take when I can pair two yorkies that I know do not carry this "short wiry coat" trait.

I happen to own a 9 yr old SPAYED red leg yorkie! She is a wonderful little dog who belongs to my daughter. SPUNKY is not the word for her! She's a real sweety! But would I breed one like her? No. Red legs do not grow coat. I don't care who you are or what you try to convince me otherwise but they do not! Their pups may get "lucky" when paired with a correct coat for mating, but why would you want to risk that? Who would want that throw back in their line? Do we not hold coat as a number one factor in our breed? Yes. Is our goal as breeders to keep the breed looking like it's supposed to and DISTINGUISHABLE from all other breeds? Yes.

This is our old red leg girl... she's a spoiled girl and we love her! But we realized early on that she was NOT for breeding. You know I absolutely hate to see these kind of things "promoted" as I had a "respected" breeder tell me once that the dog in THIS picture below was the ONE dog that I SHOULD breed and that my more standard yorkies SHOULD NOT be bred. I cringe every time I think of that but please know I took it with a chuckle and a "yeah yeah" LOL!

This is my red leg girl, and her hair has never grown any longer to this day at 9 years old than you see in this pic...She was on our site for years as our "House baby and guard dog" And she is that to this day.

10-19-2006, 07:37 PM	#10
ButterflyYorkie YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: NC Posts: 743	He is a cute boy for sure! I have looked into research, pics and LOTS of info on "red legs". I do not promote the breeding of them for any reason. It's a gamble I am not willing to take when I can pair two yorkies that I know do not carry this "short wiry coat" trait. I happen to own a 9 yr old SPAYED red leg yorkie! She is a wonderful little dog who belongs to my daughter. SPUNKY is not the word for her! She's a real sweety! But would I breed one like her? No. Red legs do not grow coat. I don't care who you are or what you try to convince me otherwise but they do not! Their pups may get "lucky" when paired with a correct coat for mating, but why would you want to risk that? Who would want that throw back in their line? Do we not hold coat as a number one factor in our breed? Yes. Is our goal as breeders to keep the breed looking like it's supposed to and DISTINGUISHABLE from all other breeds? Yes. This is our old red leg girl... she's a spoiled girl and we love her! But we realized early on that she was NOT for breeding. You know I absolutely hate to see these kind of things "promoted" as I had a "respected" breeder tell me once that the dog in THIS picture below was the ONE dog that I SHOULD breed and that my more standard yorkies SHOULD NOT be bred. I cringe every time I think of that but please know I took it with a chuckle and a "yeah yeah" LOL! This is my red leg girl, and her hair has never grown any longer to this day at 9 years old than you see in this pic...She was on our site for years as our "House baby and guard dog" And she is that to this day. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by ButterflyYorkie; 10-19-2006 at 07:39 PM.