 coat
Yorkie coat is not called "fur"...it is coat or hair because of it's human like quality. As a breeder I use the standand as a blueprint, my "recipe" so to speak. Whether the Yorkie is a pet or a show pup I want to strive for the best coat possible. The silk coat does not mat with proper care..a soft or cotton coat are the difficult ones for the pet owner to deal with and most have to keep them shaved down. No breeder gets the perfect coat texture each time, but a good breeder will strive for it. This is done by spay/neutering the ones that do not produce the correct coats...they are called "pets"..much loved pets, but not breeding stock.
Sometimes novice breeders do not understand the need to breed to the standand..but look at it like this. If you go to the bakery to buy an angel food cake and the baker sells you a chocolate cake you are not getting what you paid for...the baker saids..it is a great cake, tastes good, fair price, it is still a cake, right? True, but you want the baker to follow the recipe for an angel food cake because that is what you perfer..same with dogs..the standand makes the breed what it is..when the breeder disregards the standand we lose what makes a Yorkie, a Yorkie. It is my job as a breeder to follow the recipe and make sure my Yorkies are the best representation of the breed as possible...why, because I love the breed and strive to do no harm to it. JMO |