[sashajade]

in the uk where yorkshire terriers came from there WAS 2 weights for showing over and under 5 pounds.
yorkies were a LOT bigger than they are today some 18 pounds when the breed first came about.
the ONLY reason why the larger yorkie was dropped from showing was cos not enough people wanted to prance about in a ring with them as they were working class people who had yorkies.
the standard WAS CHANGED and whos to say that they didnt have it right the first time around.
to say larger yorkies all should be spayed and not bred from is not fare, some of us wanted larger yorkies, the way they use to be b4 it became fashion to bred them down insize.
some of us just wanted a yorkie a pet, a family member and it didnt matter what size they were when adults, it didnt matter if they had champs in there pedigee, it didnt matter if they could be shown, it didnt matter if they were classed as breed standard, the breed standard what was drawn up by men in suits and stuck up breeders, all we wanted was a yorkie we could love.
my sasha was over breed standard and had 2 cruff champs in her pedigree, my scampi had 5 cruff champs in his and was over breed standard and they gave me tye and zac, so to say they shouldnt of been born i find very upsetting, i couldnt give a flying bleep about them being over breed standard, imo the breed standard is WRONG AND OUT OF DATE.