 standard
Yes, but the standard leaves so much to interprepation, opinion of the reader and theres the problem...small vee shaped ears, well, to one breeder that may be 50% bigger then what I consider small..some look at a rounded ear tip and see vee shaped..I do not...some look at black and see deep steel blue, others see solid black. I have seen potetials with overbites, but the breeder said it was a perfectly acceptable scissor bite to their eyes...if judges who are suppose to be the final word on what is correct can not agree, then we will forever see opinions walking around the ring...but I do understand your desire to breed as coorect as possible and that is the point. Theorically, I could take a 10 pound, flop earred bitch and breed to a top of the line champion and defend my decision by saying my goal was to IMPROVE....whatelse can you do with a bitch of poor quality, but it does not mean she should be bred? |