Show Stance I've come to understand that Yorkies should stand a certain way in show. Can you train one to hold it's tail and ears up? Mine never holds her tail higher that level to her back, unless she's excited. |
Yes they can be trained.. usually with a treat or a squeaky toy... whatever it takes to excite her into doing that behavior. |
Proper structure is essential for a yorkie to have a proper show stance, in regards to conformation showing. If a yorkie has a low tail set or rounded croup or a bad rear then they might not be able hold their tail at the proper level. Some yorkies are just prone to having floppy ears or airplane ears and sometimes it is just not possible to make them come up. When yorkie puppies teeth the ears will go up and down and usually by 6 months old the ears should be standing. Many people will tape the ears when the pups are young and that sometimes that will really help. Also keeping the ears shaved while the pups are young will help the ears to come up. |
What is the correct placement of the back paws for a proper stack? Should the back legs and paws be straight up and down, or should they be back a little like other breeds? |
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When a yorkie is stacked and viewed from the side the back legs should not go straight down but they should be back some if the dog has proper angulation. Below is a link to a very good article that explains the Yorkshire Terrier standard and it has some good examples of what to look for. Judging the Yorkshire Terrier by Dr |
Thank you BJH. That is the way my Teddy stands, strikes a pose. :) He stayed with his breeder until he was almost 8 months and I believe she may have been training Teddy like her show dogs just for practice or fun. Max always stands with his legs straight down, so people often comment on Teddy's stance. |
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It can tell you a whole lot. But for the "hard" stack ie the handler physically places the dog into position, I will place the back paws back far enough that the hock joint approaches and or is at vertical position. So when you stand directing behind the dog the hock joint stands straight up and down. At the minimum this means the back toes are behind their hip sockets and also rearward of their pelvis. |
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I agree . Learned a lot |
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This has been a fun post... for those of us who have gorgeous pups but aren't 'show dogs'. We'd like to prep and groom our babies just as the show owners do, but we really don't know how. Or even if we should. I'm letting Maxie's hair grow out. Now, I not only do my hair in the morning, but I get up early enough to do Maxie's! He has to have two 'ponytails' for the longer face hair, and a single tail closer to his eyes so he can see. He looks adorable. But as his coat grows out, there are tangles under his arms and on his legs that defy regular brushing, and I hate hurting him to get the tangles out. Very soon I'll have to decide whether to return him to his short puppy cut, or push through this difficult grow out period. |
My dog in no show dog, but I want her to act like one. Training comes to her rather easy but getting her stance right I don't know how. She only holds her tail up when she's to excited to pay attention to me and she doesn't hold her back legs at the right angle unless I don't have her attention. And she likes to hold her ears back even when shes happy. Her mood signals are mixed up. She shows her teeth and sneezes when she greats people and will turn sideways to show her but. lol And she ducks when you pick her up or pet her. And we have never smacked her so I'm not sure why she does it. She's not even afraid of it, she comes to me to be picked up and then crouches when I do. |
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