It is VERY sad that most yorkies deviate so far from the standard that they don't resemble yorkies any longer. It's sad that sick, unhealthy, and unsound animals are being produced because of unethical breeders...and it is sad that the dogs and their owners have to suffer because of it. I don't understand the purpose of breeding a poor quality purebred, just as I don't understand the purpose in breeding mixed breed dogs :thumbdown Why can't breeders just breed the right way...I feel sorry for all the dogs being produced by the bad breeders out there :mad:

What AKC Standard???
 

I'm Sorry to say this but.....What "Standards" AKC or otherwise?
One word - "Breeding"! A Yorkie should look and act like a "Yorkie" period, there should be no question or doubt about it's Breed? I've seen too many
bad looking ones. All puppies are cute but what do they grow-up to be?
I know too many friends & family members with Yorkie's that puchased them with such high expectations and they are all disappointed b/c thay are not "Teacups" and too big, not the right Color too light or dark, poor hair quality their hair hardly grows and is not silky. Their ears don't stand up. No personality, their not smart and consistantly have health problems.
I hear all the complaints since my Sister has 2 Yorkie's, 1 was from a Local
Pet Store and the other from the Internet! So I get to hear her complain every day. Breeding is Everything, too bad too many Breeder's breed for the Money instead of breeding a better "Yorkie"! Some one will eventually purchase her no matter what she looks like, regardless of the price b/c she is a Yorkie! Does she even have Papers?:confused:

Oh, while this dog is not breed standard - I'm sure someone will find it adorale and take it home to love. :thumbup:

This is her statement about her (Kosoma Kennel) breeding in her Q&A area:
I have read that a responsible breeder will only offer puppies with limited registration and a spay/neuter contract. Why do you offer full registration?
The policy of offering only limited registration is sometimes based on the assumption that only show-quality dogs should ever be bred. We feel that appearance alone should not be the determining factor, especially since this evaluation is based simply on one organization's determination of what a Yorkie should look like. One of the many problems with this narrow view is that opinions vary as to what really constitutes a "perfect" Yorkie. In fact, the present description of show quality dogs varies from that a few years ago. Being painfully aware of our own imperfections, we do not think it reasonable to limit full registration to only "perfect" Yorkies. Many pet owners actually prefer variations on the Yorkie "standard".

At any rate, no one can definitively predict what an 12 week old puppy will look like as an adult, so deciding at that point whether or not a dog is "perfect" for breeding is not really feasible. Moreover, limited registration only means that the offspring cannot be registered--it does not prevent breeding, as the many ads for dogs "without papers" prove.

A spay/neuter contract is used by some breeders in an effort to prevent owners from breeding their dogs. Again, we find this to be of limited value, as owners can just as easily breed dogs without papers. In addition, we do not choose to dictate to owners what optional medical procedures they should have performed on their dogs. Some people choose to leave their pets intact for reasons other than breeding.

All this being said, there are times when we choose to offer only limited registration or spay/neuter the dog before leaving our care. We exercise these options if a dog should not be bred for health reasons, or displays extreme deviation from the Yorkie standard. For example, if a dog has had a hernia repair he/she should definitely not be bred (because this can be hereditary). Or a little girl may just be too tiny to ever safely have puppies. Instead of applying a blanket rule to registrations, we prefer to evaluate each of our Yorkies separately.

Kind of says it all, eh?

Wow...what is she??? She looks like somethin from a Dr. Zeuss book!

That picture has sure grown on me, it now reminds me of a vintage painting. Maybe how a yorkie looked long before it became the beautiful pampered pet it is now.

So sad really but beautiful at the same time. jolie laide?

I don't even think that looks like a full blooded yorkie, looks like a mix of some kind to me. She is way to long.
Poor thing!

Why would she even sell a dog if it has health issues :mad::mad:. She is a bad, bad breeder.
I feel sorry for that poor girl, she doesnt look in the best of condition. She should be given away to a good home, so that someone can lavish lots of love on her, and take some time to help improve the health and look of her coat. I dotn think she is ugly, she just needs some good ole fashion love and attention.