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Baby Doll Face vs. Terrier Face I have been a yorkie owner for close to two years now.I currently have two. My first, T.J., has what I think people consider the baby doll face. My second has what I think people call the terrier face. Even though each is 100% yorkie, how has so much variance occured in facial features? I'm assuming the terrier face came first and this baby doll face has been bred into the yorkie? Just curious. |
Standard doesn't address facial features too much and the breeder is left to decide many things. Not too long ago it said the muzzle should be neither too long or too short, now it just says not too long, but what does that mean? Here's the official standard as written by YTCA. Quote:
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I like both faces. I think all 3 of my Yorkies had the baby doll face - the shorter muzzle. To be that face is cutest. But I love the regular muzzle Yorkies too. They are the real beauties. |
I love love love the terrier face! They remind me of the yorkies my Nan raised in England. |
I'm not big on the baby doll faces as much. I prefer a Yorkie to look more like a terrier and not a ShihTzu or something. Sometimes the "baby doll" faces have more popped out eyes and it's just not my preference. |
Can some one show pic's of this faces plz |
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Thank you for posting the pictures I see ..they are adorable..I just got my yorkie so I'm a new mommy this is my 1st yorkie..tanks for the info |
My tj is not really toyish looking like what I've seen. He is small and extremely cute, but my girl, which I got from a breeder...."farm".....has a much different face....much more terrier face....almost a silky face, from the little that ive gleaned. She also has two white toenails....? |
I find it all interesting. I know horses, and one can tell what linage they come from if they are true to the breed. Line breeding is not good, but is that what goes on with yorkies to get a desired look? |
2 Attachment(s) Tibbe has a fairly short muzzle and some say he has a baby doll face. Here are pictures of him. I don't think he looks too pop-eyed or anything but that is just me. |
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2 Attachment(s) I am currently looking for another puppy and so have been looking at alot of puppy faces lately. The first pic is mine as a pup, with a distinct terrier face, the second pic is a pup of the same age with a "babydoll" face. Looking at the two is hard to believe they are the same breed. The baby doll face, to me, as a chihuahua-type head...rounder with eyes further apart and a very short nose. |
1 Attachment(s) Heres Peanut not sure what he is under.... |
Well one thing is for certain - they all have cute faces! |
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I love all of the sweet little faces. :D My preference is somewhere in the middle. Not too long, and not too short. |
4 Attachment(s) My girls had what people called a babydoll face. Their eyes were wider set and they had a shorter muzzle. My little one, Gracie, (last two photos) had the most baby face of the three, but all had short muzzles like their sire. |
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Thanks, Patti. All of your babies are truly beautiful. I prefer the shorter muzzle, but health and temperament will be the first and foremost things I will be looking for when I get another Yorkie. If they can have the baby face also, that's just a bonus. Once I had my babies, truthfully I was so in love that they looked beautiful and perfect to me, faults and all. I have seen many show Yorkies who have shorter muzzles, as well. |
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I really agree, and I also think your babies are darling. I was just wondering if any of you who have dogs with the shorter muzzles have problems with reverse sneezing and/or honking? I'm wondering if it’s more prevalent in dogs with smaller muzzles? |
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(also, off toic, but he isn't well today-- i think he has a tummy bug, and the vomiting has made his throat raw- making breathing a little harder- so he needs positive vibes please!) i personally prefer the terrier face- like my wee poppets (in the avatar), but i like them a little leggy to! anyone like leggy babydolls out of interest? |
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Pixie my one with the shortest muzzle has no breathing issues, knock on wood. She rarely has the reverse sneeze. Her muzzle is short but not pushed in at all. Roxie has the in between muzzle has had some problems with reverse sneeze lately and she snores when laying on her back. She also needs to lose weight. I do have to say that Nikki who is my senior guy has a very long muzzle has never had a reverse sneeze in the almost 2 years I have had him. Also, he sleeps right next to my head and I have never heard a more quite breathing dog. |
Tibbe has had about 6 episodes of reverse sneezing in the 3 years that I have had him. He's not overweight and really active but with his early history, he tends to be a nervous dog, though we work daily to help that, so I would think he would have more of any issues related to short muzzles and "nerves" but we haven't had a lot of the reverse sneezing to date. A lot of people seem to think varying degrees of the RS is due to Yorkie's nerves or attempts at micromanagement of things, too. My Scotty and Jilly had about the same amount of RS that Tibbe does - an episode or two a year. Scotty was not related to Tibbe but Jilly was. |
Jackson has a longer muzzle (but not super long) and he's never had any breathing issues as far as I can recall. He sneezes when he plays, LOL, but he never does a reverse sneeze or any of that. |
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