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02-20-2006, 11:57 AM | #1 |
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| Legs too long to breed? I think Ceeby's legs are too long and he was supposed to be my first little stud. I don't want to have bad traits. I will keep him even if they are because he is my "baby". he will be seven months old in a couple of days and since he was about five months old, it seems to me like his legs are really, really too long. In fact, his new nickname is 'daddy longlegs". We measured him and he is the 9x9 you guys talk about but the biggest part of him is his long legs. How ong should they be and is there a way to just measure the legs? Is this just a gangly looking phase all yorkies go thru? When I look at pictures of everyone's pups that are the same age as him, they all look just like him with the silver head, scraggly hair and thin body. i am disappointed in his looks. Thanks |
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02-20-2006, 01:25 PM | #2 |
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| You might want to wait until he is at least 1yr. Then make your decision. No Stud dog is perfect, but you might want to try and breed only those who have traits the closest to the breed standard.
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02-20-2006, 01:31 PM | #3 |
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| He should be as long from the base of his neck to the tail as he is tall from the floor to the top of his back. If he is the same, then his legs are not too long for his body. They are supposed to be square shaped. |
02-20-2006, 01:32 PM | #4 | |
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02-20-2006, 01:45 PM | #5 | |
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02-20-2006, 01:46 PM | #6 |
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| legs He is square..and it is good to have a bit of leg on a stud..I like good length of leg..squatty is cute in small pet, but elegance and leg looks great in the ring. |
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02-20-2006, 02:54 PM | #9 | |
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02-20-2006, 02:55 PM | #10 |
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| That is how Harley is!! With She-Ra he has no problem, she is a little shorter than him, but when he tried to bred with a friend's dog, he was too short!! I felt so sorry for him!! Kinda like the short guy dating the tall girl!! Is that him in your avatar?? He doesn't look leggy at all!
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02-20-2006, 02:58 PM | #11 | |
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02-20-2006, 03:00 PM | #12 |
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| thanks everyone I have just been sitting here posting away and responding to you all and just now realized I hadn't said thank you to anyone. So, the sole purpose of this post is to give everyone a great big thanks for all your answers about my daddy LongLegs. |
02-20-2006, 03:49 PM | #13 |
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| My Mickey is 9 long and 8 1/2----9 tall and weighs 4-5 lbs very square. My Minnie is 10 long and 81/2---9 tall and seems wider weighs 5lb 6 oz the at the vets. when they breed they had no problem. |
02-21-2006, 10:52 AM | #14 | |
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Maybe I'm misunderstanding, but I thought you measured body length from the sternum to the hip bone and height from the floor to the tallest point of the withers. | |
02-21-2006, 11:29 AM | #15 |
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| getting technical or absolute it should be; height (floor to wither, and floor to elbow), and length (withers to tailset, point of shoulder to end of buttocks.
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