♥♥♥ Beautiful Or Cute? Which Do You Prefer??? ♥♥♥

[Teresa Ford]

Beauty or Cutie ? This is an interesting question. I would like to have a Yorkie that was the epitome of the AKC standard. That would be beautiful to me.
But, I think my Rubin is beautiful too. Rubin is very far from the physical coat requirements of the AKC standard. But he has a wonderful bone structure, a regal and graceful strut, and the proud confident head toss of a champion. (his parents were both show dogs) My little rescue Gracie is adorable and totaly cute. She has a long silky coat if allowed to grow out but, her face is not beautiful, she is cute. Abba boy is tiny, very elfish,and cute as a button. Ginny Joy is very pretty and may grow up to be beautiful. So I guess my answer is; I prefer Yorkies to be beautiful, but a cute Yorkie is also irresistible. OK ALL RIGHT, I admit it ! I love them ugly, old and toothless too ! It is that Yorkie spirit I adore.

[yorkietalkjilly]

Well said about the Yorkie spirit! It is the breed's greatest charm, to me. But you don't have a "look" preference? This is just for fun to see what look this community prefers in picking a young dog.

[gracielove]

I think that as puppies they are all little cuties. As they mature the long coat is beautiful when well kept. Gracie's coat is mostly grown out now after a couple of groomer hatchet jobs. I think she is a cute little beauty. I have a friend that has a male that she keeps in a puppy cut and female that she keeps in full coat. They are an adorable pair. He looks just like his personality.....a little dickens! She looks like a little fashion model but can be just as outgoing in personality as her brother. It is just hysterical to watch them play together out in the yard.

[yorkietalkjilly]

Originally Posted by gracielove

I think that as puppies they are all little cuties. As they mature the long coat is beautiful when well kept. Gracie's coat is mostly grown out now after a couple of groomer hatchet jobs. I think she is a cute little beauty. I have a friend that has a male that she keeps in a puppy cut and female that she keeps in full coat. They are an adorable pair. He looks just like his personality.....a little dickens! She looks like a little fashion model but can be just as outgoing in personality as her brother. It is just hysterical to watch them play together out in the yard.

If you were picking a young dog for your own, which look do you prefer - the dog that has all the early indications of ideal conformation/coat that will grow a beauty or one that seems already as if it will be cute as pie?

[Nancy1999]

Originally Posted by yorkietalkjilly

If you were picking a young dog for your own, which look do you prefer - the dog that has all the early indications of ideal conformation/coat that will grow a beauty or one that seems already as if it will be cute as pie?

That's just it, the ideal dog can look cute as well, it really depends on the grooming. That's like saying Angelina Jolie can never look cute, only beautiful. Put her hair in a pony tail and leave off her make-up and voila - she's cute! Well, maybe you might have to blacken out a few teeth.

[yorkietalkjilly]

I know a beautiful young AKC ideal Yorkie can look cute too but if you had the pick of a young dog that was more lovely and beautiful than frankly cute(say very baby-faced or elfin-looking with curly, cottony-coated), which do you prefer?

[gracielove]

Originally Posted by yorkietalkjilly

If you were picking a young dog for your own, which look do you prefer - the dog that has all the early indications of ideal conformation/coat that will grow a beauty or one that seems already as if it will be cute as pie?

That is a really difficult question since I am considering getting another. I would look for a pup that is as close to the breed standard as possible. Personality would sway me quite a bit also. Since this would be a companion pet I think cuteness and personality would probably sway me more than anything else.

[Nancy1999]

Originally Posted by yorkietalkjilly

I know a beautiful young AKC ideal Yorkie can look cute too but if you had the pick of a young dog that was more lovely and beautiful than frankly cute(say very baby-faced or elfin-looking with curly, cottony-coated), which do you prefer?

Although I LOVE the way a cotton coat looks, I would never choose it, it's too darn hard to not hurt them at some point. My foster has a mixed coat and I think it's gorgeous, but it kills me when there's a tangle and I hurt him. Joey's coat is all silk and he just practically never tangles. Right now, breeders still have a lot of leeway with the face, and I'm sure we all have individual preferences on what we think is the best, but as a mama, I think of my boys as cuties not beautiful, but I'm sure either one of the would have been a champ in the ring. Lol, what's a elfin looking Yorkie?

[Nancy1999]

Originally Posted by gracielove

That is a really difficult question since I am considering getting another. I would look for a pup that is as close to the breed standard as possible. Personality would sway me quite a bit also. Since this would be a companion pet I think cuteness and personality would probably sway me more than anything else.

Yes, great point, personality is a big thing, I chose Joey because he seem to like me!

[yorkietalkjilly]

Originally Posted by gracielove

That is a really difficult question since I am considering getting another. I would look for a pup that is as close to the breed standard as possible. Personality would sway me quite a bit also. Since this would be a companion pet I think cuteness and personality would probably sway me more than anything else.

That's what I was angling for in this thread - when you have a choice, whether one is more inclined to pick a dog that most people are going to call beautiful or cute when they see it or see pictures of it. People usually don't usually say "Oh, how beautiful and cute!" in describing a Yorkie - they use one or the other description as the main adjective. Some of the show dogs I see on this site are truly beautiful to me and that is the first and main word most posters use to describe their photos. Other dogs are what I would call cute and I notice they rarely have the word "beautiful" posted about their pictures but "cute" is the predominant description on the posts. While we all agree either type of dog can always be described as being beautiful and cute to any true Yorkie lover, I am just trying to find out of those that want to, will they post which is their main preference in picking a young dog for their personal pet - the lovelies or the cuties.

[AprilLove]

I can't resist either! Beautiful is cute and cute is beautiful I don't have a preference, but when they are puppies I think they are ALL cute !♥

[chachi]

I like cute and perfect

[Britster]

Cute!!! No offense to those with full-coated show-type Yorkies of course. I mean I do think they are beautiful. Just not my type of dog. I am so glad I ended up with a BYB Yorkie who is not the standard, lol. I know that sounds terrible but most Yorkies that I know are purebred and in standard are not my type. So I definitely ended up with the perfect dog for me. Most likely will have a Silky for my second.

[azkaty]

I am a sucker for those long flowing silk coats and beautiful faces..!