08-22-2010, 04:59 PM
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Originally Posted by magicgenie  I'm not as dedicated an exhibitor as some I know, but more excited about it than I once thought I could be. I love the breeding, raising and nurturing the puppies and playing with the parents in the garden. I love watching the quality of my puppies getting better year by year. I have no human children and realize this is the substitution for that. I love watching the families who visit here fall in love with their puppy, and later receiving their cards and emails over the years telling me how my Yorkie is the best pet they ever had, the smartest or prettiest in the whole world. Alas, being an exhibitor is an important part of being a breeder as it is though showing that I am learning about correct conformation in a very hands on way, making friends and gaining access to high quality dogs. I personally do not like to be in the show ring; I'm physically uncoordinated and clumsy, easily distracted, need training and am too old to get it. My first attempt a few years ago was a fiasco. I had a wonderful dog that should have finished, but I now have finished his granddaughter. We did use a handler, a good one but not elite in this breed. The girl I finished is a little doll, pretty face, showy style, luxurious heavy silk coat, a little small, lighter colored than ideal. I think she's beautiful and sone judges also must have as she finished very young and very fast. Faults that can be lived with in showing---I wish color was more liberal--medium shades of blue and tan flow freely at my house, the darker ones are so hard to get, so I wish the standard described an acceptable range rather than a strict dark steel blue and tan. I worry if we are losing some good traits while trying to breed to a particular shade of blue. One may be able to compromise a bit on angulation but not on topline. The Yorkshire Terrier is a pretty complex little package... | I can bend on color a bit to a medium blue, but I will not compromise on structure and movement or angulation or a topline....with health being the #1 priority! I can live with a little wider ear set but can't live with a bad bite. I love a pretty head on a compact yorkie! I love a nice neck and a more elegant yorkie. Structure and movement will never be compromised with me. That is what makes a good representation of any dog, how they are put together. When one is not put together right comes problems!
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08-22-2010, 04:59 PM
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