Cane Corso.....yes, they are a good size. Mine is 135, but in his litterl some of the makes got up to 160, and all muscle.

Carlo is a handsome fella. Are their ears naturally small or are their ears cropped?

Ears cropped, and tail docked. Some leave the ears natural. Carlo resembles me quite a bit, or so I am told. Still not sure how to take that.

Aw, and I thought Carlo looked wonderful. Maybe I saw a different picture of him.

He's a handsome fella...

Thank you:). I came across video of Forrest the other day and cried as I remembered him. I can't help but think his life would, could and should have been completely different, if only .......if only the breeder would have known what she was doing, if only the breeder would have questioned his new owners....if only the owners would have been more dedicated....if only.....

Like you I certainly believe in breeding to the standard but I also know what dedicated parti breeders should want and it's no different than what dedicated, reputable, traditional color yorkie breeders should want.

The purpose for showing dogs is to have your breeding stock evaluated. But my impression is, today's dog show is much more of a beauty pageant, than it is an honest evaluation of the dogs physical attributes and/or faults. When you are aware a judge has put up a dog with bad knees, over looks obvious dye jobs, etc., it opens your eyes to what is truly going on:cool:.....And.....showing is okay, if that is what a breeder chooses to do to validate their breeding....but, I don't think it's necessary to show, to be a good, reputable, dedicated breeder........Tammy has proven that to me!

Thank you Jen and thank you Tammy my exact beliefs :) I do believe that
as breeders that health is #1

Parti color yorkies as well as traditional colors can both get CHIC numbers. To do so their knees are evaluated using the OFA Patellar exam and the eyes are tested using the CERF exam. That is a truer evaluation of the soundness than just showing a dog and if done for generations gives you far more information than just champions in a pedigree. Canine Health Information Center

Do you know if you can CHIC them if they have excellent penn hips and not OFA???

Thank-you for asking. At the present time only OFA is accepted for CHIC.

I just checked with someone who is more familiar with this than I am. Hips are not a required test for CHIC. They said that all you need is the OFA Patellar (knees) and CERF for eyes. Sorry about that! I don't know if CHIC recognizes the Penn Hip test and will even list it on the dogs list of health exams. Will call try to find out next week and come back with the answer.

he is a doll for sure

:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

Just one step further toward destroying the breed as we know it. Brag... go ahead, no one can stop you. But those who you wish most to impress will never give you the credit you so desire unless you keep the fact that the dog is a carrier a secret. You're in a catch 22 aren't you???