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04-29-2015, 06:46 AM | #46 |
YT 2000 Club Donating Member | Mike he is a very nice mover. A lovely boy and big congrats on BOB Just out of curiousity do you remember if the ground was hard and the grass roughish?
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04-29-2015, 09:57 AM | #47 |
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| Thank you Gemy The ground on the last show was asphalt. It was a big parking area. As for the grass, if I remember correctly it was a bit wet in the breed ring and dry and roughish in the main ring (for the best junior in show). His first show was on carpet though. From what I have read it is very important for the show puppy to play and run on grass from a very young age in order to familiarize with this terrain. Otherwise it will feel like walking on an unknown surface. We were fortunate that Sunny grew up in a house with a big garden with grass, where he could play with his siblings and practice trotting with the show lead. Here in Europe we have many shows held on grass, so it is crucial to teach the puppy to feel comfortable in this kind of surface. |
05-01-2015, 12:59 PM | #48 |
YT 2000 Club Donating Member | Yes here too Mike at least in the summer we have lots of outdoor shows. And I have found that if the showring is not clipped/mowed short Razzman almost used to do a bit of a skip or lifted his paws higher when moving through the longish grass. He actually still does that when we walk go hiking through fields :-)
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05-05-2015, 02:02 AM | #49 |
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| Sunny made us proud once more, winning at the Athens IDS & Group 3 Specialty, 3 x CAC, 2 x CACIB, 3 x BOB and 2 x Best in Group Saturday: CAC, CACIB, BOB & BIG under Mr Nikola Smolic from Croatia! Sunday: CAC, CACIB, BOB, Crufts Qualification 2016 and BIG under Mr Niksa Lemo from Croatia! Specialty: CAC, BOB under Mr Juan Naveda from Spain! Sunny is now new Greek Champion at only 16 months old!!!!!! |
05-05-2015, 02:04 AM | #50 |
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05-05-2015, 04:45 AM | #51 |
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| Big congratulations!!! Sunny is beautiful. I know you are so proud of him.
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05-05-2015, 05:32 AM | #52 |
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| Thank you bjh! We are very proud and thankful to his breeder, who trusted us with such an lovely boy |
05-06-2015, 11:57 AM | #53 |
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| 3 more pictures of my boy |
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05-06-2015, 03:10 PM | #55 |
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| Thanks so much for sharing the videos. Sunny is a beautiful mover. He has so much reach and drive. Do you mind sharing how much he weighs? It is hard to tell from the pictures.
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05-06-2015, 04:48 PM | #56 |
YT 2000 Club Donating Member | Mike your wife presented him so well in the video I saw. This video was the best movement one I have seen of him. You must be over the top with pride in your boy. My deepest congrats to you both!
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05-07-2015, 03:16 AM | #57 |
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| Thank you both so much for your kind words! We are over the moon with him @bjh He is a tall boy (leggy) and he weights at the moment 3.2 - 3.3 kilos. I think this is his ideal weight considering his body. Muscles are developing and we want to keep him in the best shape possible. He is still 16 months. As for the reach and drive, Sunny has good and balanced angulations (front - rear) but I think that its the leg length that also helps in relation with his body. I am still learning about conformation (and I must say that I have a lot more to learn) but I am a bit confused because there must be a balance between breed type and soundness. I really don't know what the limit is with yorkies. Each breed has its standard and its own way of moving. Yorkie standard and history don't tell us much about how yorkies should move. At least its not that crystal clear. I wish we had more conversations like this... @Gemy, this video shows the developing stages from 8 weeks till 16 months. There was a time during 6th and 7th month of age, that everything was out of place and then suddenly everything was ok. I guess it is true that at 8 weeks of age you see a miniature of the adult dog and you don't look back till the dog fully develops. |
05-07-2015, 03:24 AM | #58 |
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| This is another video of him while chasing him He has his favourite toy in his mouth... https://www.facebook.com/denis.chor/...34843855489548 |
05-07-2015, 08:14 AM | #59 | |
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Yes that is rather frustrating as our standards do not talk about ideal movement. But they are a terrier and you can look to other terrier standards that might talk to movement for the terrier. Structurally speaking a square body will look like in movement not to have much reach n drive as opposed to a more rectangular body. And of course height at the withers will factor in. If you have a 7inch tall dog versus a 9inch tall dog - the 9 inch dog all other things being equal will look like a showier mover. My understanding of terrier movement is that the reach or the front paws should stride out to the level of the chin. The drive should push back beyond the pelvic sitting bones. The spacing between the paw to the ground should approximate the length of the paw to the ankle joint. The movement of the dog should be smooth with little jarring action. Head carriage is naturally held high at the trot. No sidewinding, crabbing, or cross over at the trot. The hock joint needs to show extension on the drive, and the front legs should reach straight out. Equal pressure through the paw pads front n back. This will change of course as the dog moves into a gallop.
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05-07-2015, 08:25 AM | #60 |
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| I love the video of Sunny playing. He seems like a very happy little guy. He sounds like a perfect size. I agree there is so much to learn about breed conformation. I think breed type can be interpreted in different ways when it comes to things like the head and body type. I know some people prefer the shorter legs, coby body while other like the longer legs. I see a lot of different head types in the ring too. Some with the shorter muzzles and some more moderate. Ears set and ear size can be challenging too. Regardless of what type body a yorkie has, they must still move correctly and have the reach and drive. If one thing is off in the body structure they will not have the proper movement.
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