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Paz · 06-08-2015, 11:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Mike1975

How old is she and how does she look when she is in an alert position?

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She is 9 months, and her body is strong, she isn t slim..

Paz · 06-08-2015, 11:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Yorkiemom1

What a sweet baby girl!! I do not show Yorkies, but have owned retired Ch. and Gr.Ch. bitches for breeding stock and my cornerstone stud, Boss, was an International Ch/Gr.Ch. I have been around many level top lines! That being said, in my NON PROFESSIONAL eye/opinion, which may or may not be accurate, I see an unlevel topline. Show people have many, many ways of stacking a dog so that top line may level out some and appear more level, but I can see a slope at the front shoulder (?) and a slight rise mid back....I am anxious for one of our show people to come and give their opinion.....I love to learn about these things!!! It can be very hard to critique your own baby, to see tiny little things these sharp eyed, experienced show people/judges/handlers can spot quickly. I am wondering about the angle of her neck to body also....
Is the tip of her left ear not trimmed to a point?....it looks like her ear tip is missing in two of the pics that I can see.....

You have a beautiful baby girl.....thank you for putting her out there for us to look at and essentially critique! Please do not go solely by what I am finding and pointing out....I am not a show person and I am just looking at her as if she was one of mine I was thinking about putting in the ring!

Thank you

Left ear is trimmed too but i don t to do good well, i learn it

thank you for your answer.

Paz · 06-09-2015, 12:48 AM

Thank you very much for the answers. The goal is to improve on all this. Sometimes the topline is perfect. I'll try to upload videos. We do live in a house, and not a flat so we do not walk a lot, but she is out in the garden many hours a day. We'll do the exercises. Thank you advices

Her back is a bit long yes, and she is not compact at first glance, but measurements from neck to tail is the same as the height of the middle back point, but she could ofc be a bit shorter or taller. She is supposedly a showdog, but if she does not concentrate on something, during a show she wont look nice.

Paz · 06-09-2015, 12:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mike1975

How old is she and how does she look when she is in an alert position?

She is 9 months

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Paz · 06-09-2015, 01:44 AM

I first noticed this when the lenght of the dogs back started to grow. Way I see it, the rear portion of the back is straight, and the back arches down due to the breast part of the dog being low, so its kind of an optical roach back thing. Im thinking this might be the result of the longer back so the muscles arent always tense and hold the back straight all the time, When she is paying attention to something its nice and straight, but when she doesnt it seems to be not. When it was our time to go on the show, it was very hot, sun was hitting the ring, she was quite down due to the heat, we were alone in the ring, she couldnt be motivated whatever I told her, and the treats didnt help either. I hope if I can strenghthen her she could develope in a good way. The dogs with short backs are beautiful, the back cannot arch as much and it seems a lot more tense all the time. I saw short dogs with humps but there the spine was deformed. In our case it would be straight if the due to length the front of the dog wasnt low.

06-09-2015, 12:48 AM	#33
Paz YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Debrecen Posts: 6	Thank you very much for the answers. The goal is to improve on all this. Sometimes the topline is perfect. I'll try to upload videos. We do live in a house, and not a flat so we do not walk a lot, but she is out in the garden many hours a day. We'll do the exercises. Thank you advices Her back is a bit long yes, and she is not compact at first glance, but measurements from neck to tail is the same as the height of the middle back point, but she could ofc be a bit shorter or taller. She is supposedly a showdog, but if she does not concentrate on something, during a show she wont look nice.

06-09-2015, 01:44 AM	#35
Paz YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Debrecen Posts: 6	I first noticed this when the lenght of the dogs back started to grow. Way I see it, the rear portion of the back is straight, and the back arches down due to the breast part of the dog being low, so its kind of an optical roach back thing. Im thinking this might be the result of the longer back so the muscles arent always tense and hold the back straight all the time, When she is paying attention to something its nice and straight, but when she doesnt it seems to be not. When it was our time to go on the show, it was very hot, sun was hitting the ring, she was quite down due to the heat, we were alone in the ring, she couldnt be motivated whatever I told her, and the treats didnt help either. I hope if I can strenghthen her she could develope in a good way. The dogs with short backs are beautiful, the back cannot arch as much and it seems a lot more tense all the time. I saw short dogs with humps but there the spine was deformed. In our case it would be straight if the due to length the front of the dog wasnt low.