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Above - Eng Ch Blairsville Royal Seal - 'Tosha'
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PURE BREDS AREN'T FOR THE ELITE
they're for the ethical and responsible...
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As I have reached my quota of
photographs for this website, over the next few
weeks I hope to commence a new page/album on
the ozyorkieripples website
depicting the history of the Yorkshire Terrier breed.
Please check back often to see
how things are progressing.
http://www.mydogweb.com.au/ozyorkieripples
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Regarded by many as among the best Yorkshire Terriers, if not THE best,
ever bred. To me, UK Ch Blairsville Royal Seal represents the epitome
of what the breed is all about.
Royal Seal died in 1988 aged 15 years.
During his show career Tosha won 50 CCs,
all under different judges. He was 12 times Best In Show at all breed CH
shows, and 16 times Reserve Best In Show. He took 33 Group wins, and
went Reserve Best In Show at Cruft's in 1978, just as his dam had done
before him. Tosha was Top Dog, all breeds, for two consecutive years.
He became the sire of many prolific Champions and still features in the
pedigree of many of today's Yorkies.
Below is the Breed Standard for the Yorkshire Terrier
as currently adopted in Australia.
| Group: |
Group 1 (Toys) |
| History: |
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| General Appearance: |
Long coated, coat hanging quite straight and evenly down each side, a parting extending from nose to end of tail. Very compact and neat, carriage very upright conveying an important air. General outline conveying impression of vigorous and well-proportioned body. |
| Characteristics: |
Alert, intelligent toy terrier. |
| Temperament: |
Spirited with even disposition. |
| Head And Skull: |
Rather small and flat, not too prominent or round in skull, nor too long in muzzle, black nose. |
| Eyes: |
Medium, dark, sparkling, with sharp intelligent expression and placed to look directly forward. Not prominent. Edge of eyelids dark. |
| Ears: |
Small, V-shaped, carried erect, not too far apart, covered with short hair, colour very deep, rich tan. |
| Mouth: |
Perfect, regular and complete scissor bite, i.e. the upper teeth closely overlapping the lower teeth and set square to the jaws. Teeth well placed with even jaws. |
| Neck: |
Good reach. |
| Forequarters: |
Well laid shoulders, legs straight, well covered with hair of rich golden tan a few shades lighter at ends than at roots, not extending higher on forelegs than elbow. |
| Body: |
Compact with moderate spring of rib, good loin. Level back. |
| Hindquarters: |
Legs quite straight when viewed from behind, moderate turn of stifle. Well covered with hair of rich golden tan a few shades lighter at ends than at roots, not extending higher on hindlegs than stifle. |
| Feet: |
Round; nails black. |
| Tail: |
Preferably docked to medium length with plenty of hair, darker blue in colour than rest of body, especially at the end of tail. Carried a little higher than level of back. |
| Gait/Movement: |
Free with drive; straight action front and behind, retaining level topline. |
| Coat: |
Hair on body moderately long, perfectly straight (not wavy), glossy; fine silky texture, not woolly. Fall on head long, rich golden tan, deeper in colour at sides of head, about ear roots and on muzzle where it should be very long. Tan on head not to extend on to neck, nor must any sooty or dark hair intermingle with any of tan. |
| Colour: |
Dark steel blue (not silver blue), extending from occiput to root of tail, never mingled with fawn, bronze or dark hairs. Hair on chest rich, bright tan. All tan hair darker at the roots than in middle, shading to still lighter at tips. |
| Sizes: |
Weight: up to 3.2 kg (7lbs) |
| Faults: |
Any departure from the foregoing points should be considered a fault and the seriousness with which the fault should be regarded should be in exact proportion to its degree and its effect upon the health and welfare of the dog. |
| Notes: |
Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum. |
http://www.k9web.com/dog-faqs/breeds/yorkies.html
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What is 'Excellence' in a Breed?
Is it simply conforming externally to the breed standard?
Is it being able to show that it is a real working dog capable of endurance
at
its job?
Is it being both beautifully structured and healthy?
Is it being beautifully structured, healthy and temperamentally sound?
Is it being beautifully structured, healthy, temperamentally sound, and able
to
endure doing its job?
If you breed a dog or bitch who is a splendid match to the breed standard,
but
is so dysplastic at age 3 that it is crippled, is that excellence?
If you breed a dog or bitch who is a splendid match to the breed standard,
but
is diseased and dies at age 5, is that excellence?
If you breed a dog or bitch who is a spendid match to the breed standard,
but is
so foul tempered that it is impossible to live with, is that excellence?
What if you have a dog or bitch who is a splendid match to the breed
standard
structurally and movement-wise, is a hard-working animal, has a lovely
temperament, but has too much white in its coat? or has improper coat? or
has
some other cosmetic fault? Is that excellence?
How can one determine excellence simply by contests in the breed ring, in
the
agility ring, or obedience ring? Do you not really need to
look
at the life-long aspects of the dog or bitch from youth to senescence to
determine whether you really had an "excellent" example of the breed? [And
by
then, might you have missed your opportunity to breed the animal if you
waited
to see how everything fell out over time?]
How does one achieve excellence in breeding?
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