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Yorkshire Terriers AKC Breed Standard

Yorkshire terrier breed standard was last amended in 1966. Yorkshire Terrier head is small and rather flat on top, the skull not too prominent or round. Yorkshire Terriers eyes are medium in size, dark in colour and sparkling with a sharp, intelligent expression.

A Yorshire Terrier body is well proportioned and very compact. Yorkshire Terriers tail docked to a medium length and carried slightly higher than the level of the back. A Yorshire Terrier must not exceed 7 pounds.

Yorkshire Terriers breeders

Yorkshire terrier breeders usuallly have a long waiting list of people interested in yorkshire terrier puppies. Good yorkshire terrier breeders will be looking for someone who has the time and interest to deal with a yorkshire terrier and who exhibits a responsible attitude toward taking on yorkshire terrier breed.

Depending on the yorkshire terrier breeders, she may insist someone be home during the day to spend time with the dog. Good yorkshire terrier breeders will be happy to answer questions as they arise, and teach you the process of owning yorkshire terriers.

Yorkshire Terrier temperament

Yorkshire terriers are pretty full of themselves. They see no disadvantage in their smallsize and will stand up to far larger animals in most situations. Yorkshire terriers can get along with any other animals you have in home.

However, a yorkshire terrier is not a good choice for families with young children. Yorkshire terriers do not stand for indignities such as having ears pulled. Yorkshire terriers are active dog and they are not the one that will lie quietly on a mat in a corner.

Yorkshire Terrier puppies

Yorkshire terrier puppies with their tiny size and surprising spunk are irresistible. Raising a puppy is a full time job. If no one is home during the day, it’s not a good idea to bring a puppy into the household.

Don’t be swayed by the yorkshire terrier puppy’s cuteness. Assess your time and tolerance level realistically. If these limits won’t accomodate a puppy yorkshire terrier, search for an adult dog instead.

Shar Pei breed standard

An alert, dignified, active, compact dog of medium size and substance, square in profile, close-coupled, the well proportioned head slightly but not overly large for the body.

The preferred height for shar pei is 18 to 20 inches (46-51cm) at the wither. The preferred weight is 40 to 55 pounds (18-25kg). The shar pei eyes are dark, small almond-shaped and sunken, displaying a scowling expression. In the dilute colored dogs the eye color may be lighter.

The shar pei ears are extremely small but rather thick, equilateral triangle in shape, slightly rounded at the tips, edges of the ear may curl. Ears lie flat on the head and forward on the skull.

The shar pei nose is large and wide and darkly pigmented, preferably black. The extremenly harsh coat of shar pei is one of the distinguishing features of the breed.

Shar Pei temperament

Shar pei is regal, alert, intelligent, dignified, lordly, scowling, sober and snobbish, essentially independent and somewhat standoffish with strangers. But shar pei is extremely devoted to its family.

The shar pei stands firmly on the ground with a calm, confident stature. Shar pei is not a barker, but it will bark when threatened. Shar pei is a good watchdog but it doesn’t overreact. Shar pei is an instinctively clean dog that rarely sheds. Shar pei is easily house trained. Most shar pei are homebodies and rarely stray.

Shar Pei breeds and medical problems

 Shar pei might face eye problems such as entropion. Entropion is a genetic eye problem that causes the puppy’s eyelids to roll inward. As a result, the eyelashes rubbing against the cornea causes acute distress for the victim.

Veterinarian can perform eye tacking as a treatment to entropian. Early symptoms of entropian include pawing at the eyes and tearing. Symptoms are usually observed at about four weeks.

Another potential medical problem is skin problem because of its unsually sensitive skin. Allergic reaction, caused by food or by environment, make the shar pei skin reddened or hair loss to the itching and weeping sores produced by constant scratching.