'AUSILK'  YORKSHIRE  TERRIERS

    BREED STANDARD<>YORKSHIRE TERRIER

   

                                     YORKSHIRE TERRIER:
                  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.

                  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 elbows
             

                  BODY:  Compact with moderate spring of rip, 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
                  hind legs than stifle.

                  FEET: Round; nails black.

                  TAIL:  Customarily docked to medium length with plenty of hair,
                  darker blue in colour than rest of body, especially at end of tail.
                  Carried a little higher than level of back.

                  GAIT / MOVEMENT:  Free with drive; straight action front and behind
                  retaining level top line.

                  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.

                  SIZE:  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.

                  NOTE:  Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles
                  fully descended into the scrotum. 
 

              

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