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The Yorkshire Terrier Breed Standard
(British Kennel Club)
GENERAL APPEARANCE: Long-Coated, coat hanging
quite straight and evenly down each side, a parting extending from nose to 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, not 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. upper teeth closely overlapping 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 the 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 the ends than at roots, not extending higher on hind legs than
stifle.
FEET: Rounds; nails black
TAIL: Customarily 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 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 the tan.
COLOUR: Dark steel blue (not silver blue), extending from occiput to root
of tail, never mingled with fawn, bronze or dark hair. Hair on chest rich, bright tan. All tan hair darker at the roots than
in the middle, shading still lighter at the tips.
SIZE: Weight up to 3.1 kgs (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 testicals fully descended into
the scrotum
** * In the UK it is now possible to show animals with undocked tails. As yet there is no recognised standard
for the presentation, type, length or carriage of a full tail.
** It may also be possible now in the UK to show neutered
animals, providing permission has been obtained from the Kennel Club in advance.
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An American AKC parti dog, can be re-registered with the UK Kennel
Club, even as a "parti" colour, however should that dog be used to produce a litter of pups (Sire or Dam), the pups
they produce will not be allowed to be registered with the UK Kennel Club.Why breed a dog who cannot be registered with
a pure bred registry, where will these little "parti" dogs end up in the UK, on a non recognised registry, looking
like poor little cast offs.
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