Standards
Carriage, feather, head and body criteria for the ideal Yorkshire, scored out of 100 in all.
THE IDEAL STANDARD AND POINTS TABLE | ||
|---|---|---|
CARRIAGE | Confident and upright, legs long, thighs visible and slightly bent, tail carried a little raised. | 25 POINTS |
FEATHER | Feather close, short and tight. Wings proportionately long, meeting neatly at the centre of the back and just touching a close, well-carried tail. | 25 POINTS |
HEAD | Head: Fully round and prominent. | 20 POINTS |
BODY | Well rounded, tapering evenly towards the tail. | 10 POINTS |
LENGTH | About 17 cm, keeping symmetrical proportions. | 10 POINTS |
CONDITION | Health, cleanliness and sound feather; colour good and even. | 10 POINTS |
Total: | 100 POINTS | |

