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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.
Neck: In line with the rise of the shoulders.
Eye: As near the centre of the head as possible.
Shoulders: Proportionately broad, round and upright, blending gradually into the head.
Breast: Full and deep, in proportion to the height and width of the shoulders, set nicely and evenly up to the lower part of the beak.

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

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