I do wish our breeders from the fancy could produce more of the pet population as one certainly sees plenty of poor qual- ity dogs in the general population. I feel the number one threat in the US is the parti and o ff colors in a breed whose coat is of “prime importance”. Th ese are from a di ff erent set of breeders whose intent is to breed them for sale. But they will ulti- mately have to surface in our litters. Th ere are just too many of them to avoid it. I do trust that our American show breed- ers will not deny when it shows up and hopefully whatever happened to create anything other than the blue and tan pat- tern will not prevail. Th e dedicated breeders who presented such a beautiful entry to me in New York that year will prevail. Th e Yorkshire Terrier is a hardy little breed. Th rough the years the breeders here in America have been able to maintain if not even bring out the true terrier temperament while improv- ing structure, toplines and movement.
Yorkies are brave but not yappy, sweet but independent. Th e coat is easy to care for whether trimmed or long. And they most generally live into their late teens. Our pet owner’s love these tiny little big dogs just as much as we love them as an elegant and beautiful show dog.
Janet has shown many Toys and has bred Dalmatians and Pekingese. But she ultimately chose a little big dog, the Yorkshire Terrier. She has bred and shown Yorkies for over thirty years under the prefix Steppin’ Up and has had the pleasure of breeding or owning multiple BIS, BISS, National Specialty winners and over 100 homebred Ch’s, mostly owner-handled. She served on the board of the York- shire Terrier Club of America, Inc. for 17 years, 6 as President. In 1995, she wrote a book about Yorkshire Terriers, A New Owner’s Guide to the Yorkshire Terrier, for TFH publications. She cur- rently judges the Toy Group and Poodles for AKC and is a Secretary of the Ken- nel Club of Palm Springs. She is also on the board of the Yorkshire Terrier Club of America Foundation. She says her high- est honor to date has been judging the YTCA National Specialty in New York in 2009.
BIO Janet Jackson grew up on a com- mercial Angus cattle ranch in Oklahoma and her family showed cattle and horses. Th e first show dog she owned was a Dalmatian. Her father was a sports-
man and they always had Pointers and Brittany’s. She majored in agriculture eco- nomics at Oklahoma State University and participated in the livestock judging team.
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