Top Knot history....?? anyone?

[Cosy]

Yorkies, poodles and shih tzus wear one topknot. Wonder why malts have two and tzus have one?

[munchkn8835]

I have a male (Ollie) and am thinking about getting him a mohawk at his next grooming. Is that too much? I want him to look like a boy!

[godiva goddess]

Originally Posted by Cosy

Yorkies, poodles and shih tzus wear one topknot. Wonder why malts have two and tzus have one?

Great question Pat!

Brit, I was just thinking the same thing! I always put Mia in one top knot b/c I cant get my clumsy fingers to make 2 even ones..haha...

[biancasmom]

Originally Posted by The A Team

Can anyone give me a history lesson?

.....but show dogs....who decided that two tiny top knots with paper and black bows on them are part of the standard? Is it that some big time judge decided one day that this is what they all have to look like? The more I think about it, the stranger it seems.
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now you got me thinking too.. so i tried to search on the web for the history of topknots. i found a website http:/bhejei.com/standar.htm and it won't let me quote the website because it is copyrighted.. however it says that Maltese in the united states are typically shown with the two topknots (except for puppies because their hair is usually not long enough) and in Europe and Australia, they are shown with a single topknot..


so now there is even more to ponder.. why in the US do they consider the two topknots to look better but overseas, one...