Do you approve of different colored yorkies?

[AmourYorkies]

I just want to know people's opinion on breeding different colored yorkies that aren't the AKC standard such as gold or chocolate.

[piptickle]

I'm not a breeder, just a new yorkie owner! My opinion is this, New breeds and colour variations of existing breeds can become recognized as standard. This will only happen if there are people out there breeding them and fighting for them to become recognized! Labradoodles are a relatively new breed, I remember reading about The Guide Dogs for the Blind here in the UK, purposely cross breeding to produce the perfect guide dog! Now the Labradoodle is a KC registered breed.
There are many breeds that have different colour variations, how has the Biewer come about? I actually don't know much about this breed, are they a colour variation of the yorkie? Many breeds of dog can have mixed colour litters and all the pups can be registered, maybe this is because at some point in the breed's history there were breeders fighting for the standard to be changed! Here in the UK our standards have changed to ban tail docking (a great move in my mind!).
I'm no expert but aren't there some breeds with colour variations that are recognized by the AKC but not by our KC? And maybe vice versa! Personally I love all yorkies regardless of colour and I think that if reputable breeders were to set up breeding programs to improve the different colours maybe there could be a change in the standard! Just a thought!

[MyFairLacy]

I'm pretty much a stickler for the standard. Yorkies are supposed to be blue and tan (although I'm not opposed to the look of a black and tan yorkie as I personally like darker colors over ones that are too light). I'm a little undecided on the partis...the ones that are bred with the standard in mind (besides color) and look like a yorkie in features are beautiful but I'm not convinced that they originated from two purebred yorkies at this time. I'm 100% against breeding chocolate (liver) yorkies for many reasons... I can understand how all blue and all golds come about, but they should not be bred either. I know some standard yorkies that lightened over the years to almost all gold though, but that is a different situation from a yorkie born all golden.

[LoveMyJake]

I LOVE seeing all the different colors, and I think the goldens are so so pretty. I love all yorkies. But if I was breeding, I would only breed for the standard. For me, the most challenging and fun part of breeding would be always striving for the very best....since there is no such thing as "perfect".

[myyorkshireters]

Yes i agreed that different colour yorkies are lovely.I have two different colour male one is brown and black with thick curly hair my female one is silver and brown she is long straight hair.

[love_me_cody]

I think that if you can accept one color than you might as well accept others unless you can prove that a different color is producing unhealthy pups. After all, It's just colors. At the end, You're trying to produce a healthy pup to put into a loving home (no matter the color)

[Sugar's Mom]

While I think the odd colors are beautiful and love them, as a breeder, I would never breed them. I would love to have a golden but as long as I havestandard yorkies, I will never own one.

[romeos mommy]

i like the different colored yorks.

[red98vett]

I can't 'approve' or disapprove - but I LOVE yorkies just the way they are - what attracted me to them was their 'colors' ...I love the dark and light together -

What DOES bother me is the people who breed/broker and advertise "Rare colors" and charge outrageous prices.

[GurleyGirl]

I love the different colored yorkies!! Different strokes for different folks...

[myyorkshireters]

I cant breed my female yorkie because when we rescued her. We did not know she had mange we know it can transfer to the puppies so we dont want to take the chance with her.The only problem she as got now is recourrance of is infection and she is always scratrching her self we have been to the vets an number of time about hrtis but they only give her another course of antbiotics.Which work for a while they we have to start all over again with her.We know its not her fault
My male yorkie as been done so there is no chance with him either.Max my older yorkie as got an aggression problem the vet told us that if we had him done it would carm is aggression down.But it as not worked he is still the same to visitors and small children

[yorkiekist]

I dont "approve" the breeding of off colored Yorkies. They are not to the standard and never have been.The Yorkie has always been a tan dog with a blue saddle. The breeds used to create the Yorkie were not parti colored, blond or chocolate. There is alot of controversy over how and when the off colors came to be and since there was no DNA or kennel inspections back then, who knows if they are 100% Yorkes or a few mixes that started being bred in and over the years actually started to resemble Yorkies.

I do think that some of the parti colors ar pretty but shouldnt be bred for specificall and should never be sold as "rare" just so greeders can get a high $$$ from un-educated buyers which, it seems to me, is usually the case

[sheilajom]

I think parti's and biewers are cute! If they were only cheaper

[makemepretty]

I just love all the colors. I wish I knew they came in so many varieties when I started looking. Lola is very pale and gets tons of compliments on her beauty. Talula is standard color which makes her look dark next to her sister. The goldens and the chocolates, the parti's and the very dark are all so beautiful!

They're all adorable and have such cute faces.

[drbalkcom]

When we purchased Rigger we did not know much about Yorkies and thought they were all black and tan. Both of his parents were black and tan. He has gradually lost all of his black hair. He is now two shades of gold and we love him just the way he is. We always get comments from people about how pretty he is when we are out.