I don't usually get into this, but I have a 'gold' yorkie. Both parents were the standard color. After being completely and thoroughly bashed, I decided to check into it a little further.
There is a difference between a 'gold' yorkie and a 'chocolate' yorkie. The gold has black eye-rims and a black nose. The chocolate has a liver-colored nose and liver-colored eye-rims.
I have heard that health issues can be a factor in these pups, so I decided to get in touch with the yorkie doctor associated with AKC and ask him. He said that there are not health issues related to the 'gold' coloring, but I shouldn't breed him if I want to stick to the AKC color standard. He told me that it was just a recessive gene causing the overall gold color.
Sooooo... while some may not want to call my YORKIE a yorkie, I don't know what else he could be????? A rose by any other name is a rose.
Now about breeding them... There are definitely people out there who love the look of these 'golds' and would love to own one. The pups that I did have from him before getting him fixed, were sold as pet quality only and at a reduced rate. What I don't want to happen is for an unethical breeder to get a hold of one of my pups and start breeding for the money only! People who breed yorkies with AKC registration, should stick to AKC standard colors only.
I did keep one of his daughters and will probably breed her (maybe once), and sell the pups as pet quality without papers. They really are beautiful pups!!! According to this vet, I would not be selling a defective puppy....
Does this make me a bad person?
P.S. If you would like the name of the yorkie doctor, just pm me and I'll send it to you. Hope I didn't step on anyone's toes....
