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Originally Posted by yorkiekist  Yep, I am opinionated when it comes to "rare" colored Yorkies being produced over and over and over again just for the $$$$$. Has anyone ever read the AKC standard for the Yorkie??? Let me know where it says chocolate and partie colors are acceptable!! If it werent for the indescriminate back yard breeders, there would be no need for the AKC standard. All breeders would be responsible enough to have "rare" color producers and the offspring spayed and neutered. All Yorkies produced would look like Yorkies, shaded tan and gun metal blue silk hair, being of prime importance. I dont think chocolate or partie was mentioned anywhere. If we didnt have an AKC standard, breeders would just breed willy, nilly and there would be no Yorkie. It took generations for breeders to get the standard where it is today. It will only take one generation to ruin it. And Im not saying that these "rare" colored puppies dont deserve love. All puppies need love and companionship. Its great when I hear of puppies finding loving for-ever homes. THEY JUST DONT NEED TO BE BRED!!! Im am glad to hear that the Biewer breeders are coming together and forming their own breed club with its own standards for that breed. I notice its different than the Yorkie standard. I wonder when people will be selling "rare" solid black Biewers?? As with the Yorkie, the "rare" color producer and offspring should be spayed or neutered. I am not writing this to hurt any feelings or stomp on any toes. but to hopefully educate breeders about the importance of standards and why we should all strive to enforce them. Just think, everytime someone buys a "rare" colored puppy, the breeder is being rewarded for poor breeding practices. And I am not just talking about puppy mills that fill the pet stores.
And to the person who wants a chocolate yorkie, I am sure the puppy is as cute as a bugs ear!!!!! Make your own decision and buy what ever pleases you. Just dont buy form a pet store. Do your homework. Dont just buy color, buy for good health also.
Ok, you can all slam me now!!!!! Lynn |
I doubt anyone is going to slam you at all. It's and opinion and we all have one.
I just wonder how the Yorkie itself started?? I thought I read somewhere that noone really knows exactly where the Yorkshire Terrier came from, but the do know the breed is a result of intermingling of the Waterside Terrier, English Terrier, and Paisley and Clydsdale Terrier. Maybe more!! I guess all AKC breeds started somewhere.
I wonder if any of those dogs carried the white we see coming up today? Who knows....I just hope every puppy out there, even if it's purple gets a loving home.