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Originally Posted by JeanieK  Just because someone posts something on the internet, does not make it gospel. No one knows for sure exdfactly which dogs were used to make up the dogs that were used to creat the Yorkshire Terrier breed. Most of thoe early founders were unregistered mixed breeds.
There is no way possible that anyone could know for certain tht there was not a piebald gene in the mix.
Back in the early 1860's the maltese and the yorkshire terriers were both shown in the same class as broken haired scottish terriers. it wasn't until 1864 that the Maltese were given a class of there own.
keeping that in mind, it is very possible, and more likely than not, that the maltese and the yorkshire terriers were bred together as Broken haired Scottish Terriers. |
So I guess that pretty much invalidates everything the parti colour/Biewer breeders are claiming if all the info on the Internet cannot be trusted.
As the info on that page is from an actual genetisist I would think it gives it some validity.
Again, you don't understand how a purebred gets that status. The development and recognition of the YOrkshire terrier went through the same hoops as any other purebred to be recognized.
Many of the current purebreds were developed from mixed breeds the Yorkie was not the only one that came about through that path. BUt that was one heck of a long path they came through with meticulous records of true fanciers, once they sought recognition and for the result to breed true. These were not ever marketed as rare whatever.
Fact still remains, I don't know of any reputable show breeders that know there lines from 30+ years producing a parti colour. One of their dogs might have done so as you mention the Nikko line but again, bred to what?
Which again is why show breeders NOW are very selective of whom they will deal with because if they do breed or sell to someone that produces something not good, that show breeder will get the blame regardless of what is behind the non show breeder stock. Show breeders have kind of closed the barn doors after the horses got out but I don't believe this was such a problem until the huge dollars could be made off of small breed dogs including designer breeds and 'rare' colours and not just involving Yorkies, it is happening in many breeds.