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Originally Posted by YorkieRose  I am old and jaded..too many years under my belt. Things are NOT black and white in dogs... Most show breeders DO strive for the best color possible...BUT if you talk to judges they will tell you what they do in these situations(sometimes LOL)...we had a discussion in a former thread about this...some judges will select structure over color..me too! Color is far easier to change then a structure fault..you can breed in good color in one generation..but some structure faults will haunt a breeder for many generations...
There are softer, black Yorkies of excellent structure and temperment finished each year..given the choice I would opt for one over a gorgeous steel blue coat hung on a poor topline or bad bite...
I had a friend who had such good color on her UK bitch, but her did not show herself well, no ring temperament, this was a super nice girl in every other area..but she only got 6 pts..I remember the day she showed against a flashy, black, soft male (BOW) and he got a 5 pt major...so there is so much more then what mets the eye... |
I will take structure over color any day myself EXCEPT showing a black dog in the ring! I may use a black bitch with great structure and movement as long as it fits the standard everywhere else with the exception of the color/coat in my breeding program. I stated all this in a previous thread the coat color/texture are just icing on the cake. I try when I show to represent our breed closest to the standard as possible.
JMHO
Donna Bird
Brooklynn's Yorkshire Terrier