[MyFairLacy]

Originally Posted by TammyJM

So if there was a litter that happened to have one parti and one with traditional color, should they both be spayed/neutered....even if the tradtional appeared to have potential of "show quality"?

I can understand and even respect your opinion when you say, "I wouldn't be opposed though to the Partis becoming their own breed like the Biewers or even becoming American-bred Biewers or something. I just hate to see the Yorkshire Terrier deviate from the traditional colors. I think those that are passionate about the alternate colors should work to make them their own breed if they want them recognized.".

I personally do not feel that we should have to do this. They are a Yorkshire Terrier by genectics, so why should we make up some new breed name and call them something that they are not? Even if you don't like their tri-color, that doesn't make them any less Yorkie.

There are other breeds with disqualified colors too, such as the German Shepherd. There are white german shepherds but they are a disqualification. It takes a recessive gene to breed for them as well. I'm sure from time to time they just show up in a litter too, but the breeder doesn't keep intentionally breeding for them.

Partis have happened over the years but the breeders spay and neuter them because they don't meet the standard. This kept the appearance of partis to a minimum. But now, there are breeders who are intentionally breeding them so they are becoming more common because of course when you breed a parti and another parti together, you get more partis. But just because they are becoming more common now, why should the standard start allowing them? Yes, they happen, but the standard says that when it happens it is a disqualification