so everyone can agree the choc. /liver and tan is a flaw doesnt mean the whole dog is bad blk and tans have flaws or dsq too.
COLOR
Puppies are born black and tan and are normally darker in body color, showing an intermingling of black hair in the tan until they are mature. The mature coat color occurs gradually; therefore, puppies should not be faulted for lack of color change until they are two years old. The colors in adult dogs are:
BLUE - a dark steel blue.
TAN - All tan hairs are darker at the roots than in the middle, shading to a still lighter tan at the tips.
On the body, the dark steel blue extends over the body, from the back of the head to the root of the tail. The headfall is a rich golden tan, deeper in color at the sides of the head, at the ear roots and on the muzzle, with the ears being a deep rich tan. The tan color should not extend down the back of the neck.
The hair on the chest and legs is, a bright, rich tan, not extending above the elbow on the forelegs or above the stifle on the hind legs.
Faults: In adult dogs, fawn or bronze hairs mingling with silver-blue color. Sooty or black hair intermingled with the tan.
Disqualifications: Any change in coat color by artificial means. Albinism.
I did a review of a few Yorkshire Terrier breed standards, and cannot find where the Live and Tan are accepted anywhere in the world. In fact, in the FCI, any dogs with physical abnormalities (which would include color) are to be disqualified.
You are welcome to send us a proposal, accompanied by documentation, and we would review it.
Vicki Rand, Editor
UKC Publications
United Kennel Club, Inc.
Your Total Dog Registry Since 1898
www.ukcdogs.com
shannette barbee <wildnet@yahoo.com>
09/24/2007 09:23 AM
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Subject liver and tan Yorkies
Hi Mrs Rand
My name is Shannette Barbee. Saterday i took two of my AKC Liver and Tan Yorkies to your show in Hickory. I got the temp # to show them and was told there is no disqualification for the liver color.
But when the judge went to check the standard the only color listed was the black or blue steel color. So she really didnt know what to do i dont think.
As years have gone by since liver and tan and choc yorkies as well as tri colors have been being registered with AKC and UKC which i prefer UKC myself. I was wondering why there isnt a revision for the other colors as far as standards for the judges to compare and judge properly.
The Standard does day that disqualification is when a color has been artificially altered or albinism. Which in my dogs case niether was done. but at the same time haveing never seen one or haveing standard in writing for them the judge was confused as to what to do. Im simply writing to ask you what do i need to do to help with this problem. How do we get this revised so that these beutiful dogs that are being registered can now be judged so that us Refurbishers of these lines can get judged on which lines we should continue with to get the optimal dogs. IF we cant get them judged properly we have no way of knowing which lines are better to continue our breeding . We simply want recognition in the standards so that we can get judge feedback. I hope you can help me with this. This was my first show and i was treated with great respect and the judges were very helpfull but at same time in awww and confused as to how to judge them. Please help im very open to suggestions have been working for over 10 years on this particular color to stop mutulation and the culling out of this color. Breeders were discarding these pups at birth because they werent recognized. WE now have recognition without standard. Help please
thank you
shannette barbee