They are 100% AKC Yorkshire Terriers, In the case of the pair of adults that I have. Yorkie attitude and all.
The color comes from their genes and in the case of the pair I have when bred together all Puppies are Chocolate Yorkies.
They are NOT a separate breed, they are just a color variety. AKC will register them will full registration as Chocolate/tan or liver/tan. They are
not an acceptable show color and are not shown in AKC shows.
There are no health issues related to the coloring that I am aware of.
What do you mean by "underground following"?
I would never want the Standards to go away either. We have a nice set of standards as far as weight and so on. Maybe the color issue, whether it be Parti, Chocolate or others may be reconsidered, who knows.
Hope I answered a few questions, I am by no means an "expert", just have 1 pair of Chocolates. Pat |