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Originally Posted by BamaFan121s  Agreed. And if that is the overall goal of parti breeders, then I hope they succeed. My question is, if that IS the goal, and for many it seems to be, HOW are they going about acheiving it? WHAT steps are being taken? You see the claim being made...so tell me what you're doing to make it happen. It will HAVE to be a joint effort....not an individual one. So where are the "combined forces?" KWIM? |
Good Morning and Happy New Year!
I think with Parti breeders like myself, Jeanie and Tammy, our first steps towards achieving our goals for the parti's is by educating people about the genes behind the color. We are trying to get people to understand how recessive genes work. Once there is a better understanding about the color, there will be more acceptance towards the color.
We do our research and we try to present facts. We study pedigrees and look for common links as to where some of the parti lines are cropping out of. We talk to other parti breeders and get their feedback and opinions. For us, we are just as passionate about this color, and striving to learn, and to educate and to improve the quality of our dogs, as the Yorkie Purists feel about their beautiful blue and tan dogs.
The Yorkshire terrier breed didn't begin over night, it took time and with the parti color only being eligible for registration for the last 5+/- years and many of the parti breeders still having young stock, it will take time for us to figure out the right way to gain acceptance in the ring.
Personally, I would like to see all the off colors that are currently being disqualified from the ring; black coats, the lighter blue coats, parti, golden and chocolates, to band together to form a "Rainbow" unit. I'd like to see all the off colors to be able to show in a color variation class as a Yorkshire terrier but time will tell what route we wind up taking. That's just my opinion ... and I reserve the right to change my opinion at any time ;-)