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YorkieRose · 01-01-2008, 05:49 AM

Here is the problem....no standard show breeder wants their lines used to produce the parti's, chocolates, reds etc...it is totally understandable. You spend 20, 30, 40 yrs breeding your lines, only to see them in these new pedigrees. If a person is serious and wants to develop a good line... they will want to improve...so how do you improve if you do not use champion standard lines? Where do better and better non-standard colors come from if not from established lines? You might say they come from better and better non-standard colors..but a Parti breeder recently total me the gene pool as so small they needed to breed into standard lines to maintain health etc...I suggested using South American Yorkies as many of those breeders are okay with it...

I respect the German Biewer breeders..they are not looking to be accepted as an AKC Yorkie, most are quite happy with their lovely Biewers and own clubs..at least I think that is the thinking..at this point it is all a mess....

01-01-2008, 05:49 AM	#86
YorkieRose No Longer a Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: South Florida Posts: 8,577	problem Here is the problem....no standard show breeder wants their lines used to produce the parti's, chocolates, reds etc...it is totally understandable. You spend 20, 30, 40 yrs breeding your lines, only to see them in these new pedigrees. If a person is serious and wants to develop a good line... they will want to improve...so how do you improve if you do not use champion standard lines? Where do better and better non-standard colors come from if not from established lines? You might say they come from better and better non-standard colors..but a Parti breeder recently total me the gene pool as so small they needed to breed into standard lines to maintain health etc...I suggested using South American Yorkies as many of those breeders are okay with it... I respect the German Biewer breeders..they are not looking to be accepted as an AKC Yorkie, most are quite happy with their lovely Biewers and own clubs..at least I think that is the thinking..at this point it is all a mess....