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Originally Posted by BamaFan121s  Because they are still being used to acheive a dog that does meet the required standards. The darker colored Yorkies are implemented in an attempt to add to a line and enhance the color, but with the end goal still being to achieve the standard blue/gold.
That is not what the off-colors are being used for--they are being bred to produce more off-color dogs, not standard blue/gold.
As far as why are they still being allowed to show...I don't have an answer for you on that one. But I DO understand and get your point there...really.
I don't get what you are looking for and what you mean by "satisfactorily."  The question has been answered...Was the answer unclear? Was it not the one you were looking for? Not the information you are looking for? What more information do you need for it to be "answered satisfactorily." Please don't misunderstand my asking that...I think maybe we are just not on the same page in regards to each others train of thought here... 
And again, I really DO understand and respect your points. |
As far as being allowed to show....here is the answer....we can take anything into the ring......you can take a Biewer, Parti, Chocolate, etc. It's up to the judge to determine whether they are worthy or even be in the ring. Each breeder does what they feel is correct. But, it is up to us to take the best of the best into the ring. Another thing, what is acceptable or favored varies from region to region and judge to judge.
As far as an age limit impossed...well you'd have to understand that color clearing and changing varies with each individual line....There are some that the gold clears at a very young age, these are the ones that most likely go light in the blue. There are others that the gold doesn't clear until the age of 2. One must know their lines.
And you are right some blacks are kept in a breeding program to retain the color. After all the blue is a diluting gene.