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Originally Posted by Brooklynn  Dyeing a yorkie is wrong but I wouldn't say it's unethical at least it's not a health issue or a crippled rear, bad front and bad top line. I'd rather see a dyed yorkie in the ring vs. one with a crippled rear like I see alot in the ring LOL...it's like taking a yorkie that is oversized or ears out to the side of it's head, bad bites, none of that should be taken in the ring and I see that all the time. If I'm beat by a dyed yorkie I wouldn't think twice but if I get beat by a dog with a bad top line or a crippled rear then I have a problem LOL. It's all wrong but it happens and unfornuately it's gonna continue.
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A light coat or black is now a disqualifying fault (unfortunately), a bad rear, bad front, bad topline, etc are faults but are not disqualifying faults unless the dog is crippled or is a real mess and those are usually excused, not disqualified. Most faults are obvious to the judges eye but I really don't know if judges can tell if a dog is dyed or not since I have never done that. There is no perfect Yorkie and they all have faults, some more than others. I totally agree that soundness is of the utmost importance but if you have a ring full of quality Yorkies then the dyed Yorkie should not be winning as the best representative of the breed if there are equally sound dogs in the ring. Maybe it is not unethical since so many show people (not just Yorkies breeders) alter the appearance of their show dogs but I consider it cheating, just like athletes that use steroids, many get away with it so does that make it okay? If you want my honest opinion, I wish the Yorkshire Terrier standard did not put so much emphasis on coat color so breeders and handler would not be so compelled to color their dogs. The emphasis should be on soundness and coat quality and texture. JMHO