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Originally Posted by Brooklynn  Wish it were a perfect world but unfortunately it's not  More judges than you realize can tell when a yorkie is colored but again I prefer a sound healthy dog over whether or not it's colored JMHO but you are right too much emphasis is put on the coat color and not the structure and soundness of the dog. But, to me color is just like putting on make up for a pagent but doesn't affect the breeding stock and soundness and health issues...yes you'd be correct it's cheating but I've been beaten by several colored dogs but that didn't bother me because the dogs that beat me were sound and beautiful anyway and not saying my dog isn't just as sound and beautiful the one that beat me was a nice dog....even tho it was colored...
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I know all to well that judges over look way too much, especially if there is a professional handler at the end of the lead.
The YTCA has in their Code of Ethics:
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7) An exhibitor-member shall not alter a dog’s natural appearance except as provided in the Yorkshire Terrier Standard.
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I guess some people just pick and choose which rules to abide by. I know things will never change, it is all part of the winning game and I guess they just can't help themselves.