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Originally Posted by Nancy1999  This comes from the Yorkshire Terrier Club off America:
All of these original breeds were grizzle, tan, blue, blue and tan, or black and tan. No white dog or dogs with white markings were involved in the process of developing the breed. The first Yorkshire Terriers were entered at shows as Broken Haired Scotch and Yorkshire Terriers. In the early days, dog classes were often divided by size, under five pounds and over five pounds; however, there was never a class for colors other than the blue and tan we see today. The color pattern and coat texture has bred true and has been dominate enough that the Silky Terrier evolved by crossing the Yorkshire Terrier and the Australian Terrier with basically the same coat of the of the Yorkie."
See: http://www.ytca.org/faq.html#C
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Yorkies have evolved from broken haired, to silky haired; from larger sizes down to the 4-7 lb standards we have today (with some going above or below those sizes due to their genes). The above article states that "There was never a class for colors other than the blue and tan we see today."... but Black coated adult yorkies have entered the show ring and won, how is that possible?
"All of these original breeds were grizzle, tan, blue, blue and tan, or black and tan. No white dog or dogs with white markings were involved in the process of developing the breed." How can anyone other than God, know the genetic makeup of the original dogs that were used in the development of the breed ... these dogs had no pedigrees and were working dogs who ran freely?
If you read other writings on the Yorkshire terrier breed, you will find information that conflicts with the above article, i.e. that the Maltese was bred to the early yorkie to improve the texture and length of it's coat?
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With all the controversy that we are seeing in the show ring today with dogs being disqualified for having blue coats that are too light or too dark, not even the Blue and Tan color is a guarantee that your yorkie meets the strict color standard?
My opinion is that a good Yorkie is never a bad color
(with the exception of colors that are associated with health problems).