[QUOTE=yorkiekist;2009913]I dont "approve" the breeding of off colored Yorkies. They are not to the standard and never have been.The Yorkie has always been a tan dog with a blue saddle. The breeds used to create the Yorkie were not parti colored, blond or chocolate. There is alot of controversy over how and when the off colors came to be and since there was no DNA or kennel inspections back then, who knows if they are 100% Yorkes or a few mixes that started being bred in and over the years actually started to resemble Yorkies.
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It's been documented 2 or 3 times on YT in the last 5 months, that a surprise litter of parti or chocolate pups came out of 2 registered, traditional colored parents. These were lines that had never produced anything but the standard colors.
Even though the dogs used to start this breed, may not have been parti, chocolate or blond, it doesn't mean that the founding dogs did not carry the recessive genes of other colors besides tan with blue saddles. Some of the dogs used to start this breed did not have saddles, some were solid colored like Kershaw’s Kitty who was blue with no tan - according to YTCA's history page. Does anyone know what color Kershaw’s Kitty's parents or grand parents or great grand parents were? How about Swift's Old Crab who was a cross bred scotch terrier?
The different breeds and types of dogs who began the breed, were not purebred or papered and it's their hodgepodge of unknown genes that have been passed down through our yorkies for many, many generations. The more prolific a line was, the more chances of passing on their recessive genes.
In other Yorkshire terrier history writings, it states that the Maltese was crossed with the early Yorkie to enhance the coat length and texture, if that is in fact the case (which is different than the YTCA's views) than that's very likely how the parti color wound up in some of our yorkies.
Off colors have been happening since the beginning of the breed but due to people's lack of knowledge in the old days with regards to genetics, it was assumed that mom was messing with the wrong stud. We know today, it takes both parents to carry the recessive genes in order for the parti, chocolate, golden or blue colors to appear.
I feel that a good quality yorkie, isn't a bad color as long as there are no health issues (i.e.: blue borns). |