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Originally Posted by Pinehaven  At this point, I think the parti breeders will have to learn what matings work best to achieve the best color. Not knowing what spotting gene or combination of spotting genes our parti's carry (and different lines may have different combinations), it's hard to say. Personally, I wouldn't try to breed for all white, because there is a higher incident of deafness associated with all white dogs (compared to dogs with color around their ears). I'm afraid that breeding Parti to parti will wash the pigment out of our dogs and we'll wind up with parti's who have little color.
I think that Biewers may have the Irish spotting pattern, characterized by white that is generally confined to the neck, the chest, the underbody, the legs and the tail tip. The white does not cross the back between the withers and the tail. Biewers have "color standards" but that's because their dogs carry a spotting gene that has a somewhat predictable pattern. Parti yorkies on the other hand, probably have a combination of Irish spotting, piebald spotting and extreme white spotting and at this point, there is no control over where the spots will fall.
I know you were kidding but don't think there'd be even the slightest possibility of a black parti ... but I never say never!  |
I think if the partis had set standards, like the Biewers, there would be more conformity in breeding, but with no standards set, so one knows what they are breeding for. They just breed to personal preference.
I personally like the black saddle and the black over both eyes.