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					Originally Posted by  bchgirl     Hmmm, no. An AKC registered yorkie with a color variant is, indeed, a purebreed.   |  
 
  Very true.  They are recognized by AKC for registration purposes...just not breed standard purposes.
But I'm sure many times those off-standard being advertised as 'rare' are truthfully NOT 100% yorkie.