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Originally Posted by yorkiekist  YTCA members are there to protect the "blue-print" or standard of the Yorkshire Terrier. This standard never included non-standard colors as parti, blonde, chocolate, all silver, or any other color that is not a metallic blue saddle and a shaded tan head and legs. Yes, they are against color variations, as well they should be, amoung other important things as structure, conformation, gait and health issues. There are many other criteria to becoming a YTCA member than just "being against" color variations. |
Sorry Lynn, I'm not picking on you but ...
Then why have Black coated yorkies been accepted? Why are black coats and red legs used in some reputable breeding programs? Why were black coats allowed to show prior to the color disqualification rule and pictured in the breed publication?
With the exception of blue born yorkies, Off colored yorkies have no more health risks than the blue and tan yorkies have and a quality colorful yorkie, will have the same structure, conformation, and gait as a well bred blue and tan yorkie has?
I won't join the YTCA because it would make me a hypocrite, since I would not be abiding by their written code of ethics concerning their coat color requirements ... that being said, wouldn't that mean that YTCA members who uses black coats and red leg yorkies in their breeding program in breach of YTCA's code of Ethics too?
Just some food for thought.