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Originally Posted by yorkiekist  The standard for the Yorkie has always been blue and tan. The founders of this breed(1800's) never included parti, chocolate, solid colors, goldens or any other color in the developement of this breed.. A small white spot on the chest that quickly turned tan was common also. The coat was always of prime importance in this breed from the get go. This included texture and color. It did not include parti colors. The YTCA standard never included these "designer" colors, ever! The texture and length were developed from the clysdale terrier and paisly terrier(both extinct and both blue and tan) so why in the world would the founders of this breed use a Maltese or any other colored dog? I dont believe the founders of this breed were stupid or hap-hazard in their breeding practices to produce a blue and tan terrier. The only change in the YtCA standard in umpteen years is the DQ for color in Oct, 2007. This was to keep the "designer" colors out of the show ring since the accuracy of the background of these dogs is questionable, for one, and two, they do not conform to the standard of the breed. I dont think that anyone is "afraid of change". I wonder why NONE of the other countries Yorkie standards include parti colors? I dont see any parti Silkies. But I am sure you have been down this road before, read the same things, blah, blah, blah.....
I wonder if the Biewer club would mind very much if I started breeding blue and tan Biewers?(blue saddle, tan head and legs, kinda looks like a Yorkie) Supposedly, that is the color of every Biewers background. Maybe I can change their standard so I can show them too. Do you think that they are as passionate about their breed as the YTCA is about Yorkies? |
Well I suppose you could try, but since there is already a club established for that color it doesnt make sense for you to do that.
As sue "pinehaven" has pointed out many times, the white does not come from the maltese because the maltese does not carry the spotting gene. I believe they mixed in the maltese to get the silky coat.
At one time the maltese and the yorkshire Terrier were both shown in the same group as broken haired scottish terriers. So it stands to reason that they would have bred them together.
There is a picture of Scotch Terriers by Edwin Landseer Titled "Ratcatchers" It cleasrly shows one Terrier wite with a black spot on the back.
I could only find a thumbnail of this painting. I enlarged it but the quality is poor.
