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Originally Posted by JeanieK  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. Attachment 237809 |
Duh!! Thats an analogy. Do you think that if I purposely bred "off colored "Biewers that I would be welcomed with open arms by the Biewer club members and breeders passionate about them? The same is so for the YTCA and breeders passionate about the Yorkie. There is already a set standard for the Yorkie. Its been around since the 1800's. Some small changes have been made over the years but color has always remained the same. Partis have never been included. Do you think the standard should be changed just because a pink Yorkie can be bred or because indiscriminate breeders can produce dogs so far from the standard? I have my own opinions about where the "off colores" came from. To bad there was no DNA or kennel inspections back then. And I do believe Sue wrote that the parti gene came from the Maltese amoung others.