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Originally Posted by Pinehaven  While I do believe that breeding for breed type, conformation, temperament and health are a goal that all should strive for, this is a breed registry and not coat color registry. Many breed registries have multiple coat colors and color combinations in their breeds. Coat color doesn't make their breed any less true to the physical and structural standard just because the dogs are not all the exact same color.
While I applaud those who have extensively researched the early history of the Yorkshire Terrier, much of what their conclusions are based on, are their own opinions and theories because there was little information on the unregistered, non pedigreed founding dogs who were used to begin this breed. Some theories are that the Maltese was used in the breed, others feel they were not. I think what is correct in both thoughts is that terrier type dogs were used to begin this breed. I don't think that anyone can guarantee, that they know what visible or hidden genes were in those terrier type dogs because pedigrees on most were not kept.
The standards were written over 100 years ago, back in the days when an off colored pup in the litter, would be drowned because they were thought to be inferior and unhealthy. We know today, this type of thinking is obsolete and very incorrect; these colors should have a rightful place in the breed, we may not see them in the show ring any time soon but maybe one day we will. |
This is a breed registry, but the breed standard has color restrictions. Most breed standards do. So, basically what you are saying is that it is ok to breed a blue and tan Biewer and show it and its ok to breed a non-masked Rott and show it and it would be ok to breed and show a black brindle Labrador also. These are all known colors that have been known to crop up in these breeds and the blue and tan is directly related to the Biewer and is in the gene pool. Do you think that the parent club of these breeds are just going to change the standard for the people that want to breed outside the standard? Why cant I show a blue and tan Biewer? Because the Biewer standard says I cant. Any ETHICAL Biewer breeder does not breed dogs that are not to the written standard. Same as all the other breeds, including the Yorkie. Why do you think its ok to breed outside the Yorkie standard? Thats what I dont understand.