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Originally Posted by BamaFan121s  Again, that depends on who you ask. And at this point, which of the many differnent theories can you really declare as more accurate than the next? There are numerous Biewer clubs currently, they don't all agree on this or numerous other issues with the dogs or even what they should be called at this point. Imagine that, controversy in the dog world....who'd have thought...  |
The samples were sent to a genetist not just some lab somewhere. INterestingly enough the Biewer Terrier Club of America had her name and findings on their site which have now been removed. Kind of makes it harder to sell these dogs as purebred wrong colour Yorkies is my best guess as it was proven they are not pb piebald gene carrying Yorkies at all but were the results of crossing.
Really, people it doesn't matter at this stage except that they are not pb Yorkies. The Biewer Terrier Club of America is now trying to get them recognized as a breed, Terrier breed not a Yorkie. I hope they succeed and I do think it is great they are doing that. No longer can these dogs be represented as a 'rare' wrong colour of something they are not once the Biewer is recognized which the BT club will hopefully continue to pursue.
Don't hold your breath in the meantime thought, it takes many decades usually to get recognized.
Here in Canada for a new breed to get recognized, once the breed Club has all their applications etc in order, it still goes to the CKC membership for approval. It is one heck of a long process.