[yorkiekist]

Originally Posted by Pinehaven

Thank you ... you nailed it on the head!

You say the colors Red leg, black and tan, and running gold, have always been in the gene pool and their color has been used in breeding programs to improve the blue and tan color. Well parti, golden and chocolate have always been in the gene pool too, they've just been culled, kept quiet and disposed of.



This is what I don't understand ... that it's ok to breed, raise and sell some off colors but it's not ok to breed, raise and sell other off colors.

When I see the YTCA and it's members, adamantly discriminate and condemn all off colors and not just certain off colors, than I'll begin to have a better understanding of their views.

Where do you think the genes for the red legs, black and tan, running gold yorkies came from ... same place that the parti gene, chocolate gene and golden gene came from, "In the Beginning"! It's from the unknown genes of the many types of terriers that began this breed.

Remember, the only acceptable color in our breed is Blue and tan. Not one of the above dogs listed, will meet that color standard but only some of those off colors are condemned, while some of those off colors are accepted and incorporated into todays breeding programs.

So, it's ok to be off color just as long as it's not way off color? Maybe YTCA needs to clarify that in their written standards?

But you missed the point. Partis do not have the required saddle patten. Never have and never will. On runnng golds or tans(which ever you prefer to call it), and I am not talking about the designer all gold or chocolate Yorkies, there is still a saddle pattern. It just that there is more gold hairs growing within the dark saddle part. There are still more dark hairs than tan where the saddle pattern is as well.