Quote:
Originally Posted by Pinehaven  Ideally, the saddles wouldn't be hidden. Parti breeders are just beginning to learn how to manipulate/improve the coloring and pattern in our dogs. Just as reputable traditional breeders use/used black and tan and red leg in their breeding programs for years to improve coat color and texture, it will take time for parti breeders to learn what breedings will perfect the beautifully marked parti with steel blue saddles.
For a breed that is thought to only be blue and tan in color, we have parti, chocolate, golden, blue born, black and tan, red legs and running gold genes in our lines too ... did I forget any other "off" color genes that are not suppose to be in our dogs but are showing up some lines?  |
Let me know when you all get that saddle pattern down pat! You could call it the saddled parti terrier! The color will still be incorrect for a Yorkie. As for the off colors, reputable Yorkie breeders that breed to the standard do not breed for them. And I already went over the black and tan or red leg issue. Also, the red leg is still a blue and tan but the legs are just a little darker tan and its still shaded. The saddle is a very nice dark steel blue. The only problem I see with that color is the hair texture, not the color. Personally, I would never breed to either, but thats just me.