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Originally Posted by yorkiekist  I am sure you have a huge list of people "hiding" the odd ball colores too. And I bet that they are ALL exhibitors and YTCA members to boot. You know, the only people that lie about their dogs. I think we already discussed the black and tan issue on the othr thread so I dont know why you are confused.. |
Now, you are assuming things incorrectly.
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Originally Posted by yorkiekist And just because the parents are DNA;d against the puppies does not mean that the puppies or parents are pure-bred. The problem will not be solved. The parents all should have been DNA'd back in the 50's, but the technology wasnt available then. I am sure by the amount of BYBrs back in th 80's that many mixes were produced and sold as "rare" colored AKC dogs. |
I'd be happy if all AKC registered dogs were required to be DNA'd - it helps keep everyone honest. Most horse registries that I've belonged to do require DNA prior to registration (and bloodtyping prior to DNA being available).
Good theory but back in the 80's and 90's (and years prior) off colors were not eligible for AKC registration, so BYBr's who produced "mixes" couldn't have sold them as Rare colored AKC dogs. They may have advertised them as rare colored yorkies, but they weren't AKC registered.