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Originally Posted by Laura Hollingsw  wow who would have thought all these topics would have started off this thread???
Good info!!!
I am not trying to breed small Yorkies. I agree that as soon as something is found wrong in anybreed that line should be stopped. Everyone should be trying to improve the breed not add to any faults. I just don't understand why the darker colours are so frowned upon.
If there is any major reasons I don't know I hope someone will tell me before I buy one!
Thanks for all the great info!!!!!! |
The darker colors aren't frowned upon, in fact they are quite popular in the ring right now. Darker and Off are too different things. A yorkie should be blue and not black though it may take up to three years for their adult blue to come in. My Denali is dark, her mother is a redleg. She was bred to bring pigment in my line that will hold as the dogs age. A black dog is actually incorrect in the color genes and can pass on an incorrect gene to it's children. Correct color in the yorkie isn't easy to breed for so show breeders are very careful to keep incorrect color out of their breeding program. Here's a pic of Denali, she's a very dark blue at 17 months and hasn't cleared on her head yet.