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Originally Posted by BamaFan121s  I never said you couldn't "improve the line"--which at this point would be to one's own individual preferences, not to a "standard." But you would not be "inproving the breed" as the color variation does not meet the definition of the breed...at least not yet.  |
The word you used in your post that I replied to was "cannot".
And just because they YTCA has set standards does not mean that those standards are the best that the breed can be. For Example, there are some breeds that the "standards" set by the breed club are such that they are breeding dogs with major health issues. The closer to the standard, the worse the problem.
Boston Terriers. Peekinese, Bull dogs, Those funny looked crested little dogs. All have huge health problems from breeding to the standards. It would definitely be an improvement if some "rebel" decided to breed bull dogs with longer noses so they could at least breathe.