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Originally Posted by Pinehaven  You say "There is a standard for YTs that call for traditional coloring ..." but the standard doesn't call for "traditional coloring," at all.
The Standard calls for "BLUE: Is a dark steel blue, not a silver blue and not mingled with fawn, bronzy or black hairs. TAN: All tan hair is darker at the roots than in the middle, shading to still lighter tan at the tips. There should be no sooty or black hair intermingled with any of the tan"
Any color other than steel blue does not meet the standard.
How many Yorkshire terriers meet the above color standards? Yes, Parti's don't because they have white (though I have a lovely parti with steel blue and tan markings) but probably 70% of yorkies will not meet the above color standards. So do these 70% of yorkies who don't meet the steel blue color or maybe have smutty hairs mixed in with their tan, or who's tan is too light in color or who have black coats - do these yorkies have a different set of standards? No they don't and neither do the Parti's.
If we are misled, it's not by the parti breeders. |
Yes exactly, very few yorkies do meet standard, and that is exactly why I always encourage people to support those breeders who breed to standard. If more Yorkies meant standard, this wouldn't be so important. I really think "standard" is an amazing thing to behold, and I'm not sure many people have actually seen one in person. It just seems like all the breeders have an excuse for not breeding to standard, some say their dog doesn't meet standard, but has such a great personality, some say they could only afford the dogs they have, some want to breed rare colors because they have a marketing advantage, and this last reason bothers me the most. Even newbie breeders are encouraged to buy parti carriers to add to their "lines," without any regard for the dogs suitability to breed other then it's a Parti carrier.