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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. |
When I stated "traditional coloring" I meant the blue/tan described by the standard, obviously.
I don't think that anyone is trying to argue the fact that the majority of Yorkies being bred these days are not perfect representations of the standard. But bottom line is, there IS a set standard for the breed, and Partis do not meet it, or any standard at this point as one does not YET exist. (I believe that in time with the right effort, one day it easily could.) You cannot 'breed for a standard' if there isn't one. That was my only point.