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Originally Posted by Koran  At the risk of keeping this going are Biewers considered parti yorkies? Personally my goal was a healthy PET. Both my dogs hail from the same Mommy but Sparkle's dad was a german imported Biewer Yorkie. Her owner was german and had direct contact with someone close to the line that started it. Fact, who knows, but my concern was that I LOVE LOVE LOVE the standard colors and I really didnt want white in my pups coat. My first dog has PERFECT hair, teeth and coloring. I have had nothing but problems with Sparkle's skin and hair. The vet explained that this is common with the Biewer line but can be found in standard yorkies as well so he can't conclude that is the reason. But since Roscoe has none of the same problems it is a good guess. But a guess none the less. |
The Parti and the Biewer both came from two traditional colored yorkshire terriers. There is a difference in the gene that causes the white. The Biewer line causes a predictable pattern, the parti line does not. Sue knows more about that, she is the genetics expert.
I have not heard of any dry skin issues in the parti line.. It is not an issue with mine.