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Originally Posted by JeanieK  I was asking the question after reading post #70. Yorkiekist made it very clear thast spay/neutering was the only reputable thing to do if one produced a parti puppy. So I thought my question was a reasonable one.
I in no way suggested that the parti color was a worse fault, why would I do that? I don't consider it a fualt at all, I consider it a variation. |
Yorkiekist said that this is what she would do, she didn't say it was the only reputable thing to do, but she would know more about which traits are considered more serious flaws. She also said that she would tell others about the fault. You are the one from whom I learned that breeders want to keep this a huge secret, before that I didn't think it was any worse than any other fault. Speaking of secrets, I do hope the Parti breeders will share their knowledge if a trait such as deafness is found in their offspring, and they will inform others about this too. Deafness and the recessive trait has been linked in some dogs, but you are correct there are those breeders who would keep this quite because they didn't want to destroy their line.