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Originally Posted by yorkiekist  Yes. The continued breeding back to piebald/parti genes over and over may open up more health problems over generations of breeding. Only time will tell. |
Thank you ladies for all the great information, it is definitely something we will be watching for.
That is true, only time will tell. The Biewers Yorkies have been around for a long time and I have not heard of any deafness in their dogs. But that does not mean it won't happen in the partis, so now that we are aware of it we can watch for it.
I have spoken to may breeders including my own, that prefer to breed carriers to partis, and this might be why.
Sue I think we need to adjust the standard to discourae the breeding of Dogs with all white heads. I like the color on both ears anyway.