[JeanieK]

Originally Posted by Pinehaven

Many parti breeders are aware of deafness in parti colored breeds. There are numerous parti and solid white colored breeds that have little to no problems with deafness within the parti and extreme white colored dogs. The standard colored yorkie, is also listed as having inherited deafness problems, does every breeder BEAR test their traditional yorkies - I don't think so. At this time, since we've seen no deafness problems with the parti's, I don't feel that BEAR testing is necessary unless a breeder wishes to do so.

Yorkishire Terrier club isn't a "NEW BREED" club and it's not a club that will dictate rules and laws. It's a club that was started 3 months ago by two people who wanted to provide a "friendly" place for colorful breeders to come together and network, share ideas, story's and experiences. There is still much to do on the site and we are always looking for recommendations on how to improve it or what new educational information to add. We will run information on deafness and the piebald gene for those who may not be aware, so they can be on the alert and we will post links to piebald deafness genetic sites under the links for Alopecia.

As for standards, it's the same standard as the traditional yorkie but with the exception of coloring.

We can play the "What If" game and worry and dwell that something may happen, that actually won't happen. At this point, 10 years later, 5+ generations of parti's later, we are not seeing problems ... though we are on the lookout for any potential problems associated with color.

Sue thank you for bring that up.

I too was going to mention that the yorkshire terrier is on the list of dogs that have heriditary deafness.