Unfortunately this happens more often than not with the registries other than AKC. In the quest for the smallest Yorkie, unscrupulous breeders did breed them with chihuahuas. It may have started out as accidental with some of the breeders who have multi breeds and loose security. Breeders may have even witnessed a tie between two Yorkies and felt good about registering them as such. But if they were not keeping all the other males away, there could have been multiple fathers. However it happened at the beginning, some saw a way to keep sizes down and still have most of the offspring look like Yorkies. It could have been 2-3 breeders before yours, but somewhere in the lineage there was probably a chi slipped in, intentionally or accidentally.
The AKC started putting extra requirements on frequent breeders, most notably requiring DNA testing. Breeders who had not been playing by the rules quickly flocked to the made-up registeries so they could still sell their dogs with "papers" regardless of actual genetic makeup. Yours may have been the result of breeding two Yorkies, but one or both of those two may have had a mixed past. Papers look right, but at some time there was mixing going on.
Some dogs from these other registries may look standard-perfect, but their off-spring may show more of the results of past breeding mistakes. That is why you have to look past your dog when deciding if they can be bred. You have to look at their parents and grandparents. Still within standard? No medical problems that could crop up in future generations? Sticking with AKC can cut the probability of problems in half. Still no guarantee, but you have to get as many positive check marks as you can.
My very first Yorkie was AKC but I had to spay her. She developed the shinest, wavy hair. Pretty on a cocker but not what you want on a breeding Yorkie. So, it can happen with any registery, when you get them as a puppy.
Whatever her genetics, no denying your little girl is a CUTIE! Love her, enjoy her, spay her. |