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Originally Posted by Dollbaby  i myself wasnt sure so i asked 6 parti breeders and was told he was a parti yorkie with genes. his father is blk & Gld his mother is Gold with white marking white all up under her chest, her mouth, and her two back feet. |
I don't know what breeders you asked but I see all kinds of misinformaton from breeders about the parti gene, like "if the dog had 10% more white he'd be a parti". If the dog only has 1 gene responsible for parti coloring from 1 parent, it's a carrier no matter how much white it has. A full parti has to have 2 spotting genes (1 spotting gene from mom and 1 from dad). Parti's are homozygous for passing that gene on to all of it's offspring and parti carriers are not - carriers will pass the gene on to approximately 50% of it's offspring.
Dad is most likely a traditional but mom sounds like a parti carrier. In order for a parti colored pup to be in the litter both parents would have to be parti carriers and it looks like your pup got one parti gene from parti carrier mom.
Hope that helps,