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Originally Posted by Ladymom  Chocolates, Goldens and partis are all color faults according to the YTCA and should not be intentionally bred:
[COLOR="Blue"]An Important Note About Color in Yorkshire Terriers
By Gale Thompson
The most distinctive characteristic of an adult Yorkshire Terrier is its long blue and tan silk coat. A puppy is born black and tan, but the only recognized colors for adults when registering with AKC are blue and gold, blue and tan, black and gold, or black and tan.
The AKC Breed Standard and YTCA Code of Ethics do not recognize any other color dogs than noted above. This includes all gold, born blue, liver also known as red or chocolate), and parti-colors. One of the reasons for avoiding breeding "off-colored" Yorkies is because it could be a genetic defect that may affect the dog's health. Some health problems can include, but aren't limited to, severe skin problems, allergies, total hair loss and in some cases long-term illness and/or death. ] |
I wonder why YTCA doesn't list black coated or golden pointed yorkies as being "off colored"? It's obvious that golden, chocolate and parti colors are off color but black coated adults, red or deep golden pointed or for that matter, light blue colored yorkies are just as much "off colored" as the colors of dogs they've listed. Also in the description they've listed of health problems associated with off colored yorkies, the ailments they describe are strictly concerning blue born yorkies who have a condition called "color dilution alopecia." Parti, golden and chocolate do not suffer from these problems but YTCA's website leads you to believe that all off colors can suffer from the issues they've listed. It would be nice if they'd update their site to clarify this somewhat misleading information.
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Originally Posted by Ladymom Parti-Color Yorkshire Terriers?
Do not be fooled into buying one of these dogs. Now that Designer Dogs are the rage, the “new” Parti-Color Yorkie is certain to draw attention. While we have had problems in the past with “rare gold” Yorkshire Terriers being advertised, the parti-color is a new one! While some breeds have an occasional mismark and some breeds do have a gene for a white dog, we do not. Had there been a problem with white markings, piebald dogs, or white dogs, it would have been addressed in our Standard. Due to unscrupulous breeders advertising parti-colored Yorkshire Terriers at premium prices, our members voted unanimously at our annual meeting to add a disqualification for these and other off colored dogs.
The Yorkshire Terrier is a tan dog with a blue saddle. The “rare gold” Yorkie is actually a dog that appears as such due to an improper saddle pattern. Show breeders have seen this and commonly call it running gold. When the dog is cut down, you can see that the blue saddle does not come down far enough. The Yorkshire Terrier blue saddle extends lower than some of the other black and tan terriers extending to the elbow and also to the hock on the rear leg. Gold hairs can occur in the blue and black or blue hairs can appear in the gold. These faults are addressed in the Yorkshire Terrier Standard. These dogs have serious faults and they too should not be sold as "rare" but placed in loving homes as they are very incorrect. Yorkies do not have white markings…never have. A small white strip is sometimes seen on the chest of newborns but this always turns to tan within a few weeks. The AKC registration form for Yorkshire Terriers allows for four choices: blue and tan, blue and gold, black and tan, black and gold. There is no provision for markings. |
Running gold and golden born yorkies are 2 completely different things. Dogs who "run gold" are born black and tan but as an adult, their saddle washes out to a tanish color. Golden yorkies are born gold with no black saddle; they often times have dark tipped golden hairs, but some are born a clear coated gold, platinum or blonde color.
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Originally Posted by Ladymom A brief history of the development of the Yorkshire Terrier will show that the dog was developed in the 1800’s. In England, the Waterside Terrier was often crossed with the old English terrier, a silky coated black and tan or blue and tan terrier weighing around five pounds. When crafters from Scotland came into England, they brought several “Scotch“terriers, among them the Paisley and the Clydesdale. The Paisley was a small silky coated dog in various shades of blue. The Clydesdale was a blue and tan dog with the exact color pattern as the Yorkie of today. All of these original breeds were grizzle, tan, blue, blue and tan, or black and tan. No white dog or dogs with white markings were involved in the process of developing the breed. The first Yorkshire Terriers were entered at shows as Broken Haired Scotch and Yorkshire Terriers. In the early days, dog classes were often divided by size, under five pounds and over five pounds; however, there was never a class for colors other than the blue and tan we see today. The color pattern and coat texture has bred true and has been dominate enough that the Silky Terrier evolved by crossing the Yorkshire Terrier and the Australian Terrier with basically the same coat of the of the Yorkie. |
Just because dogs who were used to produce this breed were the "correct" color, it doesn't mean that he didn't carry recessive genes for other colors ... it's the genes of our foundation stock, that are still being passed on and appearing in our yorkies today.