I'm a stickler to breeding to standard, while I think that it's perfectly fine to have a dog that doesn't meet standard, I'm against changing standard to suit yourself. For example, I love floppy ears, but a yorkie breeder who breeds for this trait would be unethical, there's nothing wrong with buying a dog with floppy ears as long as you didn't pay more than you would for a dog that met standard. By supporting breeder who breed to standard, you are protecting the breed as a whole. The parti color is a fault, and while many people think it's a "cute" fault, breeders who purposely breed for it and increase the price for this fault this are misleading the public. It's actually very easy to produce the parti color if you have two parti dogs, in fact, you can't produce anything but parties. On the other hand, it is possible for two standard yorkies to produce both standard and parti yorkies. Good breeders will sell the parti to a pet only home, and don't charge more for it. I also recommend that people avoid supporting "one trait" breeders like those who breed for size or color alone. |