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Originally Posted by livingdustmops  I don't think your research said for sure Maltese was bred into the Yorkie...It said it was thought or maybe etc. I talked to a Yorkie breeder years ago that told me the Maltese was referred to in a newspaper article once and that rumor continues to this day. Also if you follow this thread in regards to the pedigree's going back to the Streamglen kennel for both the Parti's and the Biewers this kennel did not breed Maltese but Shih Tzu's. For some reason Yorkie breeders who have been against the Parti's/Biewers have always said it probably was a Maltese and I certainly do not see a Shih Tzu face in any of these dogs.
The other argument for the pie-bald recessive gene is that over 20 breeds recognized by the AKC and their parent clubs has the exact same coloring (pie-bald recessive) and they don't say a Maltese got in their lines (Great Dane etc, Border Collie, Dalmation, Australian Shepard, Spinone, Irish Setter, to name a few). |
I agree.
I fear that this is a question that will never be answered.
Among the many breeds that were used to make up the yorkie , are spotted dogs, see
Parti - Pine Haven Yorkies So it is only reasonable to assume that the spoted coloring comes from those breeds.