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Originally Posted by JeanieK Who said they cannot be shown. Please do not be giving out misinformation to people seeking knowledge. If you are going to answer a question, please make sure you have the facts. |
The fact of the matter is if someone wanted to show a parti yorkie in IABCA...(which I'm pretty certain is the circuit you are referring to) when the disqualification for color was enacted in Oct 2007...the dog would be disqualified as the same standard governs judges in IABCA. Prior to this event...I'm sure they could be shown and the color considered a fault and judged accordingly.
While Mr. Biewers dogs began with yorkshire terriers...there is no way to determine what was or was not been bred into the dogs from Germany as we know them today. While we may argue standards...the biewer's color placement has nothing to do with the pie bald gene. It's another gene entirely.
The biewer has now been accepted into the Russian Krnological Federation....which is a registry recognized by AKC and is being shown in confirmation events in Russia. Obviously the RFK considers them a seperate breed.