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Originally Posted by WalnutHill  I guess I don't get it then. If it's a different genetic make-up, then it would be a different breed, not just a color variation.
Here is a little bit of something I read from Cher Hildebrand that is very interesting. Top Parti Yorkies Genetics Parti Yorkie Parti Color Yorkshire Terrier and Biewer Yorkies
I mean, I just find the whole subject interesting. I have never personally seen a parti colored Yorkie, so I have absolutely no experience with them. I have also never met someone with one, so the only things I know about them is what I have read on this forum. I just cannot get my brain to process that parti colored Yorkies could possibly be pure-bred Yorkshire terriers.
I honestly don't even understand how they came about in the first place - even assuming that they are pure-bred Yorkies. Since they aren't the standard, why would anyone breed for that trait? And, if this coloring just "popped up" one day and breeders decided they liked it and wanted to breed for it, then why wouldn't it be accepted by the YTCA? I don't understand why there is a controversy as far as the YTCA is concerned if there is "proof" that there was no cross-breeding involved to attain this coloring. |
A few comments about the link that you posted.
Goldenray talks of the Gordon sisters and their book, “The Complete Yorkshire Terrier.” Even the Gordon sisters had their own share of parti color showing up in their litters. During the AKC Parti investigation in the late 1990’s, one of the Gordon sisters told AKC that they had more parti pups than Nikkos kennel’s had but that they “got rid” of them.
Goldenray says that “The only way that gene could come into existence is for breedings to have occurred somewhere along the line with Maltese or Shih Tzu. My personal theory is that both are great possibilities.” There are numerous books and writing from the late 1800’s that say it was felt that the Maltese WAS indeed used to breed to short coated scotch terriers to increase the length of coats.
When talking about “The Stockkeeper in 1887,” it doesn’t tell you that Kershaw’s Kitty was solid blue with no tan markings, she had on saddle, she had no tan. Since there was very little record keeping in those days, we don’t know what colors the parents, grandparents or great grandparents were of these dogs who began this breed. Even if they were correctly colored, it doesn’t mean that they didn’t harbor hidden genes for other colors.
The article also says that “the Biewers can never be shown in AKC events as they are not registered with an organization acceptable in the US.” Well, never say never cause as we learned a few posts above, that they have been accepted into a foreign registry that AKC does
Recognize (and thus will allow registry transfers into AKC).
This is a man made breed and the genes that some of our dogs inherited may not be the ideal genetic code that the YTCA wishes it could be.