[Brooklynn]

I for one can say I don't breed anything over 7 pounds as all my dogs are under seven pounds actually mine range from 5 1/2 to 6 1/2 pounds a perfect size for me. I neutred my first yorkie champion because he was too light as in silver and he has a MAGNIFICANT pedigree and he didn't quite have the topline I wanted so now he's neutered and living at home as my pet.
When I take a show dog for evaluation here is my criteria....first of all I want health being of the utmost importance and then I go for structure and movement as in front and rears and then I evaluate the head ie face and ear set and the bite. I always say 3 faults and off to a pet home they go. Tri-color (Parti) being a MAJOR FAULT and would immediately be placed in a pet home regardless of structure and movement.
I will say that Radar is not a perfect "dark" steel blue but he is a steel blue but he is within the standard. Would I take a yorkie into the ring with an undershot bite? NOOOOOOOO, will I take a yorkie into the ring with floppy ears? NOOOOOOOo would I take in a yorkie that is off colored? NOOOOOOOO...is there a perfect yorkie out there? NOOOOOOOOOOOOO BUT if I had a parti puppy in my litter the first thing I would do is spay and neuter both sire and dam and puppies and start over because that is NOT what the standard calls for and not what I want to produce or have pop up in my lines. Would I use a yorkie with floppy ears in my breeding program no because that is hard to breed out and so is the bite so they wouldn't be used in my breeding program. But every breeder has what fault they can live with. But all those I have mentioned are not a DQ.
Can I live with a slightly wide ear set "absolutely"...can I live with a little lighter in color "absolutely" if they have everything else going for them and is as close to the standard as possible I will show them.
When the standard calls for a tri-colored yorkie and it be allowed to show then I may see things differently but until then I will continue to disagree with them being bred. But don't hate me for how I believe as I don't hate anyone for how they believe. As I've stated ....if the speed limit is 55 and you go 70 you are breaking the law and will most likely get a speeding ticket eventually and you know it's wrong...rules/standards are a way of life, you either adhere to them or not...

Respectively,
Donna Bird