I am not too familiar with Biewer or Parti yorkies - however I have past experience in bulldogs and chihuahuas. I do know that colors that do not conform to the breed standard can always be labeled as "rare" and as long as there is someone who wants to have that "rare" puppy they can sell it for a pretty penny. While considering our next family pet after the death of our Lola and the rehoming of Neiro (both Bulldogs) I looked into chihuahuas. I found an ad in the newspaper for a micro teacup chihuahua who was guaranteed to weigh between 1 1/2 lbs and 2 lbs full grown. She was "lavender" color... which was "rare" and the seller was asking $2200 for her. My first thought was FOR A CHIHUAHUA? (no offense, but you can find a very well bred chihuahua for $600 or less here) - I wanted to see this rare color and found it was a very diluted blue color. Diluted colors can have health problems - but I am not sure why. The dog also needed Nutrical frequently because of her tiny size. I also asked about papers but the lady said she kept them for all her dogs - that was my cue to run, but I asked about the prices for her normal colored chihuahuas and they were as follows - $200 for standard size, $350 for teacup size and $2200 for that rare color... a prime example of using color for profit.
Now, please know that I have no idea how parti's affect the breed - but it does bother me that people will sell for more because of a color. |