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Originally Posted by Pinehaven  Just for the record, the standard for adults is steel blue and tan according to the YTCA. Puppies are born black but later turn to steel blue. Black and tan adults are just as off colored as parti's because black coated adult yorkies lack the gene that causes their coats to turn blue. Yorkies who's coats are too light (silver and tan) are also not to standard. |
True, but we should always look at the
goal of the breeder, please don't forget this, as it's so important. Is that breeder breeding black into the line to improve something else? Or is that breeder marketing the black coated yorkies as "rare black beauties?" No breeder is breeding the Parti colored dog to improve anything in the line, it's nearly impossible to remove the trait from the line.