[JeanieK]

We all know that just belonging to the YTCA and adhering to the standard does not necessarily make a person a good breeder.

There are bad show breeders and there are bad hobby breeders. Most of the genetic issues that show dogs (of any breed) have is due to show breeders inbreeding dogs with known problems. But as long as they looked good in the ring those issues were overlooked.

Chosing to breed dogs of a different color that is naturally occuring in the breed, does not make one a bad breeder.

The standards have changed over the years, as peoples preferences have changed, but the change did not come easy. Some breeder had to breed the (out of standard) dogs before the the standard changed. And I am sure they were given a lot of grief for doing it.

When the parti color yorkies become more popular than the traditional colored yorkies, the standard will change to include them.

Many other breeds have more than one color category in their standard. Someone has to be brave enough to step outside of the box. The world would be very boring without change.