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Originally Posted by JeanieK  But that is just it. If they are concerned with the way the breed is headed, then take control of it.
The variety is there and the AKC has accepted the fact that the color occurs naturally, and people will always be breeding for that color. So if the YTCA is concerned that the traditionl color will be phased out, then why not accept the other colors and put their standards on them. That way they would have control over all yorkies.
Because just as with a pack of dogs, someone is going to take control, and if isn't the parent club, then somone else will and they might not like the end result.
Personally, it scares me what some people are trying to do with the partis. I would prefer that the parent club take control as to leave it to some of these people. |
The AKC is just the registry that the YTCA uses, it doesn't set the standard, the YTCA sets the standard, and so what the AKC decides shouldn't affect what the YTCA decides. For example, the AKC registers floppy eared yorkies, does that mean the YTCA should change the standard to include both floppy eared and perky eared yorkies? I guess I don't understand the argument that if the AKC allows it, the YTCA should accept it in it standard.
The YTCA has "no control" over yorkies or breeders, only the standard, and they have taken control of it, and that's exactly what some people don't like. I think they to try to educate the public on why something isn't good for the breed, and some people will listen and others won't. I agree with you on being scared about what some people are doing to Parti's, but I fully understand why the mother club doesn't want to accept this fault. Do you think these other breeders would listen to the YTCA anyway? They don't now, so why would they in the future? I also personally believe that even if the mother club did accept the parti color, there would be some new thing that would develop and be called "rare", and a buzz would be created for that. Lets face it, with the right marketing a dog can be sold for so much more, but again, selling isn't the purpose of a breed club. The members are not trying to supply the pet market, but are acting as conservators for the breed.
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