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Originally Posted by Nancy1999  So true, not all traits are the result of a single gene, but according to the website linked a short muzzle could be traced to a single gene, although, I don't know if that website is accurate. The yorkies hair, as you say, comes from a complex mixture, and from my understanding, mixtures are even more common than 100% silly, but my point is if you want to know what the offspring will look like as an adult, look at the parents, this is a great indication! I think some people think that the offspring will somehow be so much cuter than the parents, and this is usually not the case, unless the breeder really knows what he/she's doing. |
As I said, I don't know about the foreface, beyond what I've read, and that's about the same as you posted. My point was that you (and I mean you in general terms) can't assume all recessive traits follow through as the parti gene, and I was just using that for an example.
Your point about looking to the parents as an indicator of how a pup will mature is more true in line bred dogs than those with an open pedigree. With an open pedigree, there's no telling what will be expressed and I've even had surprises (a teapot from 5 pound parents) with line bred dogs. I've also had pups that had that happy mixing of genes where I thought they were better (for lack of a better word) than either parent.
Yorkies are such a fascinating breed. They never cease to amaze (and perplex) me.