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Originally Posted by Ladymom  This is just so confusing. The AKC is a breed registry, not a breed club. They don't "recognize" parti's, they just allow them to be registered as they do other Yorkies who have faults, no matter what those faults are.
It's important to keep in mind that the AKC registers parti's as Yorkshire Terriers. Given that, I can't see how you can argue that parti's are not affiliated with the YTCA. 
As long as the YTCA is the official breed club for Yorkies and sets the standard, links to their website regarding parti Yorkies must be included in an educational sticky pinned in the Library. |
The ytca is a closed minded club! How many ytca members have off colored pups and we never hear about them? Do you not think there are breeders who cull certain pups and even whole litters? Do you not think this happens with members of the ytca? I believe every pup has a right to live rather standard colored or not.
The parti's are not affiliated with the ytca and all you have to do is read their site to see it is a fact. They are only a DQ and nothing more. The parti yorkie is an offspring of the yorkshire terrier breed. Rather the ytca wants to recognize them as so or not. To me the ytca has more important health issues to worry about like bad patellas, liver shunts and other life threatening health issues.
I still agree the ytca should not be linked with the biewer and parti yorkie.