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Originally Posted by Brooklynn  I can't speak for the YTCA as a whole but I can speak from my standpoint...I'm not afraid of the Parti's in the least. As long as it's a DQ and a color fault I will uphold the standard and defend it. All dogs are sweet, adorable and deserves a wonderful loving home. But when you deviate from a standard that is set for a particular breed it is one's responsiblity to hold it true and do their best to breed to the best representation of that particular breed whether it be yorkies or another breed.
When you knowingly take a parti carrier into the AKC show ring you are the one not holding true to the breed just for a title aka CH in front of it's name, just like someone taking in a cripple, one with health issues it's wrong and shouldn't be done but you have to live with yourself not me. I know at least when I am in the show ring with my yorkies I've done everything I can to uphold my standards and the yorkie standard and with health of the utmost importance and live with myself and sleep at night knowing I'm doing right 
Donna |
This breed has changed drastically since it's large boned, rat chasing days. Many breeders obviously deviated from the standard quite a few times over the years...to get where the yorkie is today. It certainly looks a lot different then what the founding fathers and mothers of the breed had in mind years and years ago. I bet some of them would be devestated to see the yorkie of today. But the fact is...change is inevitable...a true fact of life.
The parti's day will come. For now..they are AKC registered and much to your dismay...their carrier's can and will be shown. Once we have parti's the quality of today's show yorkie...and pedigree's filled with red...maybe the PTB in the YTCA will come around. If not..we will continue to show our dogs elsewhere until they do. Once they are being consistantly bred to a conformation that would rival a show quality Yorkie...someone in the YTCA will come around...it only takes a member or two to get the ball rolling. That is my hope anyway.