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Originally Posted by kpstoybox  This is it...bottom line, end of story.
Even if those of us who only want the best for the parti...quit breeding it today...those who breed for the sole purpose of money or those who claim they want just one litter (that's where most of today's pet yorkies come from) will keep the parti growing through the pet population anyway's. One quick look on puppyfind will back up this statement.
I would hazard a guess...that on average...there are at least 20 carriers to every parti born and registered with the AKC. As Debbie mentioned...she tried to get the YTCA to release this info, and they refused. How come? Because contrary to what some have said here...the YTCA is very worried over the parti's growing popularity and the movement to get them recognized.
How many times have we all read on this board...member after member stating their next yorkie will be a Biewer or a Parti. When prices come down even more so...and the pet homes can readily afford them...the parti population will explode whether we like it or not.
So I ask the YTCA members...what good is the DQ helping to better the yorkie breed as a whole? It's not..it's only a quick fix..a band aid to try and keep the parti from infiltrating the show lines. However, they forgot about the parti's greatest weapon...the carrier.
Eventually...they will have no choice but to address this situation in a correct manner and quit sweeping it under the rug with hastily and poorly written DQ's. |
I do agree. The parti-carrier is a threat and will be one soon. I have seen some very nice parti-carriers that if the white was not so pronounced on the chest or up to the chin could strut in the ring with pride.
This brings up the earlier question about removing the parents from a breeding/show program. If you have shown your male and championed him out, shown your female and championed her, done all lab/xray/and vet screenings and produced say 2 litters of pups from them that were all standard color. You place the top 3 in show homes, and pet out the rest. Then on the 3rd and final litter you get a particolored pup. You stated you would spay/neuter the line. What about the 3 that are showing with people you have allowed to show them? Do you take the pups back and refund the money? How about their time? What if one of them had championed in a year and now had a litter of pups? What then?
I just see this growing more and more each time a litter of pups are born to parti/or particarriers alike. There is no "test" to assure that your lines are pure. It just takes one here or there to infiltrate the lines and there it is.
Just sad to think with all the unhealthy pups that are born, with all the diseases that are running rampant in the Yorkies lines, that we chose to take a stand against a healthy dog. When you breed a litter, are you only looking for conformation and standard? I would hope that health would be first and foremost in your breeding program. How about temperment?
Like stated I agree that we disagree. I hope that someday the powers that be wake up and see that within their very lines are some beautiful healthy dogs that for years have been shunned and ignored.
Maybe one last word....
...I hope the YTCA will look at Americas past...some day owners of Yorkies of color may stand up together and challenge for change. When that happens I bet pens will start changing the standard or there maybe one heck of a fight.
