I have a purebred parti-colored yorkie who is gold and white. Her picture is in my album. Both of her parents are AKC and carry the recessive genes for the gold and white. In the olden days these puppies were put to death just because they were not within the breed standard, but the fact is that the yorkshire terrier developed in the 1800s from many different kinds and colors of terriers so these "exotic" colors pop up every once in a while. They cannot be shown but they can be registered AKC if their parents are AKC. There are chocolates, parti-colored and others. You do want to see both parents and the papers on both if they are registered in order to confirm what the breeder is saying.
I also heard, but could never find any evidence to support the contention, that the exotic colored yorkies may have more health problems. I think this was just an ecuse used by the breeders who "culled" these puppies in the past.
My "breed standard" color puppy has a little bit of white on him in small areas as well. Not as much as the puppy you have the pics of though.
The Biewer terrier was developed from a breeder in Germany realizing the beauty of these anomalies and deciding, rather than killing the puppies, to breed FOR the coloring. Biewers are not Yorkshire Terriers and are not yet recognized by AKC but they came from the yorkie and they have their own registration now and are shown under that registration.
IMHO it really doesn't matter if a puppy is registerable or not if it is not to be bred or shown but is just for a pet. The price has to be determined by the demand as with any other commodity. If the puppy is absolutely adorable and healthy a lot of people will pay for that "cuteness" and not care about the registration.
I went ahead and attached pics of my puppy and her parents!
I think there are adorable puppies out there in everyone's price range which makes owning a little piece of "love" affordable for everyone! |