On page 18 of Anne Seranne’s book it discusses the Breed Standard as the ”Standard of Perfection.” You “must have a clear mental picture of what is considered the perfect specimen or the ideal.” When I, as many people do, think of the Yorkshire Terrier we visualize the blue and golden/tan color. Therefore to change the color from its standard is not what is best for our breed. I too had never seen a parti till coming on to YT. I was actually quite shocked and thought of it being a mixed breed. To me it just does not look like a yorkie. I have breed off and on for 30 years and never got a tri color puppy or adult. Which makes me very confused how it actual came to be. What some are doing is for example is like someone trying to breed a different with the Golden Retriever. Now there are different types of Retrievers, but they are never included in the same standard, since each is a separate breed. |