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Originally Posted by gemy  I will not comment on the debate on whether or not or when the DQ should be lifted for the Partis.
What I will say is this beautifull breed of ours have serious health concerns, and I would hope that every Yorkshire Terrier fancier and breeder be they Partis, or Standards are supporting the research into identifying the gene or genes responsible for liver shunt. That you are very carefully monitoring your breeding program, and tracking your pups.
Next LP is almost epidemic in small breeds. Why is it so prevalent? What and where is the research for this? Do you breed LP 1 or LP 2 Dogs? How do you plan on eliminating this from the Yorkshire Terrier Breed?
As an owner and a concerned fancier of the Yorkie, I anxiously await the day, the the liver shunt gene is identified, and some progress is made in eliminating LP in the Yorkie. |
This is what every breeder should be concerned with! Health should always be a breeders NO.#1 concern, but for many the money they place into their pockets is more important rather it be a standard colored yorkie or a parti colored yorkie. I personally do have issues with so many breeders preaching about the ytca, as I personally know and have bought from
ytca breeders who do NO testing on their breeding stock or the off springs their breeding stock produces. So if the ytca is the elite club for the yorkshire terriers and they set the standards for the breed (which they want every breeder to follow) they should also set a good example of breeding healthy stock along with doing the proper testing needed to confirm their stock is healthy!