[Raymond's Mom]

Originally Posted by yorkiekist

And it remains to be seen the proof of the "written letter by Joan" and the picture that Joan may or may not send. Also, what they considered a tri-color back then may not have been the mostly white parti dogs of today. Maybe they had much smaller white patches probably on the chest and feet. But I cant wait to see that picture! Either way, it will be informative.

If the white is only an overly large patch on the chest and white on the feet you're in trouble. That color pattern does occur on purebred yorkies. I've seen pups born with white "boots" but the white grows out and the pups have normal colored feet by the time they're around 8 weeks. The question is can purebred yorkies have the white patches on the head, sides, legs, etc. without the introduction of a breed with that color pattern such as a papillon or shih tzu. Remember, Mr. Biewer also bred shih tzu. It's the white patches on places other than the chest, feet and a small dot on the chin that leads most to believe that the origin of the parti is the result of a cross breeding.