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Originally Posted by evab  (should we also suggest that a nice little West Highland White is in the gene pool of our beloved Yorkie, and that is the reason why the parti dog appeared in America) We do not have these colours in our UKKC registry, our clubs do not recognise them, clubs that have looked over this breed for hundreds of years.  |
Or maybe it was the Maltese who introduced the white genes into our American dogs when the breed began in the late 1800's? Maltese are mentioned in many, many early books written in the late 1800's and early 1900's as being in the Yorkie's heritage.
Even the KC kennel club says that dogs like the Maltese were used in the makeup of the Yorkshire terrier.
The Kennel Club-Yorkshire Terrier
You're not implying that a Nikkos owned Westie is the reason for partis to appear in the 1990's are you?