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Originally Posted by yorkiekist  But the yorkie parti gene didnt come from the Skye, period. The off-shoot of the Skye, the Paisely/ Clydsdale, is the dog that was used to get the beautiful silk hair on the Yorkie. Its very doubtful if the Maltese was used for this. Why breed for the wrong color and incorrect texture? |
Why is it doubtful that the Maltese was used? Book after book written in the early days of the breed, reference the Maltese as thought to have been used in the make up of the breed? It wasn't until much later, that the Maltese was said to not be in the make up of the YT, this view is seen on the YTCA site (but the KC kennel club says maltese
were in the YT makeup).
Also, the YTCA says the waterside terrier was used in the makeup of the breed ... otterhounds were used in the makeup of the waterside and otterhounds come in parti colors. So one way or the other, whether through the unpedigreed foundation dogs, or the maltese or the waterside (who were by the otther hound), there are genes for parti color and other off colors in the breed.