[gemy]

I have read this "debate" almost daily, and am still confused. Why did the breed club feel the need to put in a DQ for parti colored dogs? Why if it is a DQ, does the AKC allow parti's to be registered as Yorkies?

As others have posted here, including Lisaly, a membership in a breed club, in no way guarantees ethical breeding practices.

To paint every Parti breeder as unethical is a brush too broad for my liking. To ascribe only one motive for their breeding practices is sheer hubris.

I support Lisaly when she says there is a very wide variation in the "look" of the Yorkie. Particularly non show yorkies, but also within the show yorkies as well.
I rarely see Yorkies on the very busy streets of Toronto, but when I do most often I have to look two or three times, to actually see that it is a Yorkie.

So the breeders of standard color Yorkies indeed have some work cut out for them. The serious health concerns of Yorkies is a major task. ,not to mention coat and color variations.
How close is the breed club and the research they support; in identifying the LS gene or genes? What about LP ? luxating Patella? Where is the database for LS?

Our beautiful breed is under tremendous pressure, with all the indiscriminate breeding practices I've read about here.

I would hope that be you standard or parti breeder, that each and every reputable breeder would a) try to do what they can to stamp out this indiscriminate breeding. and b) support research to identify LS and not to breed LS dogs.

On a more general note; there was one poster who alluded to the fact that designer "mutts" are a threat to the purebred dog. In my opinion they are spot on!.

I share one small story on this note; my husband who is very proud of our purebreds, has an acquaintance who admired so much our dogs, and sought his advice on the purchase of a dog for his family. He spent several hours with him, to help him select the right temperament, and fit for his family. Well fast forward 4wks later, he tells Dave he selected a mini GoldenDoodle. He was paying $2500 for this dog, and asked Dave if that price was in the right range? The range of what, pray tell? Dave said, I can't help you out here, this is a mutt, I have no idea if you will get the temperament, and or the size you want. He said that if he wanted a mutt, why not go to the pound for a dog? He said well he wanted hypoallergenic and non shedding dog. Oh boy, well is the breeder of this mutt, guaranteeing that? He said; I don't know. Well what does your contract state? Contract? "from the buyer" What are your health guarantees? Well the buyer, asked none of these questions, and apparently has a simple agreement of purchase/sell from the breeder.

And this from a supposedly well educated man. Laying down $2500 for a mutt, with no contract, with no health guarantee, with minimal questions asked of the breeder.

AS purebred dog fanciers, lovers, enthusiasts, we need to take the message out there. Why buy purebred???