[bchgirl]

Originally Posted by Rhetts_mama

That's the whole point of my question. If a parti breeder has a traditional colored yorkie from parti parents, then it could be assumed that the pup is also a parti carrier (3:4 chance). But traditional colored breeders ARE having parti colored pups, too, and continuing their breeding programs, passing the parti genes in to other lines. It could take several generations for a parti pup to show up in those new lines. Without accurate records and honest breeders, this will continue- and parti breeders are unfairly taking the blame.

By registering them (accurately) as traditional pups from Parti lineage, then the onus is put on the new owner to research the lines BEFORE buying and breeding the pup. The first step to doing that is getting the AKC to recognize that Parti Yorkies do exist and making it easier to register them.

And again, no one has answered the root question- is there any other "fault" associated with the Parti gene other than "we've always done it this way, so it's the way we are going to continue to do it" mindset?

It is impossible to get a traditional colored puppy from two parti-colored parents. The parents have nothing to offer but the recessive piebald gene unlike a traditional colored dog which could carry BOTH genes.