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Originally Posted by Breezeaway  Yes, there are all black , all gold and there are all blue yorkies. The all blue yorkies are called blue borns and most have health issues.
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The word parti is in reference to the parti colored yorkie.
The breed is Yorkshire Terrier, the color stated on the AKC papers says " Black and tan Parti color.
People just use the term parti yorkie to describe their tri colored dogs. They are not a separate breed. Just a different color. |
I have read a tiny bit about blue borns. It was my understanding that they have a skin condition, which I assumed was the cause of the off coloring. Can anyone clarify?
The reason I ask about all steel blue/black yorkies is there are lots of times that I've read diseases can be corolated when breeders breed in search of a single trait. (color, size, etc.) The only partis I've ever seen are pictures on YT. I've never seen one in person. As far as I can tell, the parti gene seems harmless since the babies on YT all seem relatively healthy. It's not a fact however and I'm not stating that partis are healthier than traditionals, as I have done 0 research into the health of partis vs traditional yorkies. But that does sound like an interesting summer project.
Size I have seen there is more care and concerns when breeding for size, but I've yet to hear about partis. That is until this post.
If blue borns are the "blue" version of parti yorkies, I would suspect that maybe there is a correlation between color and illness. Can anyone elaborate on this?