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Originally Posted by Breezeaway  In my opinion , even the parti's need boundries. If you let it be a free for all, and not limit the white, they will be an all white dog. An all white dog is not a parti yorkie. Parti color yorkies should not have an all white head, all white face or a badly mismarked head. IMO discriminate or not.
Parti means, Two or more definite, well-broken colors, one of which must be white. For example, Black Parti-color would be black and white. Color definitions may vary by breed. Always check the breed standard for the definitive color description.
The 70% I said was just a scenario, it could be 80 or so as long as the head is symmetrical. |
I totally agree with the head markings but body marking on a dog with the extreme white gene may not be more than a spot or two.
Maybe there could be a minimum amount of spotting like "must have at least 2 inches of pigmented markings on the body." Just as a Blue and tan Yorkshire terrier is allowed a 1" white marking on it's chest, maybe a certain number in inches would work when dealing with an extreme white parti. Basically any spotting on the body, would indicate parti coloring but definitely symmetrical head markings for all with points taken off for asymmetrically marked heads.