this is such a difficult debate. i LOVE the white coats on those dogs. i think they are absolutely beautiful dogs. so how do i tell myself that it's 100% wrong when it's so pretty. i agree with Nancy 100% that breeding a dog for a pet market is bad breeding ethics. i love the yorkie breed as blue and gold so much i hate to see it disappear because all the breeders started breeding for piebald color. we wouldn't have our traditional yorkies anymore.
is there a place for both? will the yorkies we know and love someday become like other dog breeds and come in other colors?
i can't answer those questions and I may never in my lifetime know what is the right answer for certain. i'm sure things will change in the future as all things do. and i'm sure that I personally love the white colored dogs but it makes me sad to think that some people are simply breeding them to make a profit.
i guess i'm more on the side of the standard, but want to know for certain if piebald IS geneticly there or if it is maltese genes in the breed somehow or if other ancestors of yorkies are showing up white sometimes. who knows really. they will research it. and someday the final decision will be either the way it always was or changed.
to all the parti breeders, if you are honestly out there breeding because you love the white dog and you want to see the white dog accepted i can't say i totally disagree or hate you for it, but if you are breeding just to make money and sell "RARE" dogs then shame on you for it. |