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Originally Posted by Lorraine  A parti carrier is a piebald gene. The yorkie does not have it. They have the genes to carry a blue or black saddle with tan or gold furnishings.
Why anyone would purposely set out to ruin such a noble breed as the yorkie is beyond my comprehension but that is just my humble opinion, as a yorkie fancier/exhibitor. |
If the yorkie is the product of the maltese or some of the other breeds who began this breed that carried recessive genes for other colors, then yes, even if the yorkies color is the correct blue and tan, it may carry the piebald gene (the maltese is the extreme example of piebald). This color has shown up in litters since the breeds beginning but people today choose to no longer "dispose" of the off colored pups, as was so often done in the earlier days.