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Originally Posted by Breezeaway  I wouldn't rely on Wikipedia too much. People can post anything they like.
Used often for crossbreeding was the canis Melitei, now called the Maltese. Each cross was used to impart beautiful coats to other toys, much as the Bull Terrier in later times was used to impart strong heads to other terriers. In fact, the double-coated Skye Terrier was once called the Skye Maltese Terrier.The earliest known Maltese on record in the United States was born in 1873. He was entered at Westminster in 1879 and was also the first colored Maltese shown here. Entered as a "Maltese Skye Terrier," he was described as being white with black ears. |
i deliberately used Wiki as a source...as in
even Wiki knows that. Would you like me to spam this thread with links on pure bred dog breeding 101?
The rest of your post means nothing. A pure bred dog is one that will breed pure to the breed standard. That's it. Simple concept, huh? The Yorkshire Terrier standard is, and always has been, that of a blue and tan dog. Any argument otherwise is only meant to confuse those that don't know better. The same could be said for any breed that has those deliberately breeding outside the standard.
Reminds me of the old saying..."If you can't dazzle them with your brilliance, baffle them with your bulls**t.