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Originally Posted by Phoebe_m  They are pure yorkies or they are "hybrids" ? I mean mix dogs  |
Biewer are not yorkies. According to the Biewer Club of America and the DNA blood testing results it was found they are not Yorkies. Biewer Club want to have them recognized as Biewer Terriers. Whether this will happen in our lifetime is another matter as it is a long process.
Golden Yorkies are ones born black and tan. As they get older and mature the tan furnishing colour can run into the black saddle giving it a gold colour but when you clip the coat short or lift the hair where the blue saddle is you will see blue saddle at the skin level This is a fault, a reputable breeder will not keep this for breeding purposes.
Ones born gold do not look like yorkies usually and I believe would be mixes as yorkies do not carry the gene for solid colour.
There is a chocolate colour that will exhibit itself if the pup has picked up a recessive gene from each parent. Also not a desirable colour, reputable breeders would not breed for this, a pup with this colour would be sold for pet, spay neuter.
There likely will be arguments come up from those who are not in agreement with what I have said. HOwever, keep in mind when you decide for yourself what is right and wrong, breed standard says blue saddle with tan furnishings. That is what a reputable breeder will breed for and uphold in this breed, not breed for wrong colours. No reputable purebred breeder of any breed would ever breed for wrong type, colour, size that sort of thing.
And no, wrong colour is not 'culled' as in put to sleep, they are sold for pet usually at much less a price. Reputable breeders I know will give for example a chocolate puppy if they happen to get one, to a friend that wants a small dog or sell for less than half the usual price of a yorkie pet pup.
The problem with the Biewer or parti colour is yes NOW they can be DNA tested for various things however keep in mind also these have been around over 20 years. At the time they first showed up there was not the DNA testing available in the last few years. What actually went on over 20 years ago could not be tested for so the claim NOW from some is that they are from registered normal colour yorkies. But DNA will not tell you what happened in a mating 20 years ago or if for sure another breed was or was not involved.
Again the argument can go around in circles and has done on many occasions on this forum. The bottom line in my opinion, is which breeders are actually breeding and upholding the breed standard to what a Yorkie is supposed to look like -- or are they not doing that?