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Originally Posted by Belle Noir  How can such a non standard color burst on the scene and there be NO information about it? That puzzles me completely. I have found information on red Rotts, on black and tan Labs, white Dobes, merle Chihuahuas, blue Vizslas.. even black Boxers.
But nothing on gold Yorkies.
I thought, as my outside searches came to naught, not only in books, but online, that THIS would be a place to go to gain some insight on this coloration. As my search of this site yielded nothing, I hoped that by ASKING, I would learn something about this color.
I was not expecting jokes, distraction and derailment. To wit, on THOSE answers, I am greatly disappointed. To those that truly tried to help me, I am grateful.
If anyone would care to enter into an informative discussion of the gold coloration, or point me more closely in the direction where I might find information, I would be very appreciative of your time and assistance.
ETA: Thank you Pinehaven for your post. I do appreciate it, and it answers my question on the Gold Yorkie.
My post and yours may well have been being written at the some time, so I missed your reply by the time I submitted. |
These off colors have been appearing since the beginning of the breed, many of the dogs who started this breed came in sable or golden colors. It's been discussed on YT that in the 1930's there was a breeder who was breeding gold yorkies exclusively but AKC put an end to that for them.
Normally, when an off color appeared in a litter, the pups were disposed of (in one way or another) ... there are many references in books from the 1800 - 1900's that state this fact and since genetics was not well understood, many felt that the incorrect color was weaker or defective.