[MyTrixie143]

Man it is like racism in the yorkie world, lol!!

Why is color so offensive? And to make a claim that the only reason someone breeds for an off color is for monetary gain is hasty rationalization and ridiculous. Does color equal money? Do you know every breeder's objective?
Many truly love the different colors (I know I do) and they are breeding because they love that look, not for monetary gain. Many breeders have a certain look in mind for the yorkie. Many reputable breeders breed for certain traits that differ from one another. One might like an ear set better than an another's for example. They are small variations but do they get condemned for liking that certain look and breeding for it? You can go to a show and see all the little variations breeders are breeding for. Some judges like a certain look while other judges like a different look. If we all liked the same exact thing, only that yorkie would be in the show ring and all the judges would judge the same and choose the same dog but we know that doesn't happen.
Color is no different. It is a certain look some breeders like but just because it deals with color, they get condemned for it, even if the yorkie is standard in every other way.

Why do some breeders automatically assume that since the breeder is breeding off color dogs that they are concerned about health and genetics? What proof is there to show that this true? A different color such as parti does not mean the breeder doesn't care about health but yet many of you have stated that. So where's the proof? If you want to make the claim that breeders who are breeding chocolates, goldens or partis don't care about the health or standard you need to back up that claim with evidence. And unless you personally know their breeding program, you can't.

I have seen many so called "reputable" show breeders who breed gorgeous dogs but pay little attention to health. Breeding by standard, and showing by the standard doesn't mean that breeder looked into the health and genetics but it is being assumed so.

Health should ALWAYS come before color or standard.

Oh and to say no genetic testing is needed because you know your lines so well is incredibly naive to me. If you aren't testing, you can't know your dog's genetic mapping. You can only assume so. Your dog could carry LS and just because you haven't ever had a pup in the line with it, doesn't mean it isn't there. Can you honestly say you know everything about your dog's genes, inside and out, especially saying you didn't do any testing? Just using LS as an example but it can apply to many things such as color and other genetic diseases or abnormalities. If we knew all of this we would have a completely healthy breed as we could find and eliminate all those diseases. There is so much we don't know about genetics.

I love all the yorkies whether they are black, blue, white, gold or chocolate. They are all beautiful wonderful yorkies.