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Originally Posted by gracielove  It would be very unlikely that the female would produce a pup that had the genes of an out cross from several generations back if the dogs had been producing standard Yorkies right along. Of course if there were an out cross to another breed it is highly unlikely that the offspring would produce standard looking Yorkies to begin with. The fact is if this breeder is an "experienced" Yorkie breeder then she knew that little Minnie was not a full Yorkie when she was still very young. Her color may be the same but the rest of her is far from Yorkie. The breeder had to see the differences and should never have sold her as a purebred Yorkie. Even if she really does not understand what happened (which I sincerely doubt) she should have told the new owner that there was a problem with the way the pup was developing and that there was a possibility that the pup would not look like a pure bred Yorkie. Maybe this is not the first time this has happened in her breeding program and has gotten away with treating people this way in the past. A breeder can write whatever they want on a "family tree" unlike an AKC official pedigree. |
Thank you for clearing that up. I just wasn't sure if some type of physical appearance trait could pop out of nowhere. I guess not. I honestly don't think that this breeder is "experienced". Considering her blog & all of her previous posts, I tend to believe that she's so inexperienced that she just doesn't know any better.
To the OP, YorkieMommy1984, unfortunately, the "family tree" that you have really means nothing. Anyone can create a family tree in Microsoft Word. Gracielove is correct...the AKC issues certified pedigrees to their registered dogs. In the dog world, this is the only "family tree" that matters. Cristina's dogs are registered with the ACA. Although that may sound nice & official, it's not a reputable registry.
I suppose the only reasonable explanations would be 1). Minnie's mother tied with another dog of a different breed, or 2). the breeder is lying about Minnie's parents. I honestly can't think of any other reason Minnie's physical traits would veer so far from the Yorkie standard. Could there be another reason? If both of Minnie's parents look like Yorkies, then shouldn't Minnie look somewhat like a Yorkie?