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Originally Posted by Yorkiemom1 "The same dilution gene that causes a black dog to become blue also causes a liver dog to become isabella (aka lilac), which is a pale greyish brown. Dilution and liver are both recessive and relatively rare, so isabella is a rarely seen colour. It is, however, the colour of the Weimaraner, and also occurs occasionally in a handful of other breeds.
An isabella dog will have the genotype bbdd (homozygous for liver, homozygous for dilution)."
I have never seen this color on AKC papers for a Yorkie.....you may have an interesting time trying to get this yorkie registered.....but then I have never had a lilac colored Yorkie! |
Here are the colors *registerable* from the AKC website. Shoot I don't see the Partis listed there
Below is a list of the colors and markings available for this breed. Please refer to the
breed standard for descriptions and the difference in types.
Description: The name of the color and/or markings.
Type: Standard or alternate. This is the classification of the color for show purposes. Please refer to the
breed standard for specifics regarding this breed.
Code: This is the code entered on an application for registration of a dog.
Colors DescriptionTypeCode Black & GoldS234Black & TanS018Blue & GoldS041Blue & TanS044