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Originally Posted by magicgenie  I think what's confusing is that DNA says they're pure bred Yorkshire Terrier even though the color combination is contrary to the "standard." The purists want to cull them from the gene pool but some breeders who actually like the colors want to promote them. Nasty arguments ensue. I'm on the fence. I like the traditional blue and tan standard but don't really understand the harm in the existence of the Partis, even if it does mean extra work tracking pedigree information.  |
What bothers me most is that these people not only disrespect and violate the standard, the history and the vision of those who originated our breed's identity, but that they want to change the standard, allowing off color yorkies to be considered TRUE representatives of the breed.
Yorkies' most distinctive physical traits are color and texture. These traits make our breed
unique in the dog world. Its not a trait of minor importance, its a trait of ULTIMATE importance.
Respect the past and embrace the future.
Do you love the breed for what it is?
Do you respect the history and the vision of those who originated this breed?
Do you
really understand the importance of a written standard?
If the answer to these simple and plain questions is YES, then you breed
to the standard of the breed you are dedicated to, and strive for perfection.
Let me remind you that the standard, is a written description of the ideal. A guide serving a common goal : creation of the ideal described.
Disrespecting this standard and breeding traits opposed to this description, leads to something else that has nothing to do with the described breed.
We owe the existence of this breed to all dedicated breeders who bred to this standard, otherwise yorkies couldn't possibly exist.