I didn't realize that prices were so high for Yorkies in other parts of the country. I got lucky with Bella :-). And I agree that Parti's are Yorkies and should be allowed to be shown in competitions. I'm sorry if I unwittingly opened an old wound with my comments about breed standards--I wasn't aware that it was a touchy issue. I've read some interesting evidence that the piebald gene (responsible for Parti color) has been present in the Yorkie gene pool at a low frequency from since the beginning of the breed. I'll write that up sometime in another thread when I find the time. |