[dezertblu]

I have looked everywhere in the AKC information and pages, and still see them saying this pari color is non acceptable, does anyone have any literature ,besides what a breeder says, that backs up this claim?? I am not doubting it, just wondering where it is that the AKC actually says they will accept this parti color, from all I have found from scientists ect, the Yorkshire Terrier has NO piebald:

"Genetically the Yorkshire Terrier does NOT carry the piebald gene, which is what is needed for the large amounts of white coloring on any breed. The only way that gene could come into existance is for breedings to have occurred somewhere along the line with Maltese or Shih Tzu. "
The important issue we want to look at here is the SS which includes a description ot the Spotting gene. The information below is taken from Malcolm Willis' "Genetics of the Dog" The genetic makeup for the Yorkshire Terrier is:

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SnowWa "I don't think the parti-colored Yorkies (from two standard Yorkies) are the same as the Biewer. "
"It also is noted by some on websites of these breeders of parti's that you can NOT get parti's from 2 regular Yorkshire Terriers. Well then how did they get them in the 1st place? Susposedly they got them from 2 Yorkies. Yet this proves a contradiction itself. They acknowledge all parti's go back to a certain English dog. The one show exhibitor in the US that also was getting parti/tri's had breeding from the same kennel in England.

At this point I think the most important issue to look at is the fact that the Yorkshire Terrier only carries the SS gene, not the piebald gene which is needed for the white coloring. "

Cher Hildebrand
Goldenray Yorkies



From My personal understanding and various research into it, the Biewer IS a TOTALLY DIFFERENT dog to the Parti color Yorkie, the Biewer is a German breed unto itself, probably a close relative to the Yorkie, but deffinately NOT a Yorkie, where on the other hand the Parti Color Yorkie, is deffinately a type of Yorkie with different markings, though many a breeder site has claimed AKC and acceptance among the breeding yorkie world, I personally find no data to support any claims, I have yet to find any DNA reports stating the Yorkie should have a piebald gene, and all science points to and has proven this parti color yorkie MUST have another breed in the original mix to have brought the piebald gene into the world of Yorkies.I am not against this new coloring , as I find it quite cute and think it suits the Yorkie to have other color choices, but my problem is......to claim this is a pure bred Yorkie, and to say there is nothing but Yorkie in thier genes, is ridiculous, as for centuries the Yorkie gene hasn't contained piebald, why suddenly would it appear unless a breeder, somewhere has taken and added a dog with piebald genes into the mix.Sure maybe now the gene is so well mixed in they CAN breed the Parti Yorkie mom with a true Yorkie dad and get the results or two parti's and get the result, but no one in any of my research has ever seen a parti pup come from a true line of standard yorkie parents.We just need to be careful that when creating one thing we don't destroy ages of preservation.The Yorkie breed has been maintained for a very long time, and even today with our even smaller tea cups and our pure blondes, we are changing what was meant to be preserving the breed.The Original breeds the Yorkie came from , some of them are extinct, imagine that...there are breeds of terrier extinct , breeds that existed not all that long ago, we as humans messing with the mix are in danger of doing the same, not only with our beloved Yorkies but MANY types, did you know there is an endangered breeds list for dogs...and we may lose more breeds that have for so long been protected by careful breeding programs? Anyways, didn't mean to rant on, like I said they are very cute and I wouldn't mind one myself.......but what cost will "fashion" have on the fate of the original Yorkie?