I think the reason I did not see or hear of any other color than standard back then is bacause we were so careful back then to keep to the standard. We spent hours upon hours researching and looking at other litters and yorkies it was a true science then that most of us practiced. Yes, I am sure that wrong or odd colors did happen back then, just not like they do today. I see many, not all, breeders like the one mentioned on this post that do not research and learn about the breed before breeding.
I think that what has happened today is that many/some do not study the standard or learn all they can about their own yorkies (lines or quality/faults)
and just want to have pups, whether it is the "lets have cute puppies" symdrom or "lets make some money."
When a breed becomes popular - the standard tends to decline for awhile, such as what happened to toy poodles and some other breeds as well in the past. It takes many years to recover.
Noticed I said most or many - which can be some, but not all. I congratulate all the ones that do their homework before breeding. And are careful and selective. Only with these type of breeders can our breed standard improve and continue. |