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Originally Posted by FlDebra So, are you saying that parti-colored Yorkies are another new breed altogether and will be eventually recognized as such? If so, I understand that. But it seems more like they are registering them AS Yorkshire Terriers, just another color.
So, is YTCA not generally recognized as a breed reference source? Since the AKC site sent me there, I thought it was reputable and I have heard of them for years without any negatives.
BTW -- no worries -- I am not taking this as being mean -- I am glad that you are sharing information. I have always approached having a Yorkie as a "pet only" proposition. Now that I am interested in breeding, I will have MUCH to learn and may have to rethink some things several times before coming to any conclusion. |
They will most likely end up being in a separate catagory. For instance, with cocker spanials. There are three categories of color. Black, parti and ASCOB (any solid color other than black).
With beagles there are two different sizes, under 15 inch and 15 inch or over.
So the parti coloreds will probably not be put in the ring with traditional coloreds, but rather have their own classification and standards.
The YTCA is just a bit behind the times. Eventually the Older people will be replaced by younger people with more open minds. Large organizations are very reluctant to change. But as with any organization it's all up to the membership, and they either evolve or they become extinct.
I have not done any breeding yet either, but I have read enough to know that breeders have different opinions of what constitutes a responsible breeder.
Some breeders see nothing wrong with caging their animals as long as they are properly cared for. I could never cage a dog. Cages are for vicious animals. Those same breeders might object to breeding two different breeds, even though there is a market for them.
There is a huge market for pet quality yorkies. And as for their claiming to breed only to better the breed, and not for profit. How much better can you make the breed. Now if they would say they breed to improve their own line, that is a different story.
The real challenge would be to take two ordinary yorkies and to see if you could come up with an extraordinary offspring, through selective breeding.