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Originally Posted by JeanieK Alliec1 is completely correct in her description of how the genetics work. She only used two of the possible colors of course. Since the Parti color shows up occadsionally there have to me more than just the two possibilities.
She just simplified it, because genetics gets very complicated.
No one is arguing that these dogs were derived from a variety of dogs, and I suppose it is possible that some where in it's far distant ancestry that there might have been a small furry white dog of some sort, maybe even a Westie. .. |
Why do you want to argue? No -- she is not
completely correct. I did not say she was wrong just that it did not work exactly that way when it applies to multi-color hair. Simplified, it really does not apply to what we are talking about --
multi-colors NOT just a BB/bb type situation. IF it was only a matter of BB/bb, then we would not see the completely out of character WHITE coat mixed in. That is the whole issue, not whether the dark color will be blue or black or whether blue or black is recessive or dominant but that there is an entirely different gene thrown in to the mix. And she
did argue that the dogs were derived from a variety of dogs. She said and I quote, "
Mutt implies cross breeding from other breeds- these animals are all yorkie. Some people are probably not understanding that the pari gene did not come from outbreeding with some other dog, such as a Maltese."
And the parti-gene DID come from another dog -- not the Yorkie. That is the point. Maybe that is what "
some people are probably not understanding."
I am sure you are very proud of your Parti-colors -- you have every right to be. Maybe you are personalizing this just a bit as others are trying to understand the details. It is sometimes difficult to stay focused on the science, the facts when something as passionate as dog ownership is involved. I certainly have nothing against them as another breed of dogs. To me they look more like a shihtzu than a Yorkie, but if they are their own breed, then that is great for them. I would never buy a Yorkie from someone who is also breeding for the parti-color. I would worry that somewhere the white would mysteriously crop up. I hope that if it does become its own breed, people like you are taking care and attention to detail will prevail over so many trying to capitalize on a fad and slip something in to artifically come up with a parti-color. The DNA science will have to get better to keep these unscrupulous tactics from ruining what you and others are trying to accomplish. Good luck to you!