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Old 01-06-2007, 11:46 AM   #70
Lorraine
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Originally Posted by sashajade
first of all i was talking about YEARS AGO when ALL dog breeds came about, they ALL come from the WOLF and are a mix of older breeds of dog that came from the wolf.
i know how the yorkie came about as i do have books about them and have had them over 20 years.
they have an IDEA of what breeds were used to make the yorkie but no one is sure what these breeds were its a guess.
also the point i make about none of us know if are yorkies are full blooded or not is that we trust the breeder, they say this is the father this is the mother but there is no prof of this unless dna is done.
yes if you breed a pure bred yorkie with another pure bred yorkie you will get pups that look like yorkies of course but as with the beiwer (sp) it is from a gene that crops up so all i was saying is it may be the same kind of thing, but i doult it as to me it looks like she just bred a maltease and a yorkie together.
as for a book from the akc i have books from the kc in the uk where the yorkie was first bred and shown so i do know about the breed and how they came about but thankyou for your suggestion.
Fair enough, thanks for clarifying what you meant and you are right, the origins of the Yorkie is not totally known.
Further you are absolutely right about registrations and purebreds. As the registering bodies, both AKC and Canadian Kennel Club will accept the paperwork of the breeder without question unless something comes up, a dog that could possibly be a mix will get registered as a purebred.
It is on the onus really of the buyer to be sure you are dealing with someone reputable. Which is sad as there is so much shady deals going on and misrepresentation.
I don't believe it has ever been totally proven that the Biewer indeed is a purebred Yorkie. I am of the school of thought as are many breeders, that it was actually derived from introducing a breed with the piebald colour patter such as the Shih Tzu or Papillion.
It doesn't really matter to me one way or another as I also consider them to be totally wrong colouring in a Yorkie anyway. If they were called Biewer Terriers leaving out the YOrkie part, likely myself and many other Yorkie show fanciers wouldn't object quite so much. I would never consider buying one, I would never use a stud dog or buy a Yorkie from someone that has them in their pedigrees or is dealing with them.
That being said, I have no problem if others decide this is what they want. I have a problem with them being sold as rare or desirable and for such unrealistic prices. Whatever prices people chose to buy or sell at is up them, but I do reserve the right to disagree and not be any part of it whatsoever.
Anyway, that's just my opinion which I am entitled to.
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