[QUOTE=lisatodd]parti carries the white gene (i believe #22). these are black and white yorkies. the akc does recg these but you cannot show them.
if you go on the yorkshire terrier club of am, it explains the parti. people advertise them as rare and charge alot but actually they just carrie the white gene QUOTE]
Actually the YTCA says
there is no white gene in purebred Yorkies. It says "
While some breeds have an occasional mismark and some breeds do have a gene for a white dog, we do not. Had there been a problem with white markings, piebald dogs, or white dogs, it would have been addressed in our Standard. Due to unscrupulous breeders advertising parti-colored Yorkshire Terriers at premium prices, our members voted unanimously at our annual meeting to add a disqualification for these and other off colored dogs. ... All of these original breeds were grizzle, tan, blue, blue and tan, or black and tan. No white dog or dogs with white markings were involved in the process of developing the breed.. " and much more on the subject:
http://ytca.org/faq.html#C
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