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Originally Posted by Laura OK, I got the scoop here - the AKC recognizes yorkies to be below 7 pounds. They have a breeder referal section where they give the parent club of Yorkshire Terriers as http://www.ytca.org/faq.html#A Actually, I moved on to breeder referrals, you might have to do the "I Agree" thing first, but it tells about Teacup yorkies. |
The devil's advocate point of view......
I definitely disagree with a great deal of what is written on these subjects by the YTCA. I have emailed them asking for any scientific studies upon which they are basing their assertion that chocolate or parti-color yorkies sre more prone than standard color yorkies to genetic and other health issues. I do not think they exist and I do not believe there is any legitimate evidence of this.
It is important to note that
the YTCA is an organization of breeders and showers and so you have realize that their articles are going to be slanted and prejudiced toward the breed standard. I find them to be extremely closed minded and ridiculous in a lot of areas, like historically only allowing a parti or chocolate yorkie to be registered as black and tan even though they are not. It made it difficult for breeders to keep track of yorkies with the recessive color genes and messed up the pedigrees which is why a lot of breeders quit registering with AKC or did AKC and an alternate registry that recognized the yorkie's true color.
Take Biewers for instance, the AKC and the YTCA do not recognize them as a breed. I think this is short sighted. They are beautiful and are the most sought after type of yorkie today.
I just want to make people think because the YTCA only controls those who show and breed to show, period. Their rules and regulations may be the bible for those people but not for the thousands of pet owners who don't show or breed to show, as well as the breeders who are breeding for pets and companions and not for show dogs.
Just some food for thought.