Quote:
Originally Posted by troubletb  This is only my opinion:
The chocolate Yorkie is rare, only because it is not suppose to be like that. It is an over load of the red and brown color gene (something like that) But by no means is it suppose to be like that. It is like a red yorkie, rare but not a correct yorkie (at least not yet) |
Let me preface this with saying, although we have had several Yorkies in our family, we never realized the variation in terminologly--such as "chocolate" or "red leg Yorkie" until we read some of the posts on this board.
I can not speak of the "chocolate Yorkies" because I know nothing about them. However the Yorkies termed as "red leg" are REALLY the true color and fur type as the original breed was. If you trace back the Yorkshire Terrier's history--they were black and tan--not silver, chocolate or any other color. Their coat was also wiry and short---not floor length tresses. The original Yorkie was a dog used to burrow and catch rats and mice.
Yorkshire Terrrier's have been breed to be much smaller, with totally different colors and hair type--for what purpose--I can not figure out. Other than for finanicial gain and show purposes, of their owners.
Again, I may be missing something, but....................it seems to me the Yorkies that most represent the true original Yorkie breed are the "so called" red leg Yorkies.
The original breed was far from a 2-5 pound adult weight, nor was their coat silver, chocolate, silky, floor length, etc.
When one thinks about a breed of dog that has been changed to meet owner's wants-------------the Yorkshire Terrier-----------is definitly in the top 10.
This is very unfortunate.