The AKC has a description of the Yorkshire Terrier. Have you ever taken a look :confused:

American Kennel Club - Yorkshire Terrier

Yorkshire Terrier Breed Standard
Toy Group

General Appearance
That of a long-haired toy terrier whose blue and tan coat is parted on the face and from the base of the skull to the end of the tail and hangs evenly and quite straight down each side of body. The body is neat, compact and well proportioned. The dog's high head carriage and confident manner should give the appearance of vigor and self-importance.

Head
Small and rather flat on top, the skull not too prominent or round, the muzzle not too long, with the bite neither undershot nor overshot and teeth sound. Either scissors bite or level bite is acceptable. The nose is black. Eyes are medium in size and not too prominent; dark in color and sparkling with a sharp, intelligent expression. Eye rims are dark. Ears are small, V-shaped, carried erect and set not too far apart.

Body
Well proportioned and very compact. The back is rather short, the back line level, with height at shoulder the same as at the rump.

Legs and Feet
Forelegs should be straight, elbows neither in nor out. Hind legs straight when viewed from behind, but stifles are moderately bent when viewed from the sides. Feet are round with black toenails. Dewclaws, if any, are generally removed from the hind legs. Dewclaws on the forelegs may be removed.

Tail
Docked to a medium length and carried slightly higher than the level of the back.

Coat
Quality, texture and quantity of coat are of prime importance. Hair is glossy, fine and silky in texture. Coat on the body is moderately long and perfectly straight (not wavy). It may be trimmed to floor length to give ease of movement and a neater appearance, if desired. The fall on the head is long, tied with one bow in center of head or parted in the middle and tied with two bows. Hair on muzzle is very long. Hair should be trimmed short on tips of ears and may be trimmed on feet to give them a neat appearance.

Colors
Puppies are born black and tan and are normally darker in body color, showing an intermingling of black hair in the tan until they are matured. Color of hair on body and richness of tan on head and legs are of prime importance in adult dogs, to which the following color requirements apply: Blue: Is a dark steel-blue, not a silver-blue and not mingled with fawn, bronzy or black hairs. Tan: All tan hair is darker at the roots than in the middle, shading to still lighter tan at the tips. There should be no sooty or black hair intermingled with any of the tan.

Color on Body
The blue extends over the body from back of neck to root of tail. Hair on tail is a darker blue, especially at end of tail.

Headfall
A rich golden tan, deeper in color at sides of head, at ear roots and on the muzzle, with ears a deep rich tan. Tan color should not extend down on back of neck.

Chest and Legs
A bright, rich tan, not extending above the elbow on the forelegs nor above the stifle on the hind legs.

Weight
Must not exceed seven pounds.

Disqualifications:
Any solid color or combination of colors other than blue and tan as described above. Any white markings other than a small white spot on the forechest that does not exceed 1 inch at its longest dimension.

Approved July 10, 2007
Effective October 1, 2007

Im glad to see this thread was moved since this is clearly not a valid breeder review! :)

Who would have thought there was YorkiesForDummies site! Imagine my surprise to find a book dedicated to Yorkies for Dummies. Here's the link:

Knowing What an Ideal Yorkshire Terrier Looks Like - For Dummies

Here's a link of all the other Dummie's titles as well. Good useful information IMHO :)

All Titles - For Dummies

Yes I sure have read it many times. the AKC also registers all of these off colors as PUREBRED YORKSHIRE TERRIERS. So what exactly is your point?

This has nothing to do with being fa reputable breeder. There are a lot of show breeders that breed to the standard and have lots of champions, that I would not consider to be reputable breeders due to the way they keep their dogs, and their breeding practices. There is a whole lot more, than breeding for a certain look, that goes into being a reputable breeder. Wouldn't you agree? Or is it just all about the look of the dog?

That is a standard for showing and disqualifies them from the show ring. it does not mean that they should not be bred. A dog with a health issue should not be bred, yet they can be shown because no one can see the health issue.

Those are excellent books!! for dummies!!! but if you actually read the book, you will find it is filled with misinformation. Written by Dummies, For Dummies.

The Chocolate color can be registered...it just isn't correct, and shouldn't be bred. The AKC is not denying that the color exists -- they will register it.

It simply denotes poor pigmentation.

You will likely find "tons of" all over the internet, crappy breeders breeding the color on purpose out of AKC registered dogs. These breeders are ignoring health, temperament, and type in favor of producing a "rare" color that they can charge more for.

If color is more important to you than health and temperament, buy from one of these people. If, however, getting a well-bred, healthy Yorkie is more important, buy from a YTCA-member breeder.

Yorkshire Terrier Club of America

The standard is set by the YTCA for show dogs to have a standard by which to go by. Most people don't realize that the breed standard is some kind of "ideal" (a conception of something in its perfection.), but lots of purebreds don't conform to it. Kind of like the "Miss America" pageant is a conformation ring for human females. Most of us don't look like the "standard" but that doesn't mean we're not purebred!!!!

I would put any of my yorkies health, temperament and all around conformation up against anyones. Its only color for heavens sake, not a disease.

UNETHICAL BREEDING: Any person who breeds dogs with profit as the main motivation and without consideration for the health and well-being of the puppies is guilty of ethical crimes.


I see you dont have a breeding contract. This means that you could sell these Chocolates for breeding stock. How much do you charge for a Parti or a Chocolate?

Chocolate can come from two right colour yorkies because chocolate is from a double recessive gene.
Other colours are not carried by yorkies but resulted from introducing other breeds back when DNA technology was not known or not used in animals to determine if the sire registered on the paperwork was actually the sire.
Now it is too late. Yes a pup can DNA to the parents being the parents but if another breed was introduced back further to grandparent great grandparent etc DNA now will not tell you anything from back further.
As I said before, argue for wrong colours all you want, it is still wrong to purposely breed purebreds for wrong colour and megansmomma is right, reputable breeders do not breed for wrong colours.
But then one would have to THINK like someone reputable upholding breed standards to understand that point.

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I dont get involved in parti debates but I dot see how parti breeders ever expect to be take seriously when they are breedig partis to chocolate or parti to golden to get the newest rare color to sell for a outrageous amount of money

In some breeds, colour is a huge part of the breed standard. For examply, white Maltese, white Bichon's. German Short Haired pointer are liver and white. Black and white can show up as it is there in the genetics but is a wrong colour and the REPUTABLE purebred GSH breeders will not allow them to be included in the breed standard for colour and don't think for one minute that that hasn't been tried even 30 years ago.

DNA only tells you the sire you registered her as being the sire is the sire, ditto for the dam. It tells you nothing about further back in the line.

Actually you really don't understand the purpose of a breed club obviously. YTCA is the parent club for the Yorkshire Terrier. Other purebred dogs registered with AKC has a parent club who has the breed standards for their breed. Collectively the show breeders who are members of these clubs are the ones that work with AKC to hold that breed standard that judges are trained in what to look for in each breed they are judging, per the breed standard for that breed as set out by the FANCIERS of that breed who have the knowledge and background and many many years of experience with their breed, whys and wherefores and potentials to be in the best positon possible to keep their breed and its standard as was intended for that breed when recognition as a purebred was first sought and granted by a registry such as AKC. This holds true in whatever country you are talking about. Here in Canada we have the Canadian Kennel Club that is equivalent and recognized by the AKC.

Chocolate has always been around, result of parents that are recessive carriers and one pup sometimes more in that litter will have the two recessive genes. Ergo a true colour yorkie can be a carrier of the chocolate but you won't know until bred to another carrier.
Who decides who is reputable? Well, that would be up to the individual breeder and what they will or will not be part of. Who decides who is reputable? I would say other breeders do as we watch and see what other breeders are doing to our breed. SOmeone looking for a pet Yorkie will also decide for themselves if someone is reputable by how that breeder represents the breed to the breed standard regardless of what breed we are talking about, what their guarantees are, what their knowledge is and how much of their life they have put into their particular breed.
There is no rule WRITTEN. Reputable comes from the soul, it cannot be taught, it comes from within the integrity of the person and will be reflected in all aspects of their lives, not just purebred dogs.

Yorkshire Terrier is genetically a Black/Tan (B/T) dog that turns blue later in

life. The blue color is created at another loci by the GG or Gg genes.

Whenever you have a dog born one color that turns blue later in life, it is the

GG or Gg genes that cause this to happen.




Unfortunately with blue born puppies the situation is usually fatal. Very few

live beyond the 1st few days. The ones that do survive almost always at the

time they would normally break blue, lose all their blue body coat and get a

very leathery skin that is like an elephant hide and causes the dog to be in

extreme pain. At that time the dog has to be humanely put down.


The red or chocolates are affected by the bb genes. The red or

chocolates or referred to as liver in some breeds will also have self colored

pigment, such as red, chocolate or liver nose. They should only be carrying

the dominant BB genes. Most of these situations occur with backyard

breeders and puppy mills and they are not likely to share the history of

problems with the show breeders. Once again this is a recessive being passed

on to the puppies from the parents. This breeding should definitely not be

repeated. Blue born puppies and red/chocolate born puppies are not

acceptable colors in the breed. They should only be born Black/Tan and later

turn to a dark steel blue. The blue born puppies and red/chocolate born

puppies are recessive colors being passed to the progeny and a repeat

breeding should never occur. Puppies of these colors should not be sold as

rare colors. These are totally unacceptable colors and it's not so much that

they are rare, as that they are not true representatives of the breed. Do

not be misled by unscrupulous breeders about these dogs. Makes one

wonder if there is more in the background of these dogs. Concerned breeders

would only want to breed dogs that are producing the only acceptable color

of the breed which is a Black/Tan puppy that as an adult dog will be blue and

gold. As an owner or potential owner of one you should only want the blue

and gold, because that is the Yorkshire Terrier. Any other color really makes

it something other than this breed. As a breeder, you should not knowingly

breed a dog that is producing such a known defect. The breed could shortly

become other than what it is. For instance, the tri colors that are

produced in some of Europe. This is not what a Yorkie should be. If you want

a tri color dog then get a breed that should produce tri colors.

The standard laid down by the YTCA is very specific about them. It states

the puppy should be born Black/Tan and change color to a Blue/Tan dog later

in life. No where is it written that the dog should be born any other color

than Black/Tan. Standards are written to protect our breeds. The blue born

is a perfect example of why. The health problems associated with this color

make it critical that we stick to the color the breed is suppose to be, which

means being born Black/Tan and later changing to a Blue/Tan dog.

Sorry but you are wrong. That is exactly what any breed standard for any purebred is for. It not only disqualifies them from the show ring, it also means it should not be bred which would be perpetuating a disqualifying aspect for that breed. I find it rather curious that reasons for a breed standard don't seem to be understood, seems pretty obvious to me.
The reason for breeding any purebred regardless of the breed, is to produce puppies towards the breed standard hopefully to improve what the breeder currently has.

:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup: Exactly, thank you for posting.

I also see tons and tons of crappy breeders breeding the standard yorkie with very bad health. Color has nothing to do with temperament and only the blue born yorkies have health issues that is related to color and that can be produced from standard color yorkies who carry the dilute genes. I wonder how many of you color test your yorkies for the dilute gene? Wonder how many of your dogs carry Dd or dd?

Thank you for bringing my name up in YT, I have had so many inquiries due to these posts that it has brought so much attention to my beautiful yorkies and others wanting to know more about them, Thanks again. Have a nice evening.

Most of you have no clue about genetics and if the breeders would test for dilute that might be surprised. Traditional yorkies carry the gene, these colors originated somewhere!

Dana, I have done all testing on my boys. :) MOST do test for EVERYTHING. :)

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Louise

Awesome! Makes two of us! :D

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As it should.. you have beautiful, healthy, well bred yorkies! People who read these threads are perfectly capable of reading both sides of the issue and making up their own minds.. I personally have no doubt which way things will eventually end up.. it may take some time, but.. heck, we're not going anywhere. We will just keep working to produce healthy, well bred, dogs with good structure, great character, and wonderful, gorgeous COLOR!

-Diana :animal-pa

Your right, and some of us absolutely do NOT agree with you and we know what you really are...To breed for any reason other than...eh never mind you won't listen anyway cuz its all about the $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ deny, deny, deny...but those who protest the loudest...lather, rinse, repeat...

You don't know these breeder, how do you know that they are ignoring those things. there are show breeders who also ignore those things, and will cheat or do anything they can to get a champion, ignoring health and temperament. That swings both ways.

Lynzy..

I'm sorry you feel that you can speak that way about me when you don't even know me.. I wouldn't presume to make statements about you personally without knowing you .. but we all have our out set of ethics I guess. If you DID know me.. you would know I am NOT making all of this $$$$$$ ...I'm not sure where you get your information but I'd check your sources again.

I DON'T sell ANY of my dogs for breeding.. not sure most on here can say that.. I sell my dogs on spay/neuter contracts ONLY.. I neuter ALL of my males prior to leaving my home.. if you knew my prices on my yorkies and my carriers .. you would know that they are most likely the same price that most of you are getting for your tradtionally colored yorkies.. (and remember, mine are already neutered).

Also, I show my dogs.. I don't just produce puppies, I bring them to shows and have them evaluated. Of course, they are not allowed in the AKC ring (yet) BUT, I bring them to the venues where they are allowed, and they do very well in their competitions.

OOoh, and I DO breed to Better the Breed.. if that's the rest of the sentence you were trying to complete.. I am always working on a better coat, a better earset, a better topline... just as you all are... I don't see what is soo hard to understand. We are ALL looking at the same thing.. we all WANT the same thing.. a beautiful, stunning, healthy Yorkshire Terrier.. we just love ones that have color along WITH the ones that are that beautiful Blue and Gold.. We love them all no matter WHAT color these lovely creatures come in.. our goals are the same.. it's just the COLOR that's different..

-Diana :animal-pa

Might also add that if you have a good breeder that has been breeding for over 45 years and has studied the lines from the begining there is no need to test for the gene. REPUTABLE BREEDERS know their Breeding stock and can go back for many many many many generations. They study their structure,color, coat and if any have a genetic defect they will STOP the breeding. So, you can choose to buy your dogs from fly by night breeders, BYB or Petstore that is selling to a Market, or you can choose a reputable breeder that WILL breed according to YTCA and have studied and learned everything about producing a great dog. We want to keep a Yorkie a Yorkie.