I've seen parti's, chocolates, and golden here on Yt and find them all just beautiful !!!

I love all the colors of yorkies

Bracing myself for backlash...
 

Here I go...
I definitly approve of all the color variants that yorkies can come in. I think that they are all quite beautiful. I don't see how it is any different than blonde, red, and black hair in humans. I do get upset like everyone else that these colors are listed as rare. They are uncommon, at least I would say, as they keep popping up more often. I think this has to do with people being kinder to animals in general today. In the past these animals would have mor ethan likely been destroyed. Another thing I have to say I have a problem with is people complaining about the way YTCA prohibits these little guys from registry and competition. YTCA must have a policy regarding petition to its policies. Why is no one who owns a variant petitioning to change the standard? I am sure that there are enough people out there that would like to see more variation in our breed. Just because color variants are being allowed does not mean that the rest of the standard needs to be compromised. Does it? Really, why can't the standard read that coats can be of any color? I have also done quite a bit of research on the genetics of colors across a few species. I wanted to major in equine genetics having worked with horses for 7 years before graduating high school. Genetics is such a tricky thing to understand that one should stop and think before they make assumptions about breeders and bad habits. Sometimes genetics cannot be inhibited. Things can and do occur randomly in all species, it does not make them bad it just a little different.

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I know of some people who are trying to do this for chocolates.

I doubt very much if the YTCA is going to change the standard to include chocolates, partis or other non-standard colors as they just re-worded the standard to keep these colors from being shown. These colors have never been accepted by the YTCA or the first breeders of the Yorkie that developed the breed back in the 1800's. They have always bred for a metallic blue and shaded tan only.

Welcome Trevor!!! Sure hope you stick around and join in on some of our "colorful" discussions (which I'm sure we'll see here shortly). :wink:

I learned about genetics from raising colorful Morgan horses - perlino, cremello, palomino, buckskin and dun. I now have a few golden Miniatures in addition to my parti colored yorkies.

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Also, it has never been proven that Maltese was used to create this breed. The Wildweir ladies, who have done more research over seas(where the breed was developed) on this breed than anyone else has and got the breed started in the US, tend to believe not.

Trevor, Welcome to the colorful side of this ongoing discussion. I doubt that petitions would do any good. The YTCA members are members because they are against the color variations. You have to be against it just to become a member.

We'd have more luck petitioning the AKC than the YTCA. I believe that the first thing that needs to be done, is to form a club for the color variations, and set some standards, and go from there.

[quote=yorkiekist;2157243][QUOTE=TeddyandTiffy;2157227]At one time, the Maltese was shown in the same category as were the brokenhaired scottish terriers aka the Yorshire terriers. With that in mind, it stands to reason that they were probably mixed at some point.

But no matter where the gene came from, it's there.

[quote=JeanieK;2157263][quote=yorkiekist;2157243]And Maltese were actually "colored" at one time, but the color must have been bred out of them or you would see more of them in he present day and people beggin the parent club to change the standard for them as well. Also, if the founding breeders of the Yorkie wanted a blue and tan dog, why breed with a white dog? The texture of hair was already present in the waterside, skye and paisley terriers. They didnt need the Maltese. Also, if the piebald gene is there, why dont we see piebald Silkys, as the Yorkie was one of 3 dogs to make up that breed? I am sure that this debate about color can go on into eternity. And since there was no DNA or complete records back then, the complete history is lost.

[quote=yorkiekist;2157337][quote=JeanieK;2157263]re-type" people would be begging the parent club.....

Labradoodles aren't a seperate Kennel Club registered breed.
They can only be registered with the Kennel Club on their " Activity & Companion Dog Register" as a cross breed & can't be shown other than at Scruffts or other Exemption shows.