Rare colored yorkies?

[Micah my love]

Originally Posted by cooperk

I found these two sites to be very refreshing and informative. It seems to me that the color variation genes have always been in the AKC Yorkie lines. I would love to see the color variations celebrated and become a standard in the AKC. I also find the goldens and chocolates absolutely gorgeous. IMP more concentration on avoiding the health issues would be more constructive.

I totaly agree, i am the proud owner of a gorgeous blond yorkie who is very healthy she is 2yrs old now, AKC is registering tan yorkies now,just noticed this while reg. a litter on line.

Betty & Micah my love

[bcrass2]

All the yorkies I have ever seen all looked the same. What are the ones that have a lot of gray called????? I've seen one like that. I know silkies are almost all gray.....but this one looked like a yorkie....help.....

[manolos mom]

Its like this with Scotties also, You have White Scotties,Brindle and Wheaton. At some Scottie shows I see lots of Brindle and Wheaton...

[realtor928]

I am the servant to Henna, our 2 year old chocolate female! I have had the black/tan before as well, I don't find any difference as far as the breed is concerned. You decide what you want, a price your willing to pay and then seek out to find a breeder you feel comfortable with and instills confidence in you by the answers to the questions you have. The most important thing is to do what you want, it's your money and it will be your baby. As with anything, prices go up year by year; my first yorkie was free, the next we paid $500 and Henna was $1000. I think their ALL beautiful, I just love YORKIES!!

[Missiemiss]

Originally Posted by realtor928

I am the servant to Henna, our 2 year old chocolate female! I have had the black/tan before as well, I don't find any difference as far as the breed is concerned. You decide what you want, a price your willing to pay and then seek out to find a breeder you feel comfortable with and instills confidence in you by the answers to the questions you have. The most important thing is to do what you want, it's your money and it will be your baby. As with anything, prices go up year by year; my first yorkie was free, the next we paid $500 and Henna was $1000. I think their ALL beautiful, I just love YORKIES!!

Thank you for saying this!

[HChellette]

When I purchased my first yorkie, I was clueless about the breed. I did it from a practical point of view, because I wanted an inside dog without the shedding, and yorkies were just the cutest things to me. I looked around for reputable breeders and located one a couple of hours from me with a good price. When I went to put a deposit on the next litter to be born, the mom actually went into labor and I got to see my puppy born. As soon as she came out, I knew I wanted her, because she was different than her littermates, she was blue and tan instead of black and tan. The breeder seemed worried, because of the color difference and didn't want to sell her to me, but I talked her into it.

I have since researched blue born yorkies and EVERYTHING I've read tells people to steer clear because most cases are fatal. Had I read these things back then, I would have never brought that puppy home. But, I did bring her home and she has been the best pet I have ever had. She went through a dark grey and tan phase, but she was never the "standard" color. She is now completely silver and white, and unless I have her hair fixed with a topknot, she doesn't really look like a yorkie. Does that make me love her any less? Hell no! She didn't ask to be born that way, but she was and I think she's beautiful, no matter if she's "standard" or not.

Now, if the breeder had tried to charge me twice the amount for the "rare" color, that would have been another story, but she didn't. She even knocked a couple hundred off because she was just as surprised at the coloration. Silvia has always been healthy, just very small (2lbs 13oz), and the only downfall to her coloration has been the thinning/fuzzy hair on her back. Everywhere else, she has the longer shiny/silky hair, but the hair on her back will not grow and you can see her skin, so I tend to keep her cut pretty short so as she doesn't look retarded! (I think it's cute!)

Anyway, just my two cents!

[lovesdoxies]

It's really upsetting how parti yorkie "haters" have ruined this site for those who appreciate the parti yorkie. Whatever happened to if you don't have something nice to say don't say anything at all. If you haven't researched parti yorkie history it's not a good idea to post comments about it. The AKC DNA tested parti yorkies before allowing them to be registered, and at that point the standard should have been changed. I think it's odd that the standard mentions a white spot under a certain size is allowed on the chest, since this is a sign of a parti carrier. Stating that partis don't look like standards is funny since most litters are a mix of both. I've seen both parti, chocolate, and standard yorkies that aren't very attractive dogs, or good examples of the breed. Parti yorkies are here to stay, and no amount of nasty comments are going to change that. The AKC did their homework they wouldn't just allow mutts to be registered. Now I just wish everyone else would too.

[Nancy1999]

Originally Posted by lovesdoxies

It's really upsetting how parti yorkie "haters" have ruined this site for those who appreciate the parti yorkie. Whatever happened to if you don't have something nice to say don't say anything at all. If you haven't researched parti yorkie history it's not a good idea to post comments about it. The AKC DNA tested parti yorkies before allowing them to be registered, and at that point the standard should have been changed. I think it's odd that the standard mentions a white spot under a certain size is allowed on the chest, since this is a sign of a parti carrier. Stating that partis don't look like standards is funny since most litters are a mix of both. I've seen both parti, chocolate, and standard yorkies that aren't very attractive dogs, or good examples of the breed. Parti yorkies are here to stay, and no amount of nasty comments are going to change that. The AKC did their homework they wouldn't just allow mutts to be registered. Now I just wish everyone else would too.

This thread is a year old, and it was talking about breeders marketing "rare dogs." Even those of us who encourage people to support breeders who breed to standard don't hate parti's. The parti trait is no different than other faults; it's just that I don't believe that a breeder should purposely breed FOR a fault. It's not about the dogs, it's about the breeders, and yes, there are plenty of bad breeders who breed standard color yorkies, but they don't follow the standard in other ways. Again, it's not about the dogs, it's about the breeders. This is a Yorkshire Terrier site, and of course you will have members who believe in the mother club who sets the standard, the AKC is just a registry. There are plenty of yorkies that are registered, that don't fit the standard, that is not what the AKC does. There is enough conflict about this without people suggesting that we don't like the dog. That has nothing to do with it.

[dinkyweil]

Originally Posted by shelbypickles

My husband is, why?

God bless him and you, and thank you.

[jencar98]

Originally Posted by Nancy1999

This thread is a year old, and it was talking about breeders marketing "rare dogs." Even those of us who encourage people to support breeders who breed to standard don't hate parti's. The parti trait is no different than other faults; it's just that I don't believe that a breeder should purposely breed FOR a fault. It's not about the dogs, it's about the breeders, and yes, there are plenty of bad breeders who breed standard color yorkies, but they don't follow the standard in other ways. Again, it's not about the dogs, it's about the breeders. This is a Yorkshire Terrier site, and of course you will have members who believe in the mother club who sets the standard, the AKC is just a registry. There are plenty of yorkies that are registered, that don't fit the standard, that is not what the AKC does. There is enough conflict about this without people suggesting that we don't like the dog. That has nothing to do with it.

Nancy, I don't care how you word it, by being against the breeding of partis, you are essentially against the dogs. If you had your way, partis would never be bred, so how can that be interpreted any other way than you are against partis?

[JPTrix]

My yorkie is black and tan with some whitish cream color on the top of her head. I could care less if my baby is "standard" color or not, she's gorgeous, I love her and she def has that spunky yorkie attitude!

[Nancy1999]

Originally Posted by jencar98

Nancy, I don't care how you word it, by being against the breeding of partis, you are essentially against the dogs. If you had your way, partis would never be bred, so how can that be interpreted any other way than you are against partis?

I'm against the breeding for other things that are not standard, as well. For example, if a breeder decided to breed for a drooping ear, I would not approve of that either, I personally think the drooping ear is adorable and I'm not against those dogs, or any other dog that doesn't meet standard. I believe no breeder should breed for things that aren't standard. I think there is a clear difference. If someone loves a specific trait so much that they think standard should be changed, I believe they should find a breed whose standard incorporates this trait. I really think there are too many pets in this country now, and breeding should have a goal beyond producing pets. Some parti breeders seem to have a goal higher than just producing more pets, but I don't think they market their dogs as rare, and I think they do try to follow the rules of ethical breeding.

[Connie]

Originally Posted by kpstoybox

I have tried to keep quiet on this subject...but this is just not a fair statement. Yes...some off colored yorkies do look like mixes. But so do many supposedly purebred AKC traditional colored yorkies.

I happen to think there are some very nice parti yorkie's on this site.

Take a look at Sue's Remi, or Tammy's Livi, or Deb's Nickolas, or my Chaos.
Loretta and Jeanne have nice parti's as well.

Here are some pics of my Chaos. He is now 8 month's old and weighs 4.3 lbs.

He is AKC & DNA registered and all yorkie, no matter what his color is!

He is SO adorable! He sure looks like a yorkie to me!

[mandy4]

Originally Posted by fuzzy123

We cannot define a responsible breeder by ONE type of look, simply because everyone's opinion of what looks good in a Yorkie differs. The only universal characteristic of a "responsible breeder," a trait that can actually be applied to all responsible breeders, is a love for their dogs that shows through the health of their lines and the loving homes they find.

I have only read to page 2 of this thread..and this post took the words right out of my mouth. I knew this thread would turn into "whats standard" and "whats not"...geeeez oh peeez...there are supposedly alot of members on this forum that have purchased yorkies from reputable breeders and still have ended up with a Yorkie thats not within "standard" Whether is be weight,coloring,ears,curling hair versuses "straight" hair...really people do we always have to get so particular about EVERYTHING! They are our babies, we all love them no matter the quirks inperfections of the "standard" for the breeed....Just my opinion
I have read alot of members saying their babies have health issues also...wanted to add that to the reputable breeder comment I made above

[mandy4]

Originally Posted by fuzzy123

It's interesting how there are so many traditional-colored Yorkies out there who don't meet AKC Yorkie conformational standards, yet no one bothers to say anything rude about them! We like to pick on the minorities, don't we?

Like this one tooo!