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Parti Yorkies a Taboo?
Published on 2009-11-09 22:22:01
So…what’s the big fuss? Parti Yorkies ARE Yorkshire Terriers, but with different pigmentation. The Parti gene can only be expressed if a parti gene carrier is bred to another parti gene carrier. A carrier will look like a traditional colored Yorkshire Terrier but is born with maybe some white on it’s chin, chest and/or feet. In [...]
AKC Yorkshire Terrier Breed Standard
Published on 2009-08-20 19:16:32
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 [...]
Yorkie Ancestry
Published on 2009-02-16 21:12:46
In the 19th century, a group of Scottish weavers migrated to England, bringing along different types of terriers to hunt rats. Dogs were bred for their useful qualities, let alone their looks and purity. The terriers that belonged to the group of immigrants were eventually crossed, resulting in terriers with “broken hairs.” In 1870, a “broken-haired [...]
