| History of the Yorkshire Terrier Parti colored |
The Nikko's line is the most recognized line that produced the Parti colored Yorkies here in
the USA. It is not the only one, but is the most talked about and referred to.
Nikko's Kennels was started in 1969 in Long Island and by 1979 had won titles with
17 Yorkshire Terriers.
CH. Nikko's Rolls Royce Corniche was a top show contender in 1983 and 1984, he
was out of Nikkos Orange Blossom and CH. Nikko's Mister Independence. From
Corniche came CH. Nikkos Rolls Royce, Ashley, (Born 6/19/1982) From Ashley, Came
Nikko's Mickey Spillane ( Parti colored) ( Born 5/3/1992) and Nikko's Silk and Sale
(Born 9/9/1991) When these 2 were bred together they had 3 puppies were born on
10/15/1997. These pups were Nikko's Great Expectaitons,(Parti) Nikko's April in Paris
(Parti) and Nikko's Golden Charm II.(Black&Tan with White markings) Nikko's Mickey
Spillane was the first parti, but as I said, his AKC papers state blue and tan because
AKC did not Acknowledge the parti color at that time.
The Parti color had been showing up in litters from Ashley since 1984 and Nikkos
Kennel had been quietly placing them in pet homes and asking people not to say
where they got them.
Crownridge and Summit had obtained Parti colored puppies from Nikkos kennels
and wanted them AKC registered with their true parti-colors . So in 1999 they
convinced Nikkos Kennel to go to AKC and get them registered as as yorkshire
terriers parti color.
This turned out to be a very lengthy and costly process to Mrs. Lipman,(Nikko's
Kennels) as AKC shut down her kennel in 1999 for 18 months to conduct DNA studies
of 42 litters sires and dams. She was not allowed to breed or sell or conduct any
business during this time.
3 of the dogs tested were owned by Mrs Bogren(Crownridge) and 1 owned by Mrs
Gesmundo(Summit Yorkies)
During this study AKC also spoke to several other breeders about tri colored pups
born in other bloodlines.
Many highly respected breeders admitted they occasionally had these tri colored
pups born.
AKC Rep, Florence Males, investigated the parti colors and she found that in the 70s
AKC asked the parent club education chairman, Joan Gordon, if this was a possible
color and Joan told them that she had come up with a tri color from breeding two
normal color yorkies. Europe has parti color yorkies too.
AKC went back as far as they could with the living dogs. They DNA'd about 42 litters.
They also talked to a lot of the "old" breeders and they told them they had always
been in the lines but were disposed of.
Wildweir told AKC that they had more Partis than Gloria (Nikkos kennels) but they got
"rid" of them.
In June of 2000. The DNA studies of Nikko’s Kennel was completed to the satisfaction
of AKC
AKC deciding that after a study of the Yorkshire History and the DNA of the dogs
involved in the study they were satisfied that the color can be produced in otherwise
normal litters of Yorkshire Terriers.
There are several lines of Parti colored Yorkies but Nikkos Line has been the most
talked about and prominent because they were the ones who had all the testing done.
In an 1895 book entitled The Dog by Stonehenge, he states about the Broken Haired
Terriers" Sometimes the Broken Haired dog is White, more or less marked with blue
or some other color, but the less the better
In 1904, Mrs Leslie Williams published the book, ( A Manual of Toy Dog How to Breed,
Rear and Feed Them).
In the book she writes “ A Yorkie must have the nourishment of meat. Withal, it is a
merry little soul and if its coat can be to some extent sacrificed, a good companion,
fond of outdoor life, very barky and lively and tolerably affectionate: but a really lovely
show yorkie is not a being for everyday. The breed does not suffer much from
“distemper” and strange to say in spite of generations of coddling and fussing, and
breeding for smallness and coat is a decidedly healthy one.The white Yorkshires a
new variety some folk have tried to push is, I think in no way especially desirable---
The Maltese can do all that is necessary in that line: while the attempt to make “silver”
Yorkshires popular, too, simply means that the bad colored dogs without any tan
(paleness of tan is the stumbling-block in many Yorkshire’s career) are classed by
themselves and offered prizes.”
In 1976 Joan Gordon and Janet Bennett published a book,
The Complete Yorkshire Terrier. In her Book she states;
"It is not unusual to find small white marks on one or more toes or a fine white line in
the lower fore jaw. These will not be visible as an adult. A large amount of white marks
on the chest, paws, jaws, or skull, places a yorkie into a tri-color classification and it is
very wise to guard against this possibility. Yorkshire terrier puppies can be born of
colors that automatically deprive them of the necessary qualities to become the
proper colors of the breed. They can be born all black: all tan: tan with black points;
tri-color: black, white, and tan; all blue; bluish grey with tan points; and so remain or
change to another shade of their newly born colors. These mismarked Yorkie puppies
are not the result of the mis-alliances or throwbacks but are rather the net product of
incorrectly inherited genes which have failed to activate the pigment glandular system
to providing what they require to be in accord with the yorkshire terrier standard.
Puppies incorrectly colored or marked should not be sold as rare, they should not be
registered as Yorkshire terriers, but should simply be found a loving home If one
cannot bring oneself to having them put down."
According to the above statements published in books and the DNA results from
AKC the Parti color has shown to be in the natural makeup of the Yorkshire Terrier.
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the USA. It is not the only one, but is the most talked about and referred to.
Nikko's Kennels was started in 1969 in Long Island and by 1979 had won titles with
17 Yorkshire Terriers.
CH. Nikko's Rolls Royce Corniche was a top show contender in 1983 and 1984, he
was out of Nikkos Orange Blossom and CH. Nikko's Mister Independence. From
Corniche came CH. Nikkos Rolls Royce, Ashley, (Born 6/19/1982) From Ashley, Came
Nikko's Mickey Spillane ( Parti colored) ( Born 5/3/1992) and Nikko's Silk and Sale
(Born 9/9/1991) When these 2 were bred together they had 3 puppies were born on
10/15/1997. These pups were Nikko's Great Expectaitons,(Parti) Nikko's April in Paris
(Parti) and Nikko's Golden Charm II.(Black&Tan with White markings) Nikko's Mickey
Spillane was the first parti, but as I said, his AKC papers state blue and tan because
AKC did not Acknowledge the parti color at that time.
The Parti color had been showing up in litters from Ashley since 1984 and Nikkos
Kennel had been quietly placing them in pet homes and asking people not to say
where they got them.
Crownridge and Summit had obtained Parti colored puppies from Nikkos kennels
and wanted them AKC registered with their true parti-colors . So in 1999 they
convinced Nikkos Kennel to go to AKC and get them registered as as yorkshire
terriers parti color.
This turned out to be a very lengthy and costly process to Mrs. Lipman,(Nikko's
Kennels) as AKC shut down her kennel in 1999 for 18 months to conduct DNA studies
of 42 litters sires and dams. She was not allowed to breed or sell or conduct any
business during this time.
3 of the dogs tested were owned by Mrs Bogren(Crownridge) and 1 owned by Mrs
Gesmundo(Summit Yorkies)
During this study AKC also spoke to several other breeders about tri colored pups
born in other bloodlines.
Many highly respected breeders admitted they occasionally had these tri colored
pups born.
AKC Rep, Florence Males, investigated the parti colors and she found that in the 70s
AKC asked the parent club education chairman, Joan Gordon, if this was a possible
color and Joan told them that she had come up with a tri color from breeding two
normal color yorkies. Europe has parti color yorkies too.
AKC went back as far as they could with the living dogs. They DNA'd about 42 litters.
They also talked to a lot of the "old" breeders and they told them they had always
been in the lines but were disposed of.
Wildweir told AKC that they had more Partis than Gloria (Nikkos kennels) but they got
"rid" of them.
In June of 2000. The DNA studies of Nikko’s Kennel was completed to the satisfaction
of AKC
AKC deciding that after a study of the Yorkshire History and the DNA of the dogs
involved in the study they were satisfied that the color can be produced in otherwise
normal litters of Yorkshire Terriers.
There are several lines of Parti colored Yorkies but Nikkos Line has been the most
talked about and prominent because they were the ones who had all the testing done.
In an 1895 book entitled The Dog by Stonehenge, he states about the Broken Haired
Terriers" Sometimes the Broken Haired dog is White, more or less marked with blue
or some other color, but the less the better
In 1904, Mrs Leslie Williams published the book, ( A Manual of Toy Dog How to Breed,
Rear and Feed Them).
In the book she writes “ A Yorkie must have the nourishment of meat. Withal, it is a
merry little soul and if its coat can be to some extent sacrificed, a good companion,
fond of outdoor life, very barky and lively and tolerably affectionate: but a really lovely
show yorkie is not a being for everyday. The breed does not suffer much from
“distemper” and strange to say in spite of generations of coddling and fussing, and
breeding for smallness and coat is a decidedly healthy one.The white Yorkshires a
new variety some folk have tried to push is, I think in no way especially desirable---
The Maltese can do all that is necessary in that line: while the attempt to make “silver”
Yorkshires popular, too, simply means that the bad colored dogs without any tan
(paleness of tan is the stumbling-block in many Yorkshire’s career) are classed by
themselves and offered prizes.”
In 1976 Joan Gordon and Janet Bennett published a book,
The Complete Yorkshire Terrier. In her Book she states;
"It is not unusual to find small white marks on one or more toes or a fine white line in
the lower fore jaw. These will not be visible as an adult. A large amount of white marks
on the chest, paws, jaws, or skull, places a yorkie into a tri-color classification and it is
very wise to guard against this possibility. Yorkshire terrier puppies can be born of
colors that automatically deprive them of the necessary qualities to become the
proper colors of the breed. They can be born all black: all tan: tan with black points;
tri-color: black, white, and tan; all blue; bluish grey with tan points; and so remain or
change to another shade of their newly born colors. These mismarked Yorkie puppies
are not the result of the mis-alliances or throwbacks but are rather the net product of
incorrectly inherited genes which have failed to activate the pigment glandular system
to providing what they require to be in accord with the yorkshire terrier standard.
Puppies incorrectly colored or marked should not be sold as rare, they should not be
registered as Yorkshire terriers, but should simply be found a loving home If one
cannot bring oneself to having them put down."
According to the above statements published in books and the DNA results from
AKC the Parti color has shown to be in the natural makeup of the Yorkshire Terrier.
For more information visit
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