Yorkie Coats, Colors, Growth Chart Discussion - Page 2 - YorkieTalk.com Forums

Ponyup · 02-21-2006, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by pheebs278

Thanks for all of this good information. I don't have a Yorkie, but I am researching the breed to find out more information about whether I'd like to get one. My main obstacle is the length of the coat. The breed standard I've seen has a very long coat, and I would prefer to keep the coat shorter (more like the way a yorkie puppy looks). Is it okay to keep the coat short, or is there something wrong with doing that?

I keep Logan in a puppy cut and I love it. It's easy to maintain and cute as a button. I was worried about this two, but then I came across a yorkie in a puppy cut (I thought he was a schnauzer) and thought it was so cute. So I decided I could get one and keep him short.

Baileys_Momma · 02-21-2006, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by DazzlinYT

here are some pics of soft coats vs. silk coats.

First 2 are soft, second 2 are silk..enjoy.

When you say soft coats are your referring to Cotton Coats?

DazzlinYT · 02-21-2006, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Baileys_Momma

When you say soft coats are your referring to Cotton Coats?

I don't know who invented the words cotton or wooly coats, but the correct term is soft. There are soft, silk, hard silk, and modified coats. The correct coat is of course silk.

SnowWa · 02-22-2006, 08:47 PM

Dazzlin - Well now - you have really confused a lot of us. We are all very used to reading about wooly, cotton, and silk coats. And - I think most of us understand basically what each of these coats is like. (I pesonally have never come across the terms you are using.)

Please get back with the terms you are using and tell us what each of these coats is like - as far as combing, matting, growth, etc.

Thanks a lot.

Carol Jean

tigerfan · 02-23-2006, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by SnowWa

Dazzlin - Well now - you have really confused a lot of us.

My thoughts too!

DazzlinYT · 02-24-2006, 12:36 PM

Well let's see, a soft coat is probably what you are considering a "cotton" coat, I have NO CLUE what a wooly coat is. A properly cared for soft coat will not feel like cotton though, it can be hard to tell from a silk coat except in color, obviously, and slight texture variation, however it grows MUCH more quickly, and there will usually be much more of it than a silk coat. A hard silk would be what is described in the New Complete Yorksire Terrier as a darker almost black coat that breaks easily and grows slowly, usually the gold will be VERY dark reddish, but with care and over time, the coat will become more silky...it is not soft, it is more coarse. A Modified coat is neither soft nor silk, but a combination of both, and will be dark, head will be sooty and take some time to clear, maybe over 2 years. Silk is obvious. All of these coat types can eventually become a shade of Gray to blue to silver depending on which type of coat, or softer coats can stay black. Soft coats won't usually reflect light depending on how you care for it, and will have a reddish cast in the sunlight. The average pet owner with a soft coated dog will not reflect light, and it will not feel cool to the touch...silk will.

goldenray · 03-09-2006, 02:29 AM

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Originally Posted by SnowWa

Dazzlin - Well now - you have really confused a lot of us. We are all very used to reading about wooly, cotton, and silk coats. And - I think most of us understand basically what each of these coats is like. (I pesonally have never come across the terms you are using.)

Please get back with the terms you are using and tell us what each of these coats is like - as far as combing, matting, growth, etc.

Thanks a lot.

Carol Jean

Actually Carol, you are right there are cotton coats and wooly coats also. In fact there are wire coats also. The soft coat term came up many years ago as we started seeing a slight improvement over the more cottony and wooly coats. It's still very improper since it is soft, but it's not quite as difficult to take care of as a total cotton or wool. As for the wire, it tends to be very sparse and breaks easy.

DazzlinYT · 03-09-2006, 10:30 AM

Well I am VERY glad I have never seen cotton or wool coats!

Lea's Mom · 04-16-2006, 09:30 PM

Dazzlin YT, the first photograph of your yorkies is the spitting image of my girl! How old is your pup there? I am so curious to know what her colors are going to be? Is she likely to turn a light gray? My girl is almost 9 months and still very dark with the exception of her face as it's turning gray and gold. Any insight about what is to come would be wonderful. Thank you and Happy easter!

trueblu · 04-24-2008, 06:59 PM

i have a 4 year old bitch and she is just all gold. I put her down into a

snauser trim a month ago and her back in coming in a dark orangeish, brown

Is this color a signal for improper color gene and what colors to look out for

she was purchased from a well known breeder

beemidiwfe · 11-09-2008, 04:03 PM

I wonder how big my puppy will be. She weighed 3 1/2 pounds at 10 weeks. She was one of the bigger ones in the litter. ( I picked her because she was interested and playful without being super excited-- not for size or color). I see that she is not even on the chart for size so I thought she might be about 8 pounds. When I told the breeder that she said " I don't see how she could be that big, her father is 4 pounds and her mother is 6 pounds.

Have any of you found that your puppy who was big according to the chart ended up being smaller?

02-22-2006, 08:47 PM	#19
SnowWa YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: USA Posts: 2,991	Dazzlin - Well now - you have really confused a lot of us. We are all very used to reading about wooly, cotton, and silk coats. And - I think most of us understand basically what each of these coats is like. (I pesonally have never come across the terms you are using.) Please get back with the terms you are using and tell us what each of these coats is like - as far as combing, matting, growth, etc. Thanks a lot. Carol Jean __________________ http://tinypic.com/ipxhmb.jpg A Yorkie is worth a thousand words.

02-24-2006, 12:36 PM	#21
DazzlinYT YT Addict Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: TN Posts: 460	Well let's see, a soft coat is probably what you are considering a "cotton" coat, I have NO CLUE what a wooly coat is. A properly cared for soft coat will not feel like cotton though, it can be hard to tell from a silk coat except in color, obviously, and slight texture variation, however it grows MUCH more quickly, and there will usually be much more of it than a silk coat. A hard silk would be what is described in the New Complete Yorksire Terrier as a darker almost black coat that breaks easily and grows slowly, usually the gold will be VERY dark reddish, but with care and over time, the coat will become more silky...it is not soft, it is more coarse. A Modified coat is neither soft nor silk, but a combination of both, and will be dark, head will be sooty and take some time to clear, maybe over 2 years. Silk is obvious. All of these coat types can eventually become a shade of Gray to blue to silver depending on which type of coat, or softer coats can stay black. Soft coats won't usually reflect light depending on how you care for it, and will have a reddish cast in the sunlight. The average pet owner with a soft coated dog will not reflect light, and it will not feel cool to the touch...silk will. __________________ Becki & The Dazzlin' Yorkies Last edited by DazzlinYT; 02-24-2006 at 12:39 PM.

03-09-2006, 10:30 AM	#23
DazzlinYT YT Addict Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: TN Posts: 460	Well I am VERY glad I have never seen cotton or wool coats! __________________ Becki & The Dazzlin' Yorkies

04-16-2006, 09:30 PM	#24
Lea's Mom Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Denver Posts: 44	Dazzlin YT, the first photograph of your yorkies is the spitting image of my girl! How old is your pup there? I am so curious to know what her colors are going to be? Is she likely to turn a light gray? My girl is almost 9 months and still very dark with the exception of her face as it's turning gray and gold. Any insight about what is to come would be wonderful. Thank you and Happy easter! __________________ **************************** Sarah and Lea

04-24-2008, 06:59 PM	#25
trueblu YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: perkins, okla Posts: 4	color i have a 4 year old bitch and she is just all gold. I put her down into a snauser trim a month ago and her back in coming in a dark orangeish, brown Is this color a signal for improper color gene and what colors to look out for she was purchased from a well known breeder

11-09-2008, 04:03 PM	#26
beemidiwfe YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Waleska, GA USA Posts: 8	I wonder how big my puppy will be. She weighed 3 1/2 pounds at 10 weeks. She was one of the bigger ones in the litter. ( I picked her because she was interested and playful without being super excited-- not for size or color). I see that she is not even on the chart for size so I thought she might be about 8 pounds. When I told the breeder that she said " I don't see how she could be that big, her father is 4 pounds and her mother is 6 pounds. Have any of you found that your puppy who was big according to the chart ended up being smaller?