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Guccimom · 06-12-2009, 04:54 PM

I actually had a lady argue with me the other day that Gucci is not a Yorkie but a Silky based on his color and the way his hair feels and looks. I was like no, Gucci is a Yorkie as were his parents....whether there is Silky some where in his bloodline I don't know as I wasn't there when they all mated, however Gucci I am certain of.
She said well the breeder lied to you

Now I'm thinking, WTF woman, what are you a "wrongful informed Silkies that aren't yorkies" vigilante or something

I was starting to get mad and at one point had a couple of rude comments, not b/c what she was saying but b/c she kept insisting and argueing.
Some people simply have no tact!
I've watched the dog shows and I see Yorkies with Gucci's color all the time!
As a puppy Gucci was tan and salt and pepper colored. He never had a "black" coat. You could always see the "white" in his black coat...people would even ask me if I dye his hair (like WTF!)

I don't really know what's the difference between Yorkies and Silkies as they do look alot alike but from what I read apparently Silkies have a longer "snout"
As a matter of fact there are quite a bit of Yorkies in here with Gucci's coat color.
Here are a couple of pics...what do you gus think:
This is him as a puppy (his favorite place on the computer desk) and the salt & pepper color I mentioned before.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...OnTheComp6.jpg

This is my baby when he had a long coat. I try to keep it short now.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ucciDeauv3.jpg

I love this one cos he looks like he's smiling...LOL
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...i/DSCF1248.jpg

yorkiepuppie · 06-12-2009, 04:59 PM

your baby is so cute, and looks like a very cute yorkie to me!

yorkie_mama22 · 06-12-2009, 05:02 PM

Gucci is STUNNING!!! I am jealous of his gorgeous coat!! That lady needs a smack!! Gucci looks alot in the face like my moms yorkie, but her's is way darker. I just love how light he is, he is a beauty and looks like a total yorkie to me!!!!

mybabe88 · 06-12-2009, 05:05 PM

The only thing that would make me think that your dog may have something else in his blood is the fact that he was black and tan as a pup. Maybe he does have something else in his bloodline...but so freakn what! He's a cutie, and I see Yorkies that color all the time! I would think he was a yorkie (i'm no expert) but she is a b**ch for arguing with you about YOUR dog. Some people get so tied up in those sorts of things and forget that the dog is someone's pet that they love. Its not like you were at dog show for crying out loud. How would someone like it if they were questioning her ethnicity and telling her she is something that she knows she isnt. People are so rude. I would have cussed her out for arguing with me about something as stupid as a dog's breed!!!!!

jeanm1963 · 06-12-2009, 05:05 PM

He is beautiful!!

mybabe88 · 06-12-2009, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by mybabe88

The only thing that would make me think that your dog may have something else in his blood is the fact that he was black and tan as a pup. Maybe he does have something else in his bloodline...but so freakn what! He's a cutie, and I see Yorkies that color all the time! I would think he was a yorkie (i'm no expert) but she is a b**ch for arguing with you about YOUR dog. Some people get so tied up in those sorts of things and forget that the dog is someone's pet that they love. Its not like you were at dog show for crying out loud. How would someone like it if they were questioning her ethnicity and telling her she is something that she knows she isnt. People are so rude. I would have cussed her out for arguing with me about something as stupid as a dog's breed!!!!!

OOOPPs i mean "wasnt black and tan"

PS He looks like he smiling in that third picture! lol!!!!! My bestfriend has a yorkie his color and I'm too jealous of his coat bc he looks so pampered and pretty lol.

bjh · 06-12-2009, 05:11 PM

Your boy looks 100% yorkie and a handsome one at that.

bjh · 06-12-2009, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by mybabe88

OOOPPs i mean "wasnt black and tan"

PS He looks like he smiling in that third picture! lol!!!!! My bestfriend has a yorkie his color and I'm too jealous of his coat bc he looks so pampered and pretty lol.

He is just looks like a older puppy in that picture. Some puppies start breaking to silver at a early age if they are not going to be dark steel blue.

Miao · 06-12-2009, 05:14 PM

Gosh, I just want to pick him up and love on him! He's such a cute yorkie and all shiny!!

joeyandtanksmom · 06-12-2009, 05:17 PM

What the heck is with all these people thinking that they know your dog's breed better than you? I get a lot of people who ask if mine are yorkies, but I think they're just doing that cause they are obviously a terrier, but if you don't know yorkies, you may not know...i guess. For someone to come out and say "no, your dog isn't this, it's this" is just rude! I'm sorry that someone would do something like that. Yours looked quite a bit like my Tank, though Tank is darker, but I have seen quite a few the exact same color as yours. Good luck to you

Amazing Yorkies · 06-12-2009, 05:18 PM

Looks Yorkie to me! I'm sorry the woman was so rude! Handsome little Yorkie too!!

Miao · 06-12-2009, 05:23 PM

I wouldn't let it bother you. Just tell them, "Of course he's not a yorkie! Can't you tell, he's a German Shephard, silly!"

No use trying to explain anything to people who think they know a breed or several.

cashsmommy · 06-12-2009, 05:26 PM

all i can say is maybe your dog is part human because i have never seen a dog smile like that before!!!!!

My yorkie is the same color, people are surprised when i say hes a yorkie and also ask if i dye his hair!

browniesmom622 · 06-12-2009, 05:28 PM

The picture in your avatar looks Just like a silky But the pictures you posted looks all yorkie.

Guccimom · 06-12-2009, 05:41 PM

LOL...thank you ladies.
I do love my Gucci....regardless of whether he has cat or bear in his bloodline...LOL.
My whole thing is that she kept arguing with me which had me kinda thinking to myself, are you kidding me...

mybabe88: No, he wasn't tan and black he also had white in his black coat...well it looked white but in reality it's the silver already coming out (you can see it in the first pic)

bjh: I got Gucci early (I think at 8-10 weeks rather than the 12 most breeders wait) b/c I flew to get him and he was my Valentine present from my boyfriend (RIP).
And even at that age you could already see the "silver" on his head (which is now tan) and in between his coat.

He was the most adorable little thing. Didn't make one sound on the plane ride....flight attendant went crazy and kept gushing over him. I slept with him all the time b/c he looked so sad....took a week off to train him and get him costumed to his surrounding.
I pad trained him too b/c I use to work shifts so I know walking him was out of the question.
When I went back to work, I'd come home and Gucci is no where to be found. I got so scared I started calling him like a mad woman when finally I saw my bedskirt move and he'd pop out his head.
I thought, everything is going to be ok....LOL
Pfff...if I'd only known all the grief he'd give me...that little rascall...hahahahaha.

Here are some more pics of his coat and the cut I try to keep him with:

Good shot of his back:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...i/DSCN0012.jpg

Puppy cut:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...97523_2259.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...79479_7362.jpg

06-12-2009, 04:54 PM	#1
Guccimom Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: St. Maarten, Neth. Ant. Posts: 64	Everyone Confuses My Yorkie With A Silky! I actually had a lady argue with me the other day that Gucci is not a Yorkie but a Silky based on his color and the way his hair feels and looks. I was like no, Gucci is a Yorkie as were his parents....whether there is Silky some where in his bloodline I don't know as I wasn't there when they all mated, however Gucci I am certain of. She said well the breeder lied to you Now I'm thinking, WTF woman, what are you a "wrongful informed Silkies that aren't yorkies" vigilante or something I was starting to get mad and at one point had a couple of rude comments, not b/c what she was saying but b/c she kept insisting and argueing. Some people simply have no tact! I've watched the dog shows and I see Yorkies with Gucci's color all the time! As a puppy Gucci was tan and salt and pepper colored. He never had a "black" coat. You could always see the "white" in his black coat...people would even ask me if I dye his hair (like WTF!) I don't really know what's the difference between Yorkies and Silkies as they do look alot alike but from what I read apparently Silkies have a longer "snout" As a matter of fact there are quite a bit of Yorkies in here with Gucci's coat color. Here are a couple of pics...what do you gus think: This is him as a puppy (his favorite place on the computer desk) and the salt & pepper color I mentioned before. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...OnTheComp6.jpg This is my baby when he had a long coat. I try to keep it short now. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ucciDeauv3.jpg I love this one cos he looks like he's smiling...LOL http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...i/DSCF1248.jpg

06-12-2009, 04:59 PM	#2
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06-12-2009, 05:05 PM	#5
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06-12-2009, 05:17 PM	#10
joeyandtanksmom YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Kuna,ID,USA Posts: 557	re: everyone confuses my yorkie with a silky! What the heck is with all these people thinking that they know your dog's breed better than you? I get a lot of people who ask if mine are yorkies, but I think they're just doing that cause they are obviously a terrier, but if you don't know yorkies, you may not know...i guess. For someone to come out and say "no, your dog isn't this, it's this" is just rude! I'm sorry that someone would do something like that. Yours looked quite a bit like my Tank, though Tank is darker, but I have seen quite a few the exact same color as yours. Good luck to you __________________ Sandy: Joey & Tank's Mom Jackson Ryan

06-12-2009, 05:18 PM	#11
Amazing Yorkies YT Featured Breeder Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Oregon Posts: 1,552	Looks Yorkie to me! I'm sorry the woman was so rude! Handsome little Yorkie too!! __________________ Deb Sillers 816-261-8734 Cell ~ www.Amazingyorkies.com ~

06-12-2009, 05:02 PM	#3
yorkie_mama22 Currently Suspended! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 2,275	Gucci is STUNNING!!! I am jealous of his gorgeous coat!! That lady needs a smack!! Gucci looks alot in the face like my moms yorkie, but her's is way darker. I just love how light he is, he is a beauty and looks like a total yorkie to me!!!!

06-12-2009, 05:05 PM	#4
mybabe88 Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: orlando Posts: 97	The only thing that would make me think that your dog may have something else in his blood is the fact that he was black and tan as a pup. Maybe he does have something else in his bloodline...but so freakn what! He's a cutie, and I see Yorkies that color all the time! I would think he was a yorkie (i'm no expert) but she is a b**ch for arguing with you about YOUR dog. Some people get so tied up in those sorts of things and forget that the dog is someone's pet that they love. Its not like you were at dog show for crying out loud. How would someone like it if they were questioning her ethnicity and telling her she is something that she knows she isnt. People are so rude. I would have cussed her out for arguing with me about something as stupid as a dog's breed!!!!!

06-12-2009, 05:11 PM	#7
bjh Donating YT 5000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Southeast Texas Posts: 7,959	Your boy looks 100% yorkie and a handsome one at that.

06-12-2009, 05:14 PM	#9
Miao No Longer a Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Savage Garden Posts: 1,147	Gosh, I just want to pick him up and love on him! He's such a cute yorkie and all shiny!!

06-12-2009, 05:23 PM	#12
Miao No Longer a Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Savage Garden Posts: 1,147	I wouldn't let it bother you. Just tell them, "Of course he's not a yorkie! Can't you tell, he's a German Shephard, silly!" No use trying to explain anything to people who think they know a breed or several.

06-12-2009, 05:26 PM	#13
cashsmommy Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Lombard IL Posts: 146	all i can say is maybe your dog is part human because i have never seen a dog smile like that before!!!!! My yorkie is the same color, people are surprised when i say hes a yorkie and also ask if i dye his hair!

06-12-2009, 05:28 PM	#14
browniesmom622 Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: ny Posts: 11,253 Blog Entries: 5	The picture in your avatar looks Just like a silky But the pictures you posted looks all yorkie. __________________ We Love our Yt Angel! My Website< > FB page

06-12-2009, 05:41 PM	#15
Guccimom Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: St. Maarten, Neth. Ant. Posts: 64	LOL...thank you ladies. I do love my Gucci....regardless of whether he has cat or bear in his bloodline...LOL. My whole thing is that she kept arguing with me which had me kinda thinking to myself, are you kidding me... mybabe88: No, he wasn't tan and black he also had white in his black coat...well it looked white but in reality it's the silver already coming out (you can see it in the first pic) bjh: I got Gucci early (I think at 8-10 weeks rather than the 12 most breeders wait) b/c I flew to get him and he was my Valentine present from my boyfriend (RIP). And even at that age you could already see the "silver" on his head (which is now tan) and in between his coat. He was the most adorable little thing. Didn't make one sound on the plane ride....flight attendant went crazy and kept gushing over him. I slept with him all the time b/c he looked so sad....took a week off to train him and get him costumed to his surrounding. I pad trained him too b/c I use to work shifts so I know walking him was out of the question. When I went back to work, I'd come home and Gucci is no where to be found. I got so scared I started calling him like a mad woman when finally I saw my bedskirt move and he'd pop out his head. I thought, everything is going to be ok....LOL Pfff...if I'd only known all the grief he'd give me...that little rascall...hahahahaha. Here are some more pics of his coat and the cut I try to keep him with: Good shot of his back: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...i/DSCN0012.jpg Puppy cut: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...97523_2259.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...79479_7362.jpg Last edited by Guccimom; 06-12-2009 at 05:44 PM.