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08-01-2008, 08:18 PM | #1 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Denver, CO
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| Questions about coat color changing. I don't know too much about Yorkies..but Yo-yo is my very first yorkie and it seems to me that her black coat on her back is changing color to a bluish grayish color already (her roots that is). Is that normal? She's only 4 1/2 months old. She's very cottony too. Will her coat change to Silky or is it still too early to tell? She doesn't look like a Yorkie to me either. I kinda think she's a Silky Terrier, but the breeder assured me that shes 100% Yorkie. |
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08-01-2008, 10:28 PM | #2 |
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| My picture of Millie is at 16 weeks, and her head was already quite silver when we got her at 14 weeks. The back of her neck is getting noticeably silver this week, as is the tops of her legs and her tail. She is 18 weeks tomorrow, so about the same age as yours. I'm not sure about the texture. |
08-01-2008, 10:48 PM | #3 |
Missing Yoshi Everyday! Donating Member | yorkie come in all shape, form and size. i have 1 that has a cottony coat and not that he is 16 months old he still has a cottony coat...and the breaking of color is completely normal!
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08-01-2008, 10:51 PM | #4 |
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| YUP ..... Maya started to change colore early too .... she is now silver/blue and used to be brown and black ...... Don't worry it will take a while to be completely grown out ....
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08-01-2008, 11:02 PM | #5 |
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| A cottony coat will never turned as a silky coat . What makes you think she is a silky Terrier ? |
08-01-2008, 11:15 PM | #6 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Denver, CO
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| She has a longer nose than those that i've seen and her body is a bit longer too. I dunno...she just doesn't look like a normal yorkie...I think the breeder got mad when I called her and asked her if she's really a yorkie. The breeder i bought her from didn't actually breed her. She said she picked her up from a friend who bred her in Arkansas. |
08-01-2008, 11:23 PM | #7 |
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| pics of her back hairs changing color already. I hope she stays somewhat dark though. I'm so confused with her. |
08-01-2008, 11:26 PM | #8 | |
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08-01-2008, 11:33 PM | #9 |
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| I looked at the pictures and don't see nothing wrong with her . She is developing as a yorkie pup should do . I had one that I thought he would stay black and gold but at 16 months he began to change colors , another one started to change colors at 12 weeks old . |
08-01-2008, 11:42 PM | #10 | |
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Really? I've been reading all over the net and it all said the body color doesn't change until atleast 6 months old. Thats why I was so confused. | |
08-01-2008, 11:50 PM | #12 | |
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a silver color could change to steel blue?? wow. I had no clue. I thought they can only get lighter. I should have done way more research before I got her. Now I'm more confused. lol | |
08-01-2008, 11:54 PM | #13 |
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| As I always said Mother Nature doesn't know how to read and don't go on internet . When I had my first Yorkie , I was confused too . You know in books or internet a person have to take some and leave some . Yorkie breed can be a very confusing for new owner . One of the reasons I love this breed is that you don't really know how the pups will turn as adults , so amazing to see the change of colors . |
08-01-2008, 11:57 PM | #14 | |
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Thanks, I guess I'll just have to wait until she's fully grown and fully changed colors. I'm gunna try to grow her hair out to see if her hair grows all the way down like a yorkie..cuz i'm still confused if shes a yorkie or a silky terrier. I don't really trust the breeder I got her from now. I got her for really cheap compared to most people and now I see why. lol | |
08-02-2008, 12:07 AM | #15 | |
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