11-09-2007, 10:02 PM
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DEBRA'S DORKY YORKIES4 Donating Member
Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Highland Scotland
Posts: 712
| It is a fault because it means there is a lack of pigment....which is a no no. A puppy is supposed to have black nose, eye-lids, etc....and that means it carries enough pigment to give it good colouration.
Don't worry about it....my Casper who I bought at 19 months has a NAUGHTY pink stripe on his nose....I knew what it meant when I bought him and didn't ask his previous owner about it as he was bought for being him, not a show-dog....he was dark like the first pic when I got him, but as you can see he has a silvery white coat at 5yrs, which is no surprise considering his nose ! I think it looks quite cute myself.
My other two Yorkies are girls and at 7.5yrs and 4 yrs have perfect pigment and perfect colour of coat....but I love them all for being them, and I choose not to show them.
Obviously if you are showing you would avoid a pup with poor pigment....and the same if you are breeding to show.....and anyone buying puppies with pink bits should be told it is a fault. 
Hope this helps...... Debra x x x Casper when I bought him at 19 months
Casper now - he is lighter than this though as his coat was clipped here, and it is growing in now and is silvery white.
Casper's stripe on his nose !
My Tiny trio - Tara 7.5yrs, Casper 5 yrs, Tammy 4 yrs, > all 4lbs. |
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