[Woogie Man]

Great post, Katelin. Funny thing is, even a lot of champion Yorkies don't meet the standard as far as color goes once they fully mature. Many exhibitors try to finish their dog out before he/she matures and the coat gets lighter. Some also use color enhancers. Very few Yorkies maintain the dark steel blue coat that is required by the breed standard so what's the point of a standard that even many champions don't attain (or maintain)? I'm no purist but this doesn't make much sense to me.