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Originally Posted by tabbykatty 
My cousin brought me a yorkie which is 8 weeks old. I was upset because I know that that is too young. Well ,she is growing great. What the problem is.... well I don't think its a yorkie. I have papers and everything, but she looks like a chihuahua to me. I got the number from my cousin and called about her. She assured me that the puppy is authentic. She told me that the father had long silky type haired and the mother had a more of a smooth hair. She said that the hair will grow out . My cousin said he saw the mother and father in the home. I was wondering if this could be true. She goes to the vet tomorrow and I was gonna ask them. But I am a little embarrassed.
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You say you have papers, but are they with the AKC? Since the AKC has suspended many breeders, they have turned to alternative registries, and I believe the other registries are worthless. All the breeder has to do is say that the breeding dogs are purebred, no proof required. The dog's parents could have looked like yorkies, and still have been mixed; the offspring is often different looking from the parents when this happens. Your cousin's description of the parent's hair, "father had long silky type haired and the mother had a more of a smooth hair," is confusing, but it sounds like the mother might also have short hair, and this could be the Chihuahua mix. Yorkies should have long, silky, smooth hair. Chihuahua's don't have the ability to grow long hair like yorkies, and although many yorkie owners keep the coats short, this is done by haircuts, not the inability to grow long hair.