[HChellette]

When I purchased my first yorkie, I was clueless about the breed. I did it from a practical point of view, because I wanted an inside dog without the shedding, and yorkies were just the cutest things to me. I looked around for reputable breeders and located one a couple of hours from me with a good price. When I went to put a deposit on the next litter to be born, the mom actually went into labor and I got to see my puppy born. As soon as she came out, I knew I wanted her, because she was different than her littermates, she was blue and tan instead of black and tan. The breeder seemed worried, because of the color difference and didn't want to sell her to me, but I talked her into it.

I have since researched blue born yorkies and EVERYTHING I've read tells people to steer clear because most cases are fatal. Had I read these things back then, I would have never brought that puppy home. But, I did bring her home and she has been the best pet I have ever had. She went through a dark grey and tan phase, but she was never the "standard" color. She is now completely silver and white, and unless I have her hair fixed with a topknot, she doesn't really look like a yorkie. Does that make me love her any less? Hell no! She didn't ask to be born that way, but she was and I think she's beautiful, no matter if she's "standard" or not.

Now, if the breeder had tried to charge me twice the amount for the "rare" color, that would have been another story, but she didn't. She even knocked a couple hundred off because she was just as surprised at the coloration. Silvia has always been healthy, just very small (2lbs 13oz), and the only downfall to her coloration has been the thinning/fuzzy hair on her back. Everywhere else, she has the longer shiny/silky hair, but the hair on her back will not grow and you can see her skin, so I tend to keep her cut pretty short so as she doesn't look retarded! (I think it's cute!)

Anyway, just my two cents!