Kathy you are very helpful.
And yes, it is hard to find pictures of dogs back in a pedigree if they do not come from a well know kennel/breeder (and this can be hard at times because breeders can change their type of yorkies during time (if they are not satisfied with the look they are getting - I have heard of them getting rid of what they have and starting over. You still have the same kennel name but the type of yorkie has changed.) or they do not have their championship.
SweetyBlue site is a great place to look first and then you can do a search just on the Internet for the dog. If you have only Example: "My Angel II" for the dogs name - you'll never find anything. This is one reason why some people cannot find out anything about their dogs background.
Yes, I have always heard and used the inside of a gun barrel blue - not silver and not black. Yes, you do have lighter and darker colors and some are champions - championships are not just based on color but bone structure and more.
There are also harmones involved here too. Have you ever noticed how a female will get lighter or even a streak of silver band down her side after having a litter? Each time she has a litter - she is a bit lighter.
Also a male can get lighter as he ages. My Bubba use to be a beautiful dark blue and now looks silver (unless I give him a puppy cut then you is darker - since the root hairs are darker), but he is 11 years old now. And a trauma can even lighten their coats. I have not seen this often, but have heard of it happening.
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