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Originally Posted by 816Tuesday  There is an ongoing debate about weather Yorkies shed or just change color. Educated Vets, who I have worked for, say ALL dogs shed. Then you have people who try to sell pets as non-shedding, non-allergenic, and claim they don't shed. Every time I groom a yorkie, there is hair in the brush, so I tend to believe that all dogs shed, some more than others. And yes, Yorkies do change color slowly as well, it usually takes about 3 years until they reach their full potential. |
There really is no debate -- there may be some who are sticklers on the word itself and if so -- I guess all could be said to shed just as humans do shed some hair. But
"Non-shedding is the term given to dogs who lose very little or no hair and release very little to no dander from their undercoats, if they have one."
Non Shedding Dogs In the case of Yorkshire Terriers, there is no undercoat -- it is a single coat breed. Yorkshire Terriers lose no more hair than a human being. If you find one losing a lot of hair, take them to the vet immediately for some blood work. Abundant hair loss in a yorkie may signal a thyroid disorder or other health problem. Normally they will lose so little hair, you will not notice it. Nothing like a shedding dog! My Jack Russell can stand in one spot and shed a
handful of hair if there is a thunderstorm or she goes to the vet! That is the difference in shedding and non-shedding.
Yorkies do most definately change color -- all one has to do is look at a long strand of puppy hair and you can see the color changes along the shaft of hair. My Annie is 8 months old and you can really see the changes in the hair on top of her head. She is still not done "breaking" color.