It's all making sense now! We adopted our sweet Ginger a couple of months ago. She had been rescued from the woods, so her history is unknown. The rescue organization called her a Yorkie, and our vet calls her a Yorkie mix. We adopted her for her sweet disposition, so either is good with us. She looks a lot like Sissy!
She's a little on the large size for a Yorkie - a very thin 8 pounds when we got her, and now close to 10 pounds. She was covered in mats and burrs when she was rescued, so her entire torso was shaved by the rescue organization. She really fits the descriptions listed in these posts, but the hair on her back is still only about three-quarters of an inch long. We keep trying to convince ourselves it is growing, but it's really not. (Reminds me of my grandmother who always thought her artificial "air" plant was growing and would comment on it each time we visited her!)
We've had her face groomed, but we may find our grooming bills to be quite reasonable. The hair on the top of her head is really soft and pretty, the hair on her back is course, and the hair on her face and legs is reddish, wispy, a little thin, and does whatever it wants to do! The decision we made to adopt her is the best decision we ever made!
