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Originally Posted by Nancy1999  Joey looked like that as a puppy, and it's not unusual for a silk coat to have a silvery undertone. The top of his head went completely silver and around 11 months he turned beige almost overnight and then gradually the beige became golden. The saddle had black but it looked like silvery roots that turned into what breeders call dark blue, it like a metallic black or gunmetal. He has no silver on him at 5 years. |
That is an excellent timeline of photos
Joey looked very similar.
The breeder had told me, some of the more scraggly looking pups (sparse hair/oily appearance), have the silkier coats but nothing can be guaranteed. I can imagine the more experienced show breeders know exactly what to look for and at what point i.e., 12 weeks, 16 weeks.
Thanks, Joey is a stud
