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Originally Posted by kjc  She looks silky to me. Color changes can occur many times as the pup grows, even as an adult, and sometimes the hair at the root will change color as it matures, so it's hard to tell exactly what is going on. Medications and medical conditions can cause color changes as well.
If you want to have her in full coat, just let it grow out. Maybe just a trim here and there. The weight of the coat helps to train it to lay right, keep the part straight, and keeps the facial hair going in the right direction. Look at pics of show dogs and copy the parts on the nose for the topknot and beard. Then just maintain and see what happens colorwise.
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does look silky from the photos. It also looks like she is going to be quite a bit lighter in color eventually. Just because the roots look like she is going to be totally light does not mean it is necessarily so though. Usually the coat color does change but it will not be as extreme a change all at once as it seems it will be.
My Gracie's roots were very light at that age also but her fur was so thin I did not want to cut it. She gets cold very easily. As her fur got longer she looked like she had black streaked hair along her body. I just trimmed the black ends off a little at a time and it evened her out nicely. Now she is mostly golden with very few darker hairs that you hardly notice unless you are looking very closely.
Personally, I would let it grow and deal with it as you go. She won't look strange. Nature has a way of doing these things pretty well.
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Thank you both for your input. My bf and I were imagining a half dark half light dog in the future. LOL we've had people comment on how she looked like we had dyed her hair brunette and it was finally growing back blond.so funny. I think i will let it grow for now. We were planning on taking her to the groomers for the first time sometime in January, I have been trimming her paws and giving her sanitary cuts but Im a little nervous about her ears.
So i will be bringing her in for at least her ears and maybe a trim all around. how much do you both suggest we start off with? If i ask for a trim im worried they might cut off more than i would like so would it be better if i told them specifically? I've never had a groomer before so i've been asking my Yorkie Friends and most of them do it themselves.