[DBlain]

Congratulations your puppy she is very cute, she does look pure yorkie to me as well. Once you are around the breed more and spend some time in this forum you will see that yorkies have many looks. Most new to the breed think all yorkies are going to look like what they have seen from photos in books and magazines. Those dogs are often show quality dogs which means they are bred carefully with a long well researched blood line that will help insure they are born to show standards. Those standards are small pointed ears, long silky type coat, sort of fine boned, medium muzzle and a head that clears which means there should be no grey or black. Show breeders will sell pups at about 12-16 weeks and even older for two reasons, the main reason is since their object when breeding is to get another show pup, it takes at least 12 weeks for them to get a sense if the puppy will be show worthy. Also it is best to keep small breeds with their momma until around 12 weeks. If you buy from a show breeder you will pay on average $1,500.00 for a puppy. When you buy from someone that has just randomly bred a female with a male because they wanted to or it happened by accident luck really dictates what you wind up with. In those circumstances it is not uncommon to get a yorkie that will not look like a show yorkie, it could have a curly corse coat, floppy ears, dark head etc. It's not like labs or golden retrievers where most of those dogs look sort of like the standard even when not bred for show. You paid around average for a pet quality yorkie, and she will no doubt be a wonderful pet. Please don't make yourself crazy trying to compare her to what you have seen in books, magazines or at dog shows or you will be unhappy, just enjoy her for the darling little puppy she is and enjoy and love the heck out of her. Also you will find here on YT there are many members here with dogs that do not meet "the standard" and I would venture to say some of them are the most loved and pampered dogs on the forum.