[EvaNoel]

Originally Posted by pstinard

Hi, from everything I've read, "sooty" means that black hairs are mixed in with lighter hairs. Since the standard head is supposed to be tan in the adult, I assume that sooty means that some dark blue or black hairs are mixed in with the tan, give a "sooty" appearance. I'll post a photo of my Bella below. She is only 17 weeks old, still a puppy, and has what I would consider sooty hair on her head (mixed dark hairs in with the tan on the top). Can someone with more experience chime in and let me know if this is an example of a sooty-headed puppy?

btw ... another Yorkie breeder wrote that you can look around the Yorkies eyes during the "breaking" stage ... if the color in the corner of the eyes is light, the Yorkie will have a lighter gold color. I wonder if anyone can verify that?