I’ve read that some breeders will fudge the birth date on pups, to make buyers think a pup is older (and therefore likely to remain small). So I guess the first question you should ask yourself is: how much do I trust the breeder?
Beyond that, I think there is quite a bit of variation in the coloration of puppies. However, (and I’m saying this from the perspective of someone with very little Yorkie experience), your Sophie does look a little younger in that first picture than my Jax looked at (approximately) six months, but it might just be the way her hair is trimmed. Jax won’t hold still long enough for me to trim him, which he desperately needs. There are photos of him in my thread “New to Yorkies” on this forum. Two are when he was three months and one is when he was about six and a half months. He’s about seven and a half months now, and he has almost no black left on his head, although his back is still mostly black.
Sophie is adorable. |