Thank you all so much. I am very happy and she is just so sweet and knows it - just like I like them!
Princesspippi - That is great that you have two of the best mentors to help you. Listen and learn all you can. I was lucky like you when I first started ages ago and it made a lot of difference. You tend not to make the big mistakes. Also be sure to also have your own opinions as you learn.
Saleswman - she is breaking the silver first and then will come through with her gold. I think that her gold may be a little lighter but good for me since I need a balance with the others I have being darker.
I would rather have great bone structure, soundness, and excellent health thank the perfect color.
The Book of the Yorkshire Terrier by Joan McDonald Brearley (which includes me) states it best on page 60 - " Color is important, but not to the exclusive if all else or the breed will suffer for it. Color is something to strive for, and should perhaps be clarified in our standard."
Also check out "The Complete Yorkshire Terrier" by Gordan and Bennett (page 210) "A puppy of around 4 months, that has changed the color on its head from black to gray to a very pale sooty color, will as an adult enrich all the tan arears to a clear golden tan. The blue will follow the correct manner of transition from black to blue starting to do so around 6 months. The coat texture will be the correct silky type."
"A puppy whose tan has been cleared of all the intermingled black or sooty hairs by age 4 months, and whose texture is fine and silky, will as an adult have correct colors. The tan of this puppy will probably enrich to a darker shade as an adult."
This is why it is so hard for the novice because yorkshire terriers go through such transformation. And there are so many different ways pups can change.
T.