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JeanieK · 07-11-2006, 07:42 AM

Welcome to YT.

I don't think there is any way to tell for sure what their coats will be like. Looking at the parents should give you a good indication. The silky coated ones puppies aren't as fluffy looking as a cottony coated one, but still hard to tell.

The older ones will be a better guess as far as their adult size, but there are no guarantees. I believe you double their 12 week weight to get a guestimate.

Their faces at 12 weeks should still be mostly black and tan but starting to turn. At 2 weeks they will be black and tan.

There are no guarantees, but a good breeder that has been breeding for a while will have a good idea of size and coat color and texture.

Also there is thread on here titled Then and Now, where people have posted pics of their yorkies when they first got them and what they look like now. You might be interested to see the variety.

07-11-2006, 07:42 AM	#2
JeanieK Donating YT 12K Club Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Council Bluffs Iowa Posts: 12,552	Welcome to YT. I don't think there is any way to tell for sure what their coats will be like. Looking at the parents should give you a good indication. The silky coated ones puppies aren't as fluffy looking as a cottony coated one, but still hard to tell. The older ones will be a better guess as far as their adult size, but there are no guarantees. I believe you double their 12 week weight to get a guestimate. Their faces at 12 weeks should still be mostly black and tan but starting to turn. At 2 weeks they will be black and tan. There are no guarantees, but a good breeder that has been breeding for a while will have a good idea of size and coat color and texture. Also there is thread on here titled Then and Now, where people have posted pics of their yorkies when they first got them and what they look like now. You might be interested to see the variety. Last edited by JeanieK; 07-11-2006 at 07:44 AM.