Blue yorkie i think.
 

My furbaby Zoi had litter a week ago. To my surprise she has a silverish blueish colored one. Can any one tell me about a blue or if he a Blue.

Do you have a picture? Most blues are silver. If the pup is a blue you must spay and neuter both parents and keep the blue pup.

I have tried to upload pic. Yes was born silver but when I put in silver to enquirer come up blue. He is 2 weeks now and georgious. Eyes have open and have blue tint. Can I ask why have mom and dad fixed? And if u could explain how to put pic of him on here. Ty.

Mom and dad both carry the gene for the blue born. If you mate either of them again they could mate with another dog that carries the gene to any then another blue. Blue burns normally have very compromised immune systems,generally end up with skin conditions and don’t have a long life expectancy. Blue is not something you want to breed for or take chances in getting again.

This is the resize program I use. I use my cell phone, then upload to my computer, and resize using the computer, pixels 600 and quality 65 works for me. Here is the link

www.resize-photos.com

pics I hope this works.

That's a blue. Parents definitely need to be spayed and neutered and you need to keep this one. There is one member on here who has had their blue for a good amount of time but he has had a weakened immune system and some other issues.

Can u tell me what makes him a blue? He is doing sooooo good. And what can I exspect from a blue. My other silkie female is also pregnant from same male. Has me worried now.

Are you matting a silkie with a yorkie.

Yes both my females are silkies. And my male is kinda wired haired yorkie.

It’s a genetic thing. They are always born that gray color. They generally have weaker immune systems and can have skin issues. You need to neuter the male and spay the female because both of them are carriers of the gene and don’t need to be bred and pass that gene down.

Sikies and yorkies are two different breeds and shouldn’t be bred together.

My neighbor has a nine-year-old silky-yorkie mix. It's cute as a bug.

Blue born puppies is a genetic mutation in color, these puppies are prone to health problems like skin issues,they can loose their hair, get a very leathery skin that is like an elephant hide and causes the dog to be in extreme pain. Some dogs have to be humanely put down. They can also suffer from deafness and other health issues, some die before the age of 3 years old, and some can live a fairly healthy life, it's a roll of the dice with a blue born. A silver born yorkie should never be used for breeding.


Silkies and yorkies are two different breeds, why would you want to cross breed these dogs, Now you have a pregnant female from a male that could have the blue gene.


Why are you even breeding, seems you know very little about breeding. You don’t just take a male and female, throw them together and hope for the best. Look what you have now a blue that you should not sell but keep him. Spay and neuter that male and female so they don’t produce more blue’s, that’s what a reputable breeder would do.



A reputable breeder checks for genetic defects generations back, parents, grandparents, great grandparents on both mating pair. If any genetic defects are found a reputable breeder will not use them for breeding but will find another mating pair.



A reputable breeder would not cross breed two different breeds. A reputable breeder breeds yorkies to better the breed, not cross breed to line their pockets.


I pray this silkie that is pregnant does not throw a blue. Do the right thing spay and neuter the mating pair that threw the blue, do not bring more blue babies into this world that may, can, be very sickly, live a life in pain, die at an early age.

Hoping these photos clear up what was posted and yes am new breeder have done many hours of research on breeding they are all akc registered with pedigree background and went over by vet from head to tip of tail along with bloodwork and was told would be fine to breed that they were all same breed. I am not in this to line my pockets by no means sorry that was impression. hope this clears up some misunderstandings. And pls look at pics and if I have been given wrong info pls inform me.

No pictures were posted. On your papers does it say yorkie or silky? I’m sorry you had to learn about breeding one of the hard ways but both parents need to be fixed. When breeding we should only breed to better the breed and in order to get lines worth doing that it takes a lot of time with a reputable breeder. If a breeder just lets you buy dogs with out a spay or neuter contract then those are not great lines that need to be continued. Just being AKC and healthy doesn’t mean a dog should be bred. It should be a perfect example of the breed and you should know everything you can about their lines. It’s tough and very expensive to be a reputable breeder. If you have any questions do ask them.

Papers say Yorkshire terrier. Vet called them silky ask difference he said due to the long flowing silky hair.

Well that't not true. A silky is actually a different breed one similar to the yorkie but not a yorkie and its not based on hair. A yorkie is just a yorkie whether they have soft silky hair or wire hair.

I don't want to sound harsh, I'm just concerned about puppies and now a mating pair that carry the Blue gene. Even tho your vet gave your dogs exam head to tail, and did blood work, look what you got out of this litter, a Blue born from "healthy dogs ok'd to breed" per your vet. Examining a dog does not ensure it is bad genetic free, the only way to do that is researching the mating pairs parents, grandparents, great grandparents, plus several generations back, what you're looking for are genetic flaws that can be passed down from generation to generation. If you spent "many hours of reading" about breeding these little silkies, Yorkires do you even know what breeds you have? You should have read it is necessary to research for genetic disease that will be passed down to future generations. Or did you just read about birthing, whelping, when do you know when the momma is ready to deliver. There is more to know about breeding then whelping. And this vet you have, to tell you the only difference between a silkie and a yorkie is long flowing silky hair, I would be looking for another vet. There is a similarity of color, size and temperament between Silkie and yorkie because the Silkie originated from the Yorkshire terrier years back, but, the Silkie terrier is it's own breed and recognized by the AKC and there are differences between the two. So because your vet said your girls are Silkies because they have flowing silkie hair is the reason you're saying your females are Silkies and disregarding your AKC papers read Yorkshire Terrier? Your Blue born, did you take this puppy to your vet to show him / her what your "healthy" mating pair produced? I cringe to even think what your vet would say about a Blue born since this vet does not know the difference between a Silkie and a yorkie. I have already stated this in my other post, but I'll repeat it again, this puppy should not be sold, it is not ethical to sell this puppy that could become very sick, possibly die in a few years. If you have any love at all for the yorkie breed, please have the mating pair spayed and neutered, please do not chance another Blue being born. And PLEASE get a vet that knows about yorkies.

Did you do any DNA tests on the breeding pair?

Would DNA show any genetic issues?

I have a couple of empty memory cells that need to be filled lol

Don't answer that I just googled and yes, DNA will show some genetic disease, fantastic for breeders, cuts out time and money researching, fast and easy.

A helpful post by pstinard in 2013 suggests there is a genetic test that can determine "which dogs are carriers of the 'd' (recessive Blue Born) allele."

See https://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/4251692-post8.html

The post makes further reference to and quotes from a 2007 paper.

Yes there are several series of tests, but probably after the fact know, it would be good to know what it shows. Most breeders do the tests on their breeding pairs prior to breeding, clearly there is some mutation(s) present.

YTCA has DNA test recommendations that are availablle and recommended.

I was just filling those empty memory cells, absolutely fantastic what a simple DNA can tell you.

I’m not sure I would blame the vet 100% on not knowing the differences. Silky’s are not that well known and no matter how good the vet they can’t know every single breed because there are so many.

As I understand the full comments by Tx-Debb, the vet's intention was to use the "silky" as a description to contrast the difference between the hair of the dogs (as opposed to "Silky," as a breed identifier).

Believe my earlier post exacerbated the "silky" vs "Silky" confusion when I referred to my neighbor's oh-so-sweet Silky-Yorkie mix.

I'm sure sorry for my part ...

here are pics of my Yorkies.

Updated pics of little guy as of today.

He's a cutie! There is a simple DNA test to determine whether or not a dog is blue born. The technical name for blue born is "color dilution alopecia," and the DNA test is called a "D locus test." If you get that test done, you will know for sure. Here is a link to some companies that perform that DNA test:

D-Locus (Dilute Coat Color)

https://www.pawprintgenetics.com/pro...s/details/170/

The health problems others have described in this thread usually start around the time of transition from puppyhood to adulthood. I would definitely recommend that you have your blue puppy tested, and if his results come back as d d (homozygous dilute), you should definitely stop breeding his parents and not breed his siblings either, since they could be carriers.