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3puppies4me · 08-11-2005, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Kelz

okay...here are some pics ..1st one is him as a puppy and i just took the last 2! look at the difference!

Wow--now I am wondering if my little rescue isn't a Yorkie. I always thought she was a mix, but her coat looks just like your little puppy!

Kelz · 08-11-2005, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by tartisst

Kelz, my Coty did exactly what your baby is doing now and he is gorgeous, but some people didn't think that it was the same dog!

funny you say that ..i took him to my moms house afterwards and she was like..wow he doesnt even look like the same dog! and it's so true!

crystalsmom · 08-11-2005, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Kelz

Okay..when we got Bentely he was very dark...then he started to turn a little gray under his coat ..then the gray kept growing out... Well i got his hair cut on sunday and now he is like almost completely gray with a few black spots starting to come in.. and his feet are face are brown..I was just wondering if this is normal. I've never seen a dog change colors so much as Bentley!!!

Kelz, I think you will enjoy the book!! Also this really adds to the charm of the breed,
to be able to watch this "little flower" blossom.

crystalsmom · 08-11-2005, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Maddie-Rudy-Mom

It just amazes me to see how they change colors. All the yorkie furbabies are beautiful. Thanks for the head up on the book, I am going to look for it tomorrow. My three have different coast. Maddie is a silk for sure, Rudy will be two in Nov, and his hair is still changing, but I think he has a cotton coat, and Polly is only 5 months, but I think she is going to have a silk coat.

Gosh, how lucky you are to have 3 yorkies! They say you should always
have two but boo hoo I only have one ( but she's a darling)

Olivier · 08-14-2005, 01:22 PM

This is what a silky coated yorkie should look like :

NuggetsMom · 08-14-2005, 02:07 PM

nugget is starting to turn gray right now too...i absolutely love it...he almost looks like a little old man

his dad was gray and absolutely gorgeous!

heidismom1027 · 08-14-2005, 06:33 PM

Heidi was really dark as a puppy, but she's been turning more and more gray. Now the top of her head is almost white, and her back is a charcoal color. Her legs are blonde, and her "moustache" is reddish. When I got her at 8 weeks, she had really light gray roots on top of her head, so I thought she would have that color head eventually. I think she's beautiful. With yorkies, there can be a huge range in color. I've seen some older females that are so light blonde (all over) that they're almost white! I think all the yorkie colors are beautiful!

SoCalyorkiLvr · 08-14-2005, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by crystalsmom

There is a book and the only one out there that I know of that covers all these
changes. It has a whole chapter on "breaking patterns". I'm sure you can get
it on Amazon.com. The Complete Yorkshire terrier by Joan B. Gordon and Janet
E. Bennett
It's much too involved to go into on this site. One thing I know is the ears are the
last to clear so if you have a pup at a young age with a nice quality gold already on the ears, you have a good chance of that head clearing completely to a nice rich gold
but there are other thing to it also. I highly recommend this book.

I have to get that book!

Sue Nickell · 08-14-2005, 07:49 PM

I had the same thing happen to Samson. He's about 4-1/2 months now. I took him to the groomer last week. He went in a black puppy with the tan face and feet, and he came out looking silver. His father was silver/blue and his mother was black. I had to look twice to make sure they had given me the right dog! Regardless what's on the outside, he's still the same fire ball I took in for grooming!

Laura · 08-14-2005, 07:50 PM

It's kinda funny, but we have 5 puppies that are 12 weeks old now. Everyone comments that 'they don't look anything like their parents'. I keep a little Yorkshire Terrier book in their room to show them that the pups are black and tan and mom and dad are blue and gold. Now I am wondering as the babies mature how their coats will mature. They are all so different from size to faces to hair.

yorkieusa · 08-14-2005, 08:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Sue Nickell

I had the same thing happen to Samson. He's about 4-1/2 months now. I took him to the groomer last week. He went in a black puppy with the tan face and feet, and he came out looking silver. His father was silver/blue and his mother was black. I had to look twice to make sure they had given me the right dog! Regardless what's on the outside, he's still the same fire ball I took in for grooming!

That's what will happen one of these times when I take Kacee in. The roots on her back are showing about an inch of silver now!

archies_momma · 08-15-2005, 04:48 AM

Well I kind of like the color change myself its like they have there own outfits...always changing. Archie is 9mo and he is pretty silver and blue but he has a small outline around his ears of gold. and he is getting more silver blue. But i do have a question his papers say a different color then what he is turning out do i have to change them...sorry I'm new to small dogs

Olivier · 08-15-2005, 05:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Laura

It's kinda funny, but we have 5 puppies that are 12 weeks old now. Everyone comments that 'they don't look anything like their parents'. I keep a little Yorkshire Terrier book in their room to show them that the pups are black and tan and mom and dad are blue and gold. Now I am wondering as the babies mature how their coats will mature. They are all so different from size to faces to hair.

This is called the fun of looking puppies grow . I called them my little surprizing little ones because colors don't only depends on the parents . Differences makes the charm of a Yorkie .

Olivier · 08-15-2005, 05:12 AM

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Originally Posted by archies_momma

Well I kind of like the color change myself its like they have there own outfits...always changing. Archie is 9mo and he is pretty silver and blue but he has a small outline around his ears of gold. and he is getting more silver blue. But i do have a question his papers say a different color then what he is turning out do i have to change them...sorry I'm new to small dogs

What is the color mentioned on the paper ?

Diego · 08-15-2005, 05:37 AM

I have 3 Yorkies and they are different colors . It is really fun to see the variety .

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Olivier Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 2,999	This is what a silky coated yorkie should look like : Attached Thumbnails

08-14-2005, 02:07 PM	#36
NuggetsMom Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: cleveland, ohio Posts: 138	nugget is starting to turn gray right now too...i absolutely love it...he almost looks like a little old man his dad was gray and absolutely gorgeous! __________________ Check Nugget's Dogster Page Out!

08-14-2005, 07:50 PM	#40
Laura Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Wylie TX Posts: 1,577	It's kinda funny, but we have 5 puppies that are 12 weeks old now. Everyone comments that 'they don't look anything like their parents'. I keep a little Yorkshire Terrier book in their room to show them that the pups are black and tan and mom and dad are blue and gold. Now I am wondering as the babies mature how their coats will mature. They are all so different from size to faces to hair. __________________ Laura--loving mom of Robyn, Dexter, Sandy, Mattie, Sammy, Jake & Mollie http://www.yorkietalk.com/gallery/sh...00&ppuser=1851

08-14-2005, 06:33 PM	#37
heidismom1027 Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: KY Posts: 21	Heidi was really dark as a puppy, but she's been turning more and more gray. Now the top of her head is almost white, and her back is a charcoal color. Her legs are blonde, and her "moustache" is reddish. When I got her at 8 weeks, she had really light gray roots on top of her head, so I thought she would have that color head eventually. I think she's beautiful. With yorkies, there can be a huge range in color. I've seen some older females that are so light blonde (all over) that they're almost white! I think all the yorkie colors are beautiful!

08-14-2005, 07:49 PM	#39
Sue Nickell Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Flemingsburg, Kentucky Posts: 43	I had the same thing happen to Samson. He's about 4-1/2 months now. I took him to the groomer last week. He went in a black puppy with the tan face and feet, and he came out looking silver. His father was silver/blue and his mother was black. I had to look twice to make sure they had given me the right dog! Regardless what's on the outside, he's still the same fire ball I took in for grooming!

08-15-2005, 04:48 AM	#42
archies_momma Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: jonesboro ark Posts: 59	Well I kind of like the color change myself its like they have there own outfits...always changing. Archie is 9mo and he is pretty silver and blue but he has a small outline around his ears of gold. and he is getting more silver blue. But i do have a question his papers say a different color then what he is turning out do i have to change them...sorry I'm new to small dogs

08-15-2005, 05:37 AM	#45
Diego Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 3,617	I have 3 Yorkies and they are different colors . It is really fun to see the variety .