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Guccimom · 06-12-2009, 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by cashsmommy

all i can say is maybe your dog is part human because i have never seen a dog smile like that before!!!!!

Hahahahaha...yeah...I can't believe I caught that one.
He steals my floss! Whenever I am flossing and he "hears" it his ears shoots up and he comes flying to me and literally steals it out of my mouth if I let him! So that was one of those days when I gave him one of my floss thingy and he started to play with it. I took a number of pics and that was one of them. I guess he wanted to show me he has a healthy smile cos he flosses...LOL

Gucci flossing:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...i/DSCF1243.jpg

yorkiepuppie · 06-12-2009, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Guccimom

Hahahahaha...yeah...I can't believe I caught that one.
He steals my floss! Whenever I am flossing and he "hears" it his ears shoots up and he comes flying to me and literally steals it out of my mouth if I let him! So that was one of those days when I gave him one of my floss thingy and he started to play with it. I took a number of pics and that was one of them. I guess he wanted to show me he has a healthy smile cos he flosses...LOL

Gucci flossing:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...i/DSCF1243.jpg

awww.... such a cute picture!!!! thank you for sharing!

Miao · 06-12-2009, 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Guccimom

Hahahahaha...yeah...I can't believe I caught that one.
He steals my floss! Whenever I am flossing and he "hears" it his ears shoots up and he comes flying to me and literally steals it out of my mouth if I let him! So that was one of those days when I gave him one of my floss thingy and he started to play with it. I took a number of pics and that was one of them. I guess he wanted to show me he has a healthy smile cos he flosses...LOL

Gucci flossing:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...i/DSCF1243.jpg

Too cute!! Wow, you should let him watch you brush your teeth too then maybe he'll start brushing his own!

I'd say let him steal your toothbrush! LOL

capt_noonie · 06-12-2009, 06:02 PM

Gucci is so cute! He has the same coloring as Uni! They look like twins!

paulalowe6 · 06-12-2009, 06:03 PM

Definitely yorkie to me

Mom2One · 06-12-2009, 06:17 PM

I think Gucci is adorable and definitely all Yorkie.......He's smiling in some of those pictures because he knows how dumb that rude lady was !!!!! Have a good weekend.

Guccimom · 06-12-2009, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Miao

Too cute!! Wow, you should let him watch you brush your teeth too then maybe he'll start brushing his own!

I'd say let him steal your toothbrush! LOL

Hahahahaha...wouldn't that be ideal! That sucker wouldn't let me come near him with a toothbrush...he'd push it out with his tongue. It's quite a task I tell you

dogluvr · 06-12-2009, 06:57 PM

Gucci looks Yorkie to me and I am the proud owner of a Silky that people are always referring to as a Yorkie! I am now past the point of correcting people or getting into a "discussion" with them.

FlDebra · 06-12-2009, 07:03 PM

I think one of the most obvious differences between silkies and Yorkies are the head. I have copy and pasted the standard for the silky head and the yorkie head. You can see how that describes a much different shape.

Silky Head
The head is strong, wedge-shaped, and moderately long. Expression piercingly keen, eyes small, dark, almond shaped with dark rims. Light eyes are a serious fault. Ears are small, V-shaped, set high and carried erect without any tendency to flare obliquely off the skull. Skull flat, and not too wide between the ears. The skull is slightly longer than the muzzle. Stop shallow. The nose is black. Teeth strong and well aligned, scissors bite. An undershot or overshot bite is a serious fault.

Yorkie Head
Small and rather flat on top, the skull not too prominent or round, the muzzle not too long, with the bite neither undershot nor overshot and teeth sound. Either scissors bite or level bite is acceptable. The nose is black. Eyes are medium in size and not too prominent; dark in color and sparkling with a sharp, intelligent expression. Eye rims are dark. Ears are small, V-shaped, carried erect and set not too far apart.

Yours is all yorkie! I cannot believe why that woman thought it was any of her business anyway! I liked your description of her "a "wrongful informed Silkies that aren't yorkies" vigilante " Sounds like someone who just wants to be an expert voice without really studying up on anything.

BTW -- that is a beautiful shine on your Yorkie's coat -- says someone is taking great care of her! Gucci is living up to her name -- a classy girl!

Britster · 06-12-2009, 07:07 PM

I can never tell the difference lol. Here's a pic of a Silky according to Google,

http://terrificdogs.files.wordpress..../04/silk12.jpg

LilMissy · 06-12-2009, 07:33 PM

He looks Yorkie to me, and a cute one at that!

FlDebra · 06-12-2009, 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Britster

I can never tell the difference lol. Here's a pic of a Silky according to Google,

http://terrificdogs.files.wordpress..../04/silk12.jpg

LOL -- that silky looks more yorkie to me. But then yorkies were used to breed the silkys. So, it stands to reason that many of the silkys will come out looking like their ancestor the Yorkshire Terrier! I think they were bred with Australian Shepherds to get the silky. Don't quote me on that one, going on an old lady memory. I think just as yorkies have faults for color, being a little too wedge shaped in the head, silkys will also have faults like too short a muzzle, medium size eyes instead of small, and those very faults might make a Yorkei look more like a silky and a silky more like a Yorkie. So, if they are not perfect to standard, only the pedigree (and DNA tests) will tell for sure.

Bottom line though, if it is my dog and I say it is a hippo, it still would not be some "lady-that-I don't-even-know's" place to tell me it is not.

Guccimom · 06-12-2009, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by FlDebra

BTW -- that is a beautiful shine on your Yorkie's coat -- says someone is taking great care of her! Gucci is living up to her name -- a classy girl!

Thank you Debra...Gucci is all male!...well with the exception of his two danglers that I had removed

I do take very good care of his coat. I want to start grooming him myself but I am afraid I'd butcher him

I am now using the Allergy-proof shampoo but I use either garnier or that orgasmic product conditioner....remember the one that came out with a woman who'd have an orgasm while washing her hair....I don't remember the name.
I use to use all dog products but they ones available here are really low quality and have that certain "dog" smell and after that whole no liquid on board ordeal I stopped bringing it from the US unless I am checking in a bag.

mscat · 06-12-2009, 08:35 PM

I do not understand why anyone would mistake your Gucci as anything BUT a Yorkie! He is very hansome. My Suzi has the excat same colorings right now! She is only 15months old. Looking at the pictures of his back, looks liks my Suzi! However, she has more of the silver blue on top of her head and ears right now.
It's is funny how some people think they know everything about dog breeds, and are still wrong

xxmxaxrxyxx · 06-12-2009, 08:52 PM

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Originally Posted by mybabe88

The only thing that would make me think that your dog may have something else in his blood is the fact that he was black and tan as a pup. Maybe he does have something else in his bloodline...but so freakn what! He's a cutie, and I see Yorkies that color all the time! I would think he was a yorkie (i'm no expert) but she is a b**ch for arguing with you about YOUR dog. Some people get so tied up in those sorts of things and forget that the dog is someone's pet that they love. Its not like you were at dog show for crying out loud. How would someone like it if they were questioning her ethnicity and telling her she is something that she knows she isnt. People are so rude. I would have cussed her out for arguing with me about something as stupid as a dog's breed!!!!!

all yorkie are born black and tan....hehe...

06-12-2009, 06:02 PM	#19
capt_noonie www.yorkierescue.com Donating Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Las Vegas & Orange County Posts: 17,408	Gucci is so cute! He has the same coloring as Uni! They look like twins! __________________ The T.U.B. Pack! Toto, Uni, & Bindi RIP Lord Scrappington Montgomery McLimpybottom aka El Lenguo the Handicapped Ninja 10-12-12

06-12-2009, 06:03 PM	#20
paulalowe6 YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Kentucky Posts: 2,444	Definitely yorkie to me __________________ Paula Halle Brutis Lucy

06-12-2009, 06:17 PM	#21
Mom2One Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: florida Posts: 60	I think Gucci is adorable and definitely all Yorkie.......He's smiling in some of those pictures because he knows how dumb that rude lady was !!!!! Have a good weekend. __________________ *Eun and "ANNIE"*

06-12-2009, 07:03 PM	#24
FlDebra Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: FL Posts: 7,651	I think one of the most obvious differences between silkies and Yorkies are the head. I have copy and pasted the standard for the silky head and the yorkie head. You can see how that describes a much different shape. Silky Head The head is strong, wedge-shaped, and moderately long. Expression piercingly keen, eyes small, dark, almond shaped with dark rims. Light eyes are a serious fault. Ears are small, V-shaped, set high and carried erect without any tendency to flare obliquely off the skull. Skull flat, and not too wide between the ears. The skull is slightly longer than the muzzle. Stop shallow. The nose is black. Teeth strong and well aligned, scissors bite. An undershot or overshot bite is a serious fault. Yorkie Head Small and rather flat on top, the skull not too prominent or round, the muzzle not too long, with the bite neither undershot nor overshot and teeth sound. Either scissors bite or level bite is acceptable. The nose is black. Eyes are medium in size and not too prominent; dark in color and sparkling with a sharp, intelligent expression. Eye rims are dark. Ears are small, V-shaped, carried erect and set not too far apart. Yours is all yorkie! I cannot believe why that woman thought it was any of her business anyway! I liked your description of her "a "wrongful informed Silkies that aren't yorkies" vigilante " Sounds like someone who just wants to be an expert voice without really studying up on anything. BTW -- that is a beautiful shine on your Yorkie's coat -- says someone is taking great care of her! Gucci is living up to her name -- a classy girl! __________________ FlDebra and her ABCs Annie, Ben, Candy Promoting Healthy Breeding to the AKC Yorkshire Terrier Standard

06-12-2009, 07:07 PM	#25
Britster Action Jackson ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 17,815	I can never tell the difference lol. Here's a pic of a Silky according to Google, http://terrificdogs.files.wordpress..../04/silk12.jpg __________________ ~ Brit & Lights! Camera! Jackson! CGC ETD TKP ~ Follow Jackson on Instagram: https://instagram.com/jacksontheterrier

06-12-2009, 06:57 PM	#23
dogluvr Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Newport Beach, CA Posts: 119 Blog Entries: 1	Gucci looks Yorkie to me and I am the proud owner of a Silky that people are always referring to as a Yorkie! I am now past the point of correcting people or getting into a "discussion" with them.

06-12-2009, 07:33 PM	#26
LilMissy Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: BC, Canada Posts: 3,421	He looks Yorkie to me, and a cute one at that! __________________ Shaunna with Missy (my princess) & Dora (my tomboy)

06-12-2009, 08:35 PM	#29
mscat YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Hanford, CA Posts: 4,895	I do not understand why anyone would mistake your Gucci as anything BUT a Yorkie! He is very hansome. My Suzi has the excat same colorings right now! She is only 15months old. Looking at the pictures of his back, looks liks my Suzi! However, she has more of the silver blue on top of her head and ears right now. It's is funny how some people think they know everything about dog breeds, and are still wrong __________________ "No matter how little money & how few possessions, you own, having a dog makes you rich."