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When do they start changing color? Just wondering when they start turning the steel blue color?? I notice on their heads its starting to change... but their bodies are BLACK AS CAN BE! :D ROFL Also... when can I expect to be able to get their hair in little elastics on the top? ROFL |
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Depends on how old they are and their background. You prefer them not to break color too early, those that do usually go very light. |
Thats great to know... They are 10.5 weeks right now (11 on sat). So right now I can see at the base of their scalp (right on the top of their heads) that its turning the blue.... NOTHING on their bodies. Their father was very silvery and the mother darker. Im not familiar with the yorkie breeds from babies (always had older dogs)... so just curious about this. Eventually we do want to show... so that too is interesting to know wether they are more showable lighter or darker? |
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I prefer that a dog not to start to break color until they are between 9 and 10 months. You are more concerned with the dogs structure. |
Mine is 12 weeks and she's changing already. I have to giggle at her cause I swear it looks like she's going bald on top! I'd love her even if she really was LOL:D |
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My breeder told me that yorkies true color is established when they are about two years old. Our Sophie's (8 mo.) color has been breaking rather slowly. Our Hazel (6 mo.) is breaking a little quicker. They are not from the same litter but share some of the same pedigree. Sophie & Hazels Mom :aimeeyork:aimeeyork |
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Yorkies reach maturity at approximately 2 years of age and their coat color is probably going to be what it is going to be at that age. However, you do have yorkies that go lighter as they age. Some go very light at a very young age. Some stay dark (usually soft coated yorkies). Females tend to go lighter with each heat cycle.. |
:rolleyes:That's a good question. Jada will be 2 next month her head is a dark gold and so are her legs but her body is still black is that normal or is it a defect. She is not for show Im just curious Quote:
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Take a look at his feet....if they look a bit like bedroom slippers, if the coat doesn't shine and reflect light, most likely he isn't silk. |
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Reminds me of a teenager that can't decide on their hair color...lol |
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It is true about lighter coats breaking earlier. Cash's head colour was breaking when he was 8 weeks old and he is very silver on his back. His face is also very light. Strange though, the roots of the hair on his saddle are a dark steel blue, but his hair is very light. June, on the other hand, is 5 months old (today!) and her head is barely breaking. The hair on her head is long enough for a clip or a puppy top-knot and the roots of the hair is a sooty, light grey. Her face is still very puppy-like as in she still has the black and tan primarily. Her coat is also very fluffy and thick. It doesn't tangle easily, but it does shine. The tan that she has on her face, chest and feet is a rich tan. Can anyone tell me if her coat will be standard? I want to show her, so hopefully, she will have the right colours. By the way, her mother was the same colour as Cash. |
I always wonder this too, but figure time will tell! Laci just got spayed the hair they shaved on her belly came in silver not black like her body hair! I also can see alot of silver comming in under her hair expecially in her shoulder area? Is that normal??? |
I'm curious, too. It was my understanding that the silver/gray will eventually turn to a light tan. That seems to be the case when I checked my yorkies roots under the silver. |
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Mardelin has given you some wonderful advise and I don't mean to putt in but I might add one more way to tell a silk coat and that is cool to the touch where the cotton coat is warmer. This is also one thing that I will also always remember that I read about breaking patterns and it is: A puppy that is about 3 or 4 weeks of age that shows gold hairs on the top of its head when the black hairs are parted, will as an adult have a clear golden tan. If the coat texture is silky, the blue will have no intermingled colors. I also have found that the silky coat in a pup is a thinner coat but maybe Mardelin would know if that is always the case? I've also heard a young puppy with gold on the back of the ears should have nice color but I am not sure of that one either. |
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No, the thin coat is not always the case. The density depends on genetics.... The blue should have no intermingled colors, however, you missed something, running gold.... |
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It's difficult to determine a puppy's coat texture and color at 12 weeks of age. That's one of the reasons exhibitor breeders hold onto them longer. It takes a trained eye, a breeder that has an established line to somewhat make a good guess at the coat texture. However, there are a couple of things that were mentioned that are some indicators of whether a coat is going to go too light or if the coat is silk or soft coated. |
I feed my year and a half year old dog Eukanuba for adults. It's supposed to enhance their coat's shine. My dog is also very soft, not wirey like most Yorkies, but she's always been like that. My puppy isn't as soft as the older one, but she's not wirey either. Quote:
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Most yorkie coats are not wirey. A good silk coat is cool to the touch and feels just like silk. Puppy coats take a while to evolve to the correct silk of a yorkie..... |
Very helpful thread! It hit me what you meant right after I posted Duh!! |
This thread is very helpful! I have been wondering about Roxy as well. She is only 12 weeks so I know I cant tell anything yet but her head makes me chuckle. She has black at the tips, gold in the middle, and like a gray color at the roots (is that called steel?) Like someone said before, looks like a teenager who cant decide their hair color lol. One question I do have is......her coat started out real thick when we got her. It is still full but the hair does not seem as dense should I say. She has the same amount hair but it just not as thick. However, as you go down her back it gets thicker. Is this normal???? |
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I don't know if anything in the yorkie growth stage can be called normal. What you have is a puppy coat growing out and changing. Puppy coat is fluffy and as it grows out, transitioning to silk it begins to lay flatter. |
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