facial coloring.

[JerryandMom]

just a couple quick questions... when i look at other peoples yorkie pics i notice that when theyve gone thru the "fur change" they generally have a golden face and the black/blue/what have u is usually only on their back.. Jerry - if you look at his pictures has a lot more dark fur. by the time his "fur change" is over i dont think there will be much of a difference between his back and face coloring. he has gotten a smidge lighter tho. he dosent seem to be losing much of the darkness on his snout between his eyes and nose. anyways, i was just wondering if it is unusual for a yorkie to be darker than others, or is jerry quite unique? if you have a yorkie with these traits IDE LOVE TO SEE PICS, puppy pics and what they look like now. OH and BTW, when is the fur change usually finished? hes about 6 months now. and one more question (im full of em).. at what age do they stop growing?

[lovespandp]

Originally Posted by JerryandMom

just a couple quick questions... when i look at other peoples yorkie pics i notice that when theyve gone thru the "fur change" they generally have a golden face and the black/blue/what have u is usually only on their back.. Jerry - if you look at his pictures has a lot more dark fur. by the time his "fur change" is over i dont think there will be much of a difference between his back and face coloring. he has gotten a smidge lighter tho. he dosent seem to be losing much of the darkness on his snout between his eyes and nose. anyways, i was just wondering if it is unusual for a yorkie to be darker than others, or is jerry quite unique? if you have a yorkie with these traits IDE LOVE TO SEE PICS, puppy pics and what they look like now. OH and BTW, when is the fur change usually finished? hes about 6 months now. and one more question (im full of em).. at what age do they stop growing?

Peanut was done with all his color about....8 months I want to say!

Here is puppy peanut..he was about 2 months
http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/alb...ictureid=19850


and now
http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/alb...ictureid=44948

http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/alb...ictureid=44942

When I have his hair longer its really silver...when I shave it down its really black lol...hard to tell what he REALLY is..I know he has a blonde face lol thats about all

[Mardelin]

Originally Posted by JerryandMom

just a couple quick questions... when i look at other peoples yorkie pics i notice that when theyve gone thru the "fur change" they generally have a golden face and the black/blue/what have u is usually only on their back.. Jerry - if you look at his pictures has a lot more dark fur. by the time his "fur change" is over i dont think there will be much of a difference between his back and face coloring. he has gotten a smidge lighter tho. he dosent seem to be losing much of the darkness on his snout between his eyes and nose. anyways, i was just wondering if it is unusual for a yorkie to be darker than others, or is jerry quite unique? if you have a yorkie with these traits IDE LOVE TO SEE PICS, puppy pics and what they look like now. OH and BTW, when is the fur change usually finished? hes about 6 months now. and one more question (im full of em).. at what age do they stop growing?

Some lines take a bit longer for their gold to clear. A yorkie can take 2 to 3 years before they have completely gone through their color changes.

Some will finish their growing at 5 or 6 months and others will continue to steadily grow.....but, for the most part are done about a year of age.

Yes, some are darker then others, just as coat textures differ.

[lovespandp]

Originally Posted by Mardelin

Some lines take a bit longer for their gold to clear. A yorkie can take 2 to 3 years before they have completely gone through their color changes.

Some will finish their growing at 5 or 6 months and others will continue to steadily grow.....but, for the most part are done about a year of age.

Yes, some are darker then others, just as coat textures differ.

hmm is peanut a "real" yorkie color if that makes sense??? His color is odd I think...his body is black..only when it really shaved short when its a little long its really silver...his face is pretty much blonde/tan and legs are tan under his chin is tan with a little white I noticed yesterday...hmm i dunno he looks like a yorkie to me but his colors arent yorkie-ish???

[TeresaM]

Here's Yogi at 3 months of age


And today at 1 yr old.


Not a whole lot of difference. But I just love his dark color. I'm hoping he's not done growing yet. I estimate him to be around 4 - 4 1/2 lbs right now. Would really love to see him between 5 - 6 lbs.

For contrast, here's Yogi's older sister
Gracie Ruth at 3 months old - you can see the grey already spreading across her head & body.


And at 1 year old - she's 19 months now and still changing.

[Mardelin]

Originally Posted by lovespandp

hmm is peanut a "real" yorkie color if that makes sense??? His color is odd I think...his body is black..only when it really shaved short when its a little long its really silver...his face is pretty much blonde/tan and legs are tan under his chin is tan with a little white I noticed yesterday...hmm i dunno he looks like a yorkie to me but his colors arent yorkie-ish???

Your yorkie has great coloring.

[Mardelin]

Originally Posted by TeresaM

Here's Yogi at 3 months of age
Attachment 288932

And today at 1 yr old.
Attachment 288933

Not a whole lot of difference. But I just love his dark color. I'm hoping he's not done growing yet. I estimate him to be around 4 - 4 1/2 lbs right now. Would really love to see him between 5 - 6 lbs.

For contrast, here's Yogi's older sister
Gracie Ruth at 3 months old - you can see the grey already spreading across her head & body.
Attachment 288934

And at 1 year old - she's 19 months now and still changing.
Attachment 288935

Yogi is a softcoated yorkie....he will remain black. His head may clear to an all even tan coloring.

Gracie Ruth is a silk yorkie, with correct coloring. The correct term is not grey, but breaking blue.

[lovespandp]

Originally Posted by Mardelin

Your yorkie has great coloring.

Thats good to know! It is sometimes confusing to see all these darker furbutts you start to wonder !!!

[lovespandp]

Originally Posted by TeresaM

Here's Yogi at 3 months of age
Attachment 288932

And today at 1 yr old.
Attachment 288933

Not a whole lot of difference. But I just love his dark color. I'm hoping he's not done growing yet. I estimate him to be around 4 - 4 1/2 lbs right now. Would really love to see him between 5 - 6 lbs.

For contrast, here's Yogi's older sister
Gracie Ruth at 3 months old - you can see the grey already spreading across her head & body.
Attachment 288934

And at 1 year old - she's 19 months now and still changing.
Attachment 288935

very cute furbutts!!! Don't you just love the yorkie puppy face!! Melts my heart..I think by far the yorkie breed has the cutest "puppy face" Most breeds grow out of their puppy face, but I think yorkies always have that look, no matter how big or how old they are!! PRICELESS

[chachi]

I have two blondes but I love the darker coloring on yorkies

[lovespandp]

Originally Posted by chachi

I have two blondes but I love the darker coloring on yorkies

Me too!!

[lovespandp]

But you know what they say...Blondes have more fun!!