Why green eye ???

[Nancy1999]

Originally Posted by tarczely

axel eyes show up blue, so I don't know ...noticed it when he was a puppy!

That's so beautiful, this is a neat thread, I've never see the blue shine before.

[Nancy1999]

Originally Posted by yorkie-boxermom

I have one boxer who's eyes look blue and one boxer who's eyes look amber in pictures.

I'm not sure how it works on other breeds with eye shine relating to coat type, the link I posted only addressed yorkies.

[yorkie-boxermom]

Originally Posted by Nancy1999

I'm not sure how it works on other breeds with eye shine relating to coat type, the link I posted only addressed yorkies.

I know you were talking about Yorkies, but thought others might like to know about the blue and amber eyes of my dogs. It looks really strange. I am very sorry if I was not suppose to talk about other dog types. Thanks for the info, though.

[Cha Cha]

This is very interesting. I wonder if the type of light you are using makes a difference too. Under regular lights, Mylee's eyes look blue, but under florescent, they look more green. I couln't tell you if she has a silky coat or a cotton coat. She was white on top before turning tan (and it did seem to happen over night) Her coat appears cotton, but it looks like it might be transforming over to silky.

The first two are under regular light, the last is florescent, and they may be a couple weeks apart as far as age. She was 4 months in these pictures, and she is 7 months now. The last is a current photo to show her coat.

[Nancy1999]

Originally Posted by yorkie-boxermom

I know you were talking about Yorkies, but thought others might like to know about the blue and amber eyes of my dogs. It looks really strange. I am very sorry if I was not suppose to talk about other dog types. Thanks for the info, though.

Oh I'm so sorry I didn't make myself more clear, I just meant I don't think you can take anything that the link stated and generalize it to other breeds and how eye shine affects coat type. For example the link implied that if a yorkie has golden or amber eyes this may mean it has a cotton coat, and not a silky coat, I don't think this information could be generalized to the boxer breed. Sorry if I didn't express myself correctly, and I hope I didn't offend you. We are allowed to talk about any breed we want to discuss. I just know a little more about the yorkie breed than other breeds.

[Nancy1999]

Originally Posted by Cha Cha

This is very interesting. I wonder if the type of light you are using makes a difference too. Under regular lights, Mylee's eyes look blue, but under florescent, they look more green. I couln't tell you if she has a silky coat or a cotton coat. She was white on top before turning tan (and it did seem to happen over night) Her coat appears cotton, but it looks like it might be transforming over to silky.

The first two are under regular light, the last is florescent, and they may be a couple weeks apart as far as age. She was 4 months in these pictures, and she is 7 months now. The last is a current photo to show her coat.

Yes, the light you are using makes a difference and this is something that just shows up if a flash is used, and it can vary in intensity with different cameras. But generally speaking, blue or green shine means silky, and red and golds mean cotton. Cotton coats tend to grow faster and mat more, but puppies often mat, and you can't always tell if the coat is silk until about 6 months or so, an experienced breeder probably can.

[Cha Cha]

Originally Posted by Nancy1999

Yes, the light you are using makes a difference and this is something that just shows up if a flash is used, and it can vary in intensity with different cameras. But generally speaking, blue or green shine means silky, and red and golds mean cotton. Cotton coats tend to grow faster and mat more, but puppies often mat, and you can't always tell if the coat is silk until about 6 months or so, an experienced breeder probably can.

Oh, ok, I got ya. You know she first was black, then started to turn silver, then went back to black, and is now turning silver again. If you look at her hair shaft, it looks horizontal zebra striped. It is the bottom or newest growth that is starting to appear more silky.

[fantasiamom]

My new lil girl has blue eyes and even with out the light from taking her picture her eyes are blue

[bribunny]

My little one's eyes are green when we take pictures!! This thread is so neat!! I about freaked out when hers showed up green!!!

[YorkieD]

Originally Posted by Nancy1999

Yes, I see the green, and his coat will probably be silky, but it's hard to say how dark, from the looks of his coat right now, it looks like he will retain the darkness. Females tend to get lighter as they grow older, and especially after pregnancy, so the darkness is related to hormones I'm sure. By the way, I'm only referring to the saddle area, not his head color. His head looks like it will be the tan color, but if he's like Joey and his head may turn white first, this too is a sign of a silky coat. I think Joey was around 11 months when he turned from white headed to tan headed. It literally seemed overnight. Rhett looks like he will have a much richer gold on his face, and it's beautiful.

Thanks for this info on the head colour. I was wondering where his white head went! It is a tan colour now and it did seem to just happen overnight. He just turned 1 yr. old.

[ASTPhi877]

The blue eyes actually show up in almost all young puppies because of the amount of 'true black' in their coats. It's not until the pups have begun to break that the "green eye shine rule" can be applied with any degree of accuracy. The general consensus is that if the pup is still showing cool tones (green/blue-green) at 8 months, the coat is indeed a true silk. Cotton coats will show red or amber (warmer) tones, and a mixed coat is often somewhere in between (yellow-green.) But the blue eyes most younger puppies exhibit really can't tell you much about the puppy's coat at all

[Hazelzmibaybee]

now i'm going to go crazy trying to get A picture of her with her eyes glowing.

[joann1166]

They are all beautiful!

[Ashley V]

Honestly, I've never understood the difference in coat types. Smokey's eyes have always shown up a really bright neon yellow in pictures. As a puppy he wasn't black, but a really dark charcoal gray. He is now a very pale silver (almost white) and has a lot of pale tan mixed in with it, not just tan on the legs and face. He's changing colors again and has a charcoal silver stripe down his spine. His coat was awful as a puppy. His hair would be full of horrible matts. After we cut him down real short, his hair has been amazing and doesn't matt at all. If we go awhile without bathing and brushing though, his hair get really straggly and stringy. Chip's eyes have shown up like a dark teal. He's black, even at almost 4 years old and has silver "highlights" as I call them. We keep his hair in a puppy cut, but he never matts either. His hair has always been perfect. From what I've read, the green eyes mean a silky coat and the red eyes mean a cotton coat... correct? I guess I never really understood the real difference between the coat types.

The first picture is of Chippy and in one eye you can see a dark teal color. Poor baby was actually sick when I took that picture. He was almost a year old in that picture, but he really hasn't changed all that much. The second picture was of Smokey around 8 months old before we chopped off all his puppy hair. You can see that his hair wasn't actually black, but more of a charcoal gray. The third picture was of both of them together. Chip almost a year old and Smokey about 8 months. You can see the difference in their eyes - Smokey, still showing a yellow and Chip more of a blue-green. The fourth picture was around last Christmas, so the boys were both almost 3. Smokey still has the yellow eyes, but you can see how pale silver his coat is.

[jencar98]

From these pictures I would say Chip has a silk coat, Smokey probably has a modified coat which is a combination of silk and a soft coat. As far as their coloring that can change with yorkies throughout their life. Their color changes from puppy colors to their adult. And, then as adults age their color can change going lighter, especially a female will go lighter.