parti changing from white to blue

[JeanieK]

Have any of you parti breeders seen this happen? My little girl's color is changing from white to a blue/grey.

I tried to get some photos to show you what I'm talking about.

[FlDebra]

Can't help with the color changing question but it looks very pale silver instead of blue on my monitor. Do you know what causes all of the waviness?

[TammyJM]

Jeanie~

Does she have any black spots in those areas? It almost looks like the black hair is mixing into the white....this is why I asked if she had spots in those areas.

Tammy

[Pinehaven]

Originally Posted by JeanieK

Have any of you parti breeders seen this happen? My little girl's color is changing from white to a blue/grey.

I tried to get some photos to show you what I'm talking about.

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Yup ... seen it happen! Don't know why it happens but it does :-)

[kjc]

That also looks like what happens with my silver/gold Yorkie. Her silver hair comes in darker at the roots then fades as it ages... also seen similar in the black/gold/tan where the gold/tan comes in almost red then fades.

It can happen too, if there's any kind of injury (by that I mean anything from topical flea tx to actual skin damage) to a specific area, the hair comes in darker but then will fade...

I notice it more in the winter months bc they're not outside as much in the sun, which I believe facilitates the fading process...

[JeanieK]

Originally Posted by kjc

That also looks like what happens with my silver/gold Yorkie. Her silver hair comes in darker at the roots then fades as it ages... also seen similar in the black/gold/tan where the gold/tan comes in almost red then fades.

It can happen too, if there's any kind of injury (by that I mean anything from topical flea tx to actual skin damage) to a specific area, the hair comes in darker but then will fade...

I notice it more in the winter months bc they're not outside as much in the sun, which I believe facilitates the fading process...

This area had pure white hair, but now as it grows, the ends are not white. This started in the summer, so I don't think it has anything to do with the sun. She has never had any flea stuff or anything.

[JeanieK]

Originally Posted by Pinehaven

Yup ... seen it happen! Don't know why it happens but it does :-)

Sue, will it remain that color? As it grows, will it eventually be this color?

[JeanieK]

Originally Posted by TammyJM

Jeanie~

Does she have any black spots in those areas? It almost looks like the black hair is mixing into the white....this is why I asked if she had spots in those areas.

Tammy

Tammy there is black next to it. but the black is still very black. This is more of a blue or grey

[JeanieK]

Originally Posted by FlDebra

Can't help with the color changing question but it looks very pale silver instead of blue on my monitor. Do you know what causes all of the waviness?

Her sire has very wavy hair. I don't know what causes it.

[Pinehaven]

Originally Posted by JeanieK

Sue, will it remain that color? As it grows, will it eventually be this color?

My friends stud has dark hairs like that close to his body along his topline. I thought it may have something to do with ticking along the topline? Do you see any freckling on the skin where the hair is dark?

My friends boy is maybe six years old, and his hair is just dark near the skin, along the topline but it hasn't/isn't growing out dark.

[JeanieK]

Originally Posted by Pinehaven

My friends stud has dark hairs like that close to his body along his topline. I thought it may have something to do with ticking along the topline? Do you see any freckling on the skin where the hair is dark?

My friends boy is maybe six years old, and his hair is just dark near the skin, along the topline but it hasn't/isn't growing out dark.

No I don't see any spots along there. I check closer nexttime I bathe her. I have on that has white hair growing from dark skin and hers is white white.

It will be interesting to watch.

[FlDebra]

Originally Posted by JeanieK

Her sire has very wavy hair. I don't know what causes it.

OH! I did not realize you would intentionally breed a dog with that much waviness to their hair. Would you breed this one too? Is a straight coat something that is not important with the parti dogs? I might have misunderstood, I thought that all of the standards except color were still followed for partis? The standard says,
"Coat
Quality, texture and quantity of coat are of prime importance. Hair is glossy, fine and silky in texture. Coat on the body is moderately long and perfectly straight (not wavy). "

Which standards do you follow when deciding which of your dogs should be bred? I pretty much know what to look for in a standard yorkie to know if they are breeding quality (especially after having to decide to spay my first girl), but I am not sure with the partis. Better to ask, than to take it for granted.

[Pinehaven]

Originally Posted by FlDebra

OH! I did not realize you would intentionally breed a dog with that much waviness to their hair. Would you breed this one too? Is a straight coat something that is not important with the parti dogs? I might have misunderstood, I thought that all of the standards except color were still followed for partis? The standard says,
"Coat
Quality, texture and quantity of coat are of prime importance. Hair is glossy, fine and silky in texture. Coat on the body is moderately long and perfectly straight (not wavy). "

Which standards do you follow when deciding which of your dogs should be bred? I pretty much know what to look for in a standard yorkie to know if they are breeding quality (especially after having to decide to spay my first girl), but I am not sure with the partis. Better to ask, than to take it for granted.

I had a sneaking suspicion that this is what your previous comment was leading up to ... you wouldn't be following parti threads around trying to create a ruckus would you ?

[FlDebra]

Originally Posted by Pinehaven

I had a sneaking suspicion that this is what your previous comment was leading up to ... you wouldn't be following parti threads around trying to create a ruckus would you ?

Did you have the same thoughts then?

Not following any thread -- I am going straight down the list of "New Posts" in the General Yorkshire Terrier Discussion Forum right now. Wasn't aware of any parti-only threads. I was pretty sure there were no restrictions in this forum.

Not at all trying to start a ruckus, are you? I asked valid questions. She pointed out the close up of the dog's hair. I asked a question. I was completely surprised when she said she had purposely bred a male with very wavy hair! That is why I put that little surprised smilie in there so you would understand my surprise. I could not have anticipated that -- Didn't it surprise you a little? How could I not ask more questions?

[Pinehaven]

Originally Posted by FlDebra

Did you have the same thoughts then?

Not following any thread -- I am going straight down the list of "New Posts" in the General Yorkshire Terrier Discussion Forum right now. Wasn't aware of any parti-only threads. I was pretty sure there were no restrictions in this forum.

Not at all trying to start a ruckus, are you? I asked valid questions. She pointed out the close up of the dog's hair. I asked a question. I was completely surprised when she said she had purposely bred a male with very wavy hair! That is why I put that little surprised smilie in there so you would understand my surprise. I could not have anticipated that -- Didn't it surprise you a little? How could I not ask more questions?

Sorry, I guess you didn't see my winkey face but no, I didn't read your face as a surprised smile, I read it as an OMG ... EEK.

Maybe she intends to breed the dog to a silky coated parti in order to improve the texture, just like other breeders will breed a soft coated black and tan to a silky coated, washed out blue and tan to improve the steel blue coloring? You know, breeding outside of the standard in order to produce the standard? Just a guess