How can you tell what kind of coat they have?

[shecass]

Originally Posted by Mogwai

Yes, I have papers on him and saw both parents. The mom weighs 3 1/2 lbs and the dad weighs 3. They were both beautiful and both most definately Yorky. So, unless I found a breeder that is good at falsifying docs and showed me the wrong parents, yes he is purebred.

There was a post on here a few months back about a red legged yorkie I had personally never heard of them and your little guy looks a lot like him. They do look like they are a cross between a yorkie and a chi. Their hair is also kind of wirey and doesn't get very long.

The link to the post is listed below. The one I posted of Rudy is post #14. I hope this helps.

http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/sho...+legged+yorkie

[Mogwai]

Mystery solved! Thanks for your help. I asked the lady you were talking about and she agrees that he looks like a red legged one. I had never heard of such a thing. Both of his parents have beautiful long coats--who knew! Oh well, we already knew he was special! Sweaters it is....I'm still looking into Rogaine!

[Mogwai]

I realized that the pics in the first thread were from a couple of weeks ago so I took another picture today. I think he is looking a little better. Does anyone else see a difference or am I just hoping he has more hair? I changed his diet right around that time because it was making him sick. Can his diet make that much of a difference? I would love to hear opinions.

Anyone know any good "grow hair, grow" dances I could try?

[ajohnston]

Originally Posted by Mogwai

Yeah...Gizmo has a friend! OMG she could his sister(except she has perkier ears!) How old is Ellie? How much does she weigh? (I know it's rude to ask a lady her weight but just curious) She's adorable. What part of Texas are you in---that's weird.

Gizmo is adorable. I just love these little dogs. We live in Garland. Ellie will be 2 in March. She weighs 7.5 lbs. Where are you? Do you have other pictures of Gizmo?

[LuvMySkittles]

I just recently got a yorkie puppy and she has really really short hair and it's very wirey. when i've been asked what kind of dog mine is and i tell them a yorkie they are shocked and say she doesnt look it because of her hair and one person said she looked like a chihauhau. i've never seen a yorkie with short hair like my puppy. are there purebred yorkies that have very short hair when they are puppies?

[Fieldhope]

I live in Atlanta Georgia and I have been wanting a small Silky Yorkie.
Every breeder I research either has a terrible reputation or the Adult Yorkies in their collection are just not what you would expect if paying $700 and up!
How do I find the puppy I am looking for and know that she will be healthy?
I sure would appreciate any advice!

[MileyMommy]

Im new to the forum as well to owning my first yorkie baby. My best friend and I both purchased micro teacup yorkies however both look completley diffrent , my puppy which only weighs about 1.5 lbs has thin straight hair which i believe is cotton coat . im really curious to know if she will grow out this type of hair when her adult hair comes in . either way i love my little princess dearly just trying to learn more about her . She already starting to change colors above her head the tan starting to come out around her ears especially. here a pic of miley . The first 2 pics are taken a few days after a bath and the last picture was taken right after i bathed her dryed her> what do you guys think ? someone mentioned that she may not be pure breed because of her hair and got me pretty nervous since i payed alot of money for her .

[MaggieMaysMommy]

MileyMommy - Your puppy is a cutie for sure...I am nervous though...there is no such thing as a micro tea cup yorkie. That's a trendy marketing term that a reputable breeder would not use. Did you buy your pup from a breeder who showed you the mother and father?

[MaggieMaysMommy]

To fieldhope: look at Yorkie rescues in your area! A rescue will cost you less and needs a good home