Molly's puppies
 

Hey it worked!! Thanks Kendra~it was the file size. So here are the pics of our new litter~this is our first litter & Molly's too!! I tried to pre-educate myself as much as possible before I even purchased Molly~but never heard anything about a 'blue born' 'til I had one!! So I'm really quite bummed & concerned for this little guy~I'm just hoping for the best outcome for him!!

Molly had an amazing delivery & her last 2 puppies were only 10 minutes apart. The first born was the bigger black one (6oz), the second one was the grey one (blue born) (6oz) and the third was the smaller black one (4oz). They all are nursing wonderfully & are now: 8.5oz, 9oz & 6.5oz. All are super~healthy so far!!:)

Oh~I should mention they were born on Oct 22 and in these pics they are just a couple of hours old.

update: puppies 3 days old
 

Here are pics of Molly's 3 little boys 3 days old. The 'blue born' one already is losing the light silver & turning a pinch darker with a more 'taupe-y' look. I noticed that from other puppy pics that they do turn darker as they get older?!? I just had to add in the pics of Molly 'hugging' one of her little guys~it was just so sweet!!

I would definitely NOT put the little one down either! There are so many success stories it is well worth the try to hang in there with him. It is the smart thing to keep him yourself and be aware that his life may be cut short. But whatever time he has, you both can enjoy it!

One important thing is to make sure not to breed either of those dogs again. Some may say just make sure not to make the same pairing (in other words they could continue to breed just not with each other) again but I feel like this is important enough to just go ahead and spay & neuter both sire and dam. Either keep them or sell them for pets. some may say... if you had champion puppies out of many good litters with the mom and the dad had never been tried before (or vice versa) then maybe you could try the proven one with a mate that had been successful before. I say it is NOT worth the chance to continue distributing that bad gene out in the yorkie gene pool to continue putting the possibility out there for this to happen again. You just do not know how many puppies will result from the mating of your dog that have the good potential to have that gene that causes blue-born pups. Not worth it. It is much more important to try to keep the gene pool clean and free of potential defects that can lead to heartbreak and early deaths. So PLEASE have both dam and sire spayed and neutered.

I wish you the best with this little one! I pray he can enjoy years of good health!

They look like fat, healthy little babies!! Mack was a very fat pup and I was sure he was going to be a "teapot", but he has finished growing and weighs 4 1/2 pounds. The other member was right...you should NOT breed either parent again. Are you planning on keeping him yourself? I do hope he is as lucky as little Mack. Again, there just arent enough Blues out there to compare outcomes. I found a couple of adult blues. They had lost a majority of their hair, but were otherwise healthy. Some had died before their first birthday. You just never know! Just give him the best life you can for however long that may be! If you ever have any doubts about him, Id be more than happy to give him a home!

They sure are cute!

And my heart melts!:)

Beautiful babies no matter what color. :) Molly looks like an awesome mama.

Yeah~I'm definitely not breeding this pair again!! I've read that you could breed them again just with a different partner~but I don't know if I'll do this~I think it's just too scary/risky!!

I'm not totally sure what to do with this little guy either~I'm torn whether to keep him or not?!? There is a 'yorkie rescue' nearby & she said she would take him~but I just love these little guys so much!! & I would always be wondering if he was really getting the 'best' care 'cause I don't know her that well?!? If I decide not to keep him~I'd rather him go to you Kendra~'cause I can see that your little ones are so well taken care of!!:)

Oh please don't send him to a rescue!! If you'd like to talk, pm me... Poor little guy didn't ask to be born blue!!

Congrats on the litter!

I myself have never encounterd this before and can not imagine the stress of not knowing what is best to do is doing to you. I found this site on Blue, Golden and Chocolate born Yorkies. It seems like she has done her reasearch. This may help you make an informed decision on what to do.

Goldenray Genetics Chocolate Yorkies Red Golden or Yorkie Blue Borns CDA

I COMPLETELY disagree with this article. She is basically implying that all Blues are doomed...I have living proof that they aren't. Once again, these precious pups did not ask to be born blue....It is NOT a definite death sentence!

I don't know who that rescuer is, but please, please be careful if you decide to surrender him to a rescue. If you don't know anything about her, you need to find out!

I think if you are considering surrendering the pup to a rescue you should really get to know the rescue and also make sure they have familiarity to blue born pups because there are alot of misconceptions about them

Glad mom and pups are doing well....The pic's are just too cute:)