Born Blue

[mollymccagain]

Here are some 5 month old pics of my Blue Born 'Hippo'!!!

As you can see blue borns are not quite the same as the 'standard' yorkie~they are a beautiful silver colouring with beige accent hair & his ears do not grow hair any longer than a bit of peach fuzz~so his ears NEVER have to be trimmed & his body hair is a bit whispy~so we keep it trimmed short for a clean look!! What can I say~he is beautiful & healthy & friendly & smart!!!

We love our little blue born~as do our neighbors & anyone who meets him!! I can see these little guys becoming their own special breed someday....like the chinese crested chichihuahua!!! I'm giving a shout out to Yorkie Blue Borns everywhere......'Give Blue Borns a chance!!!'

[concretegurl]

Lovely update!

So glad Hippo is remaining healthy.

Are you doing any specialty nutricial medical treatments?

[mollymccagain]

Here are some more pics of our beautiful blue born Hippo!! His silver coloring is so beautiful ~ I tried to get pics that showed off his coloring~but pics just don't do it justice!!

[mollymccagain]

Thanks Concretegurl!! Nope~no special medicinal anything!!! Just eats the same dog food as him mom!! (his mom is in the last pic above ~ playing with the stick)

Here's a pic that shows his beautiful coloring a little better!!

[mollymccagain]

Here is our blue born 'Hippo' at 11 months old!!

I just thought I'd post this pic 'cause he was due for a haircut & you can see where the hair stays short like peach fuzz~on his ears & the fronts of his legs~but his face & the backs of his legs & under edge of his tummy & under his tail (where the tan color) grows~it needs a trim!!

His body hair grows out too~where the silver is~but it's thin & coarse & patchy~so we keep it buzzed short & he becomes a beautiful silver backed dog!!

[mollymccagain]

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[Nancy1999]

Originally Posted by mollymccagain

Thanks Concretegurl!! Nope~no special medicinal anything!!! Just eats the same dog food as him mom!! (his mom is in the last pic above ~ playing with the stick)

Here's a pic that shows his beautiful coloring a little better!!

He's a beautiful boy, but I just want to point out that not every dog with silver coloring is a blue born. This is referred to as light blue and while it’s not the preferred dark steal blue of standard, there are no health problems associated with silver coloring or light blue. Also, there are degrees to the blue born condition. Your little guy seems to have a slight case with only sparse hair. Many have an eczema type of skin condition, no body hair and some are blind. This is still a serious condition and these dogs should not be bred no matter how pretty they are. Glad Hippo is doing well, and he found a great home!

[KendraE]

He resembles Mack so much! Are his eyes still blue/green like Macks? He is a cutie pie!! Im so glad Mack has a "blue" healthy friend out there!! Not too many to compare to and its great to know hes not alone! Happy 1st birthday soon hippo!!

[mollymccagain]

Oh~I said the front of his leg the hair doesn't grow~but it's actually above his elbows where the silver is~it just is whispy there!! Wherever the tan colour is his hair grows normal~just not his ears for some reason!! But I'm not complaining~trimming ears can be tricky!!

[mollymccagain]

Yes~blue born is silver at birth!! There are silver & blond looking yorkies as adults= not the same thing!! (On an adult blue born the silver hair area is coarse & sparse)

I also have read in the meantime~that a blue born coming from a dark tan/blue saddle mom (which Hippo has) is a healthier blue born than one coming from a blond/silver mom?!? Any thoughts?!? Seems like there is still a lot of 'unknowns'?!?

Hi Kendra~I hope Mack is still doing great as well!! Hippo's eyes were a greenish/hazel color as a puppy~but they turned brown as an adult~not as dark brown as his mom's ~ but definitely brown!! I'll try to get his one year old pic on here soon!!

[KendraE]

Originally Posted by mollymccagain

Yes~blue born is silver at birth!! There are silver & blond looking yorkies as adults= not the same thing!! (On an adult blue born the silver hair area is coarse & sparse)

I also have read in the meantime~that a blue born coming from a dark tan/blue saddle mom (which Hippo has) is a healthier blue born than one coming from a blond/silver mom?!? Any thoughts?!? Seems like there is still a lot of 'unknowns'?!?

Hi Kendra~I hope Mack is still doing great as well!! Hippo's eyes were a greenish/hazel color as a puppy~but they turned brown as an adult~not as dark brown as his mom's ~ but definitely brown!! I'll try to get his one year old pic on here soon!!

Have to disagree there...Macks mother is a very blonde/silvery adult. He has no hair loss...not at this point anyways.... And is for the most part a very healthy, happy baby. We have had our scares, but nothing compared to the numerous things I have read about blues!

[Yorkiemom1]

Originally Posted by Nancy1999

He's a beautiful boy, but I just want to point out that not every dog with silver coloring is a blue born. This is referred to as light blue and while it’s not the preferred dark steal blue of standard, there are no health problems associated with silver coloring or light blue. Also, there are degrees to the blue born condition. Your little guy seems to have a slight case with only sparse hair. Many have an eczema type of skin condition, no body hair and some are blind. This is still a serious condition and these dogs should not be bred no matter how pretty they are. Glad Hippo is doing well, and he found a great home!

Thanks for this Nancy, for pointing out that the beautiful light silver coloring is NOT the single definitive factor with blues....there will be people everywhere with silver Yorkies that think they have a blue-born! And that mutated gene also packs terrible skin conditions and blindness too (like you pointed out)....and breeding blue-borns doubles up that mutated gene and each successive litter born will degenerate more and more with each breeding. I know the OP is not going to be breeding this baby, which is good....we dont want this mutated gene "contaminating" the gene pool....and the parents of this baby apparently carry the gene so they should NOT be used for breeding either.

[mollymccagain]

Thanks for the info Kendra~so color doesn't matter~that's good to know for those with blue borns form blonde/silver moms!!

Looks like your Mac is hairier than Hippo~looks like he has ear hair too!!

[KendraE]

Originally Posted by mollymccagain

Thanks for the info Kendra~so color doesn't matter~that's good to know for those with blue borns form blonde/silver moms!!

Looks like your Mac is hairier than Hippo~looks like he has ear hair too!!

Yes, we have been very fortunate.... He has very fine cottony hair but it is beautiful! He is truly a miracle as is your little Hippo! Thanks again for the update!

[nmcdonald219]

I was just wondering how the blue born puppy is doing as he is getting older. Can you post some pictures?