White Yorkie?
 

Hi guys, my husband and I bought our yorkshire terrier yesterday from a lady. We were told she was 9 month old, and that she couldn't look after her anymore due to moving into an apartment. Why that would stop her from looking after her, i really don't know. Anyhow, she said she didn't have papers for the dog but we fell in love with her so bought her anyway. Anyway, her fur is such an unusual colour, i've never seen a yorkie like her before. Her ears are tan, and on her back is steel grey but the rest of her fur looks pure white! I was just wondering if it's normal for her to be so white, and do you think she will stay the colour she is, or will she change colour again as she gets older?

congrats on your new baby
could you post a pic so we can see what she looks like?

Welcome to YT and the wonderful world of Yorkies:D I am not sure about the white but Georgie's grey looks almost white sometimes. Also if I let his hair grow longer which he usually has a puppy cut hit grows out grey and then when he is groomed he has so much black especially on his back and sides.

From what you are describing in colour, the furnishings, the parts that should be a shaded tan or shaded gold are a cream or white instead. That is not unusual, it can happen that she had gone very light and likley will go lighter in colour. She could still be a purebred.

Thank you for your response. I will post a picture of her :)

Here is a picture of mollie, she was sprawled out asleep on my husband's knee.

Thank you lorraine, she looks like a yorkie for sure, she's such a beautiful dog but i thought it was unusual how light she is as i've not seen a yorkie the same as her before!

Hi there and welcome, looking forward to pics.

If she is truly white and not light tan she could e a parti yorkie.

Hi, and welcome...also congratulations! :D

Enjoy that luscious color...it may not last long! :p

I got Brody at 14 months old, and his "tan" was a very light, gorgeous cream color also. However, since 5/4/11 when I got him and now, a glorious, darker, golden tan has taken over most of that beautiful light cream color on his face and ears...his leg furnishings, chest, and the back of his neck are still that soft banana cream color.

Mia is completely golden...a very light, golden, blond color...almost the same color as Brody's light color...with no more sign of her black saddle except darker skin tones by the time I got her at 17 months old, and since I got her on 8/13/11, a beautiful, darker, golden tan is coming in under the creamy, light, golden blond.

While living in Germany many years ago, the "USA military TV station was NTSC...the USA TV standard,, but the German TV was PAL with very true color due to additional lines on which were transmitted the colors of everything. We always called NTSC "Never The Same Color" because grass would be one color in one show and a different in the next and commercial breaks. PAL was the same consistent color.

Kind of like Yorkies, but I personally love the kaleidoscope color of Yorkies!!! Just when they change to colors you love, they find a new color for you to enjoy!

:yorkiesar

We would love pictures ! Welcome to YT. Congrats on your new Yorkie.

mollie is absolutely gorgeous.
in my opinion she looks like a parti color yorkie..
i love her long flowing coat..

Mollie is a beauty. I'd say she is a parti. The breeder I got Zoey from does breed parti's. I saw quite a few and Zoey does carry the parti gene although she is spayed. Parti's are very pretty.
Cherie

Congratulations on your beautiful new baby! I think you have a very pretty parti Yorkie, or perhaps even a Biewer....is her tail docked? Docked tail, she is a parti colored yorkie....Biewer's tails remain undocked. She will forever remain the color you see today, and looks to be marked nicely!

Welcome! Aw...Mollie is just gorgeous...I really love her coat:thumbup:

She is a parti. I have a female who looks almost like her. Beautiful saddle and all.

Julia

Aww, she is stunning, congrats on your new addition to your family

Ooo nice colour :) Couldn't have her run through mud though! haha x

She is gorgeous!! Love her coloring.

What a beautiful little girl!!! Congrats.

She's a beautiful girl!

Thank you, her tail isn't docked. She is just beautiful, i feel so lucky to have her! :D

Thank you to everyone for your input and replying. I had never heard of a parti, or biewer yorkshire terrier before. I thought they were all the same, so i've learnt something new today. I decided to take a quick look on google, she definitely looks like a parti yorkie. I feel incredibly lucky to have her as part of our family!...Can i just ask, is a parti yorkie still a full breed? It doesn't matter to me whether she is or not, but i'm just curious as like i said earlier, i've never heard of it before.

they are full yorkie it is just a color fault and they cant e shown

I agree, she looks like a parti yorkie to my untrained eye.. beautiful girl..congrats..
hugs,

They are definately all yorkie it is a color fault but they are recognized. Oops posted same time as others lol

Oh...I just saw her picture and she's a Parti! She's beautiful! Parti's are gorgeous! Congratulations! She's adorable!

Parti Yorkie
 

Yes they are purebred and can be registered with AKC but cannot be shown because of the rules. I have even known people who had one parti in a litter
where both parents were show dogs and were carriers for the parti gene.
One of my partis came from parents with championships in their background and the owners would have a fit if anyone discovered that this dog came from their lines. I think it is hilarious. The only difference in her and her parents are the color. Years ago, these dogs would have been culled (look up the definition if you dont know what culled means). It is appalling that people did that so that they could keep their dogs to a color that was considered correct. Same thing goes with the goldens. I actually had two golden carriers produce three little golden girls and had no idea either of them were carriers for anything. People sometimes forget where these little dogs came from and what their ancestors looked like. Also people forget that the breed group who made the rules and guidelines as to what a yorkie SHOULD look like, are only people and have their opinion. I am glad that the partis and goldens are allowed to be registered. I have never shown nor do I care to. Someone on a group last week was reporting about a dog that was killed at a show by another dog with aggression issues. Those are the dogs who should be eliminated from showing. As you can tell I am a big advocate of the partis and goldens. Good luck with your little girl. If anyone tells you she is a "throwback" my answer is "yes she does have some of the original genes of her yorkies ancestors". I am attaching two pictures of my latest litter of partis. Enjoy that little girl. Sounds like you were extremely lucky.

She is absolutely beautiful!

I notice that you are in England. Look up The Kennel Club, as I am not familiar what breeds are or are not recognized in England. Although you would need her registration papers to register her with the Kennel Club if she is one of the breeds that they recognize.

She is a striking girl, and I wish you the best with her.

On grooming that gorgeous coat, go to the Grooming section, and there is lots of advice about how to keep that lovely coat lovely.