Grey on the head...

[goldcupmom]

Originally Posted by Amy858

My little Reese has white on her head with black tips. Looks like she's balding!! I was a little nervous, thinking her coat will be really thin or silver, but I feel better hearing some of you all have the same thing. Reese is 3 1/2 months old and she's starting to get white down the middle of her back.

Balding is exactly what my DH and son's thought about Mia. They were VERY concerned that she was losing her hair. It took a lot to convince them otherwise.

[Esme's Mommy]

I thought Esme was going bald too until I really looked at her close up!!!! I am sooo glad to hear that all your babies looked like they were going bald too!

[iheartyorkies]

Bo is 4 1/2 months old and he is silver on his nose, between his eyes starting to go really silver on the top of his head but still mostly grey. But his back is still jet black and his fur is still very thick and fluffy but soft. Does this mean his coat will be the cottony type??

[YorkiesX2]

I have 2-6month old yorkies and one is almost white and the other is just starting to get a spot about the size of a quarter on the top of his head that is grey so maybe he is a late bloomer or I also hear somewhere that puppies all look the same when they are born but have 2 different types of adult coats. One is "Black and Tan" and the other is called "Silver Blue" the second is most prefered... again this may be a rumor started by my breeder.

[Olivier]

Altesse was black and tan until she was 2 years old and then she changed for a wonderful dark steel blue ans splendid golden head . I really thought she was going to be black and tan all her life . What mother nature can do ?

[feminvstr]

a modified coat is thicker than a silky then you have wooley which is most often dull and sometimes a bit curly or wavey.

The sooner the coat breaks the easier it is to know what kind of coat you will have. Its not always the case but a good prediction.

[eensor]

My lirrle Lexy is 9 weeks old and has no white on her head. Does this mean she will not have a silky coat as an adult? It doesn't matter to us, but I'm just curious. Her "baby hair" is very soft! Elizabeth

[waistfull]

Originally Posted by Olivier

Altesse was black and tan until she was 2 years old and then she changed for a wonderful dark steel blue ans splendid golden head . I really thought she was going to be black and tan all her life . What mother nature can do ?

The breeder I got my puppy from says that they should stay a black and tan/gold color and that when they are 1 1/2 years old, they will turn the desirable steel blue. He disagrees about the grey heads. He says this leads to the silver blue that is undesirable.
I asked about the silky coat, and he says that when they turn to steel blue, the silkiness of the coat comes out.
Here is the AKC website he gave me.

http://www.akc.org/breeds/yorkshire_terrier/index.cfm
Here's the part about the colors.

Colors
Puppies are born black and tan and are normally darker in body color, showing an intermingling of black hair in the tan until they are matured. Color of hair on body and richness of tan on head and legs are of prime importance in adult dogs, to which the following color requirements apply:

Blue: Is a dark steel-blue, not a silver-blue and not mingled with fawn, bronzy or black hairs.

Tan: All tan hair is darker at the roots than in the middle, shading to still lighter tan at the tips. There should be no sooty or black hair intermingled with any of the tan.

[Olivier]

My mother have a Yorkie girl named Kellie . When she was 3 months old , her head was white and it turned to golden later . Kellie is now a golden headed ,platinum Yorkie. She is so beautiful .

[wench75]

I am so glad someone mentioned this because Quincy's hair is coming in silver also. Thank you so much for the info, I had no idea what was going on.

[atcapers]

My Yorkie has the same thing. I thought it was just me. He has gray at the top and white down his back.