Layla's Coat.. question

[YorkieMom55]

Originally Posted by Lily42807

Do you have any pictures of your dogs as puppies? I was told that Lily was going to be black and tan. She is 4 months old in a couple of days and still dark except for some really light (almost white or super light tan) hairs coming in on the top of her head. Everyone who sees her tells me they can't believe how dark she is. She only got these really light hairs 2 weeks ago and the rest of her body is still really black

She's still a baby. Isn't it funny how their head hair looks so white? Here's a pic of Chewy @ 4 mos and @ 6 mos and @ 10 mos. See how much he changed? She'll probably have her full color between 1 & 2 yrs old.

[Yorkiekids]

Maybe she'll still change, but I really do love her dark coat.

[omega]

I didn't know they were "supposed" to turn silvery????

My cottony monster is still black and tan, but not a very dark black. Kaya is silky and her hair is confused. You can see her pics in the GE forum. It's black and tan and silvery/brownish.... She is 20 months old. All the show dogs are black and tan, aren't they?

[omega]

Originally Posted by marcerella02

I was at the Yorkie Fair this weekend and everyone thought that Layla was still a puppy because her coat is still black and tan. She has a bit of silver/grey coming in around her legs and her "hips.. if you will" is there still time for a silver coat to come in or is her coat done changing? i don't really care either way... i think it is great that she looks like a puppy when she is 14 months just wondering tho

I think Layla is so beautiful! I wouldn't want her to change at all!

[Suzy]

I think Emma and Layla are about the same age, and I think they have close to the same coloring. Emma was born in March of 2006-which makes her 17 months old right now-is that close to Layla's age? Emma's still really dark on her body, with a little silvery hair on her shoulders and hips. I think since Emma's a cotton coat, she will probably stay darker than some. I love her dark coat, and I hope she'll keep some of her dark color.

Milli, on the other hand, is already getting her silver underneath her darker puppy coat. I'm growing her hair out since she has such a nice silky coat, but don't want to cut off the blacker hair right now. When I parted her hair yesterday after her bath, she is lighter underneath. Milli was born at the end of November 2006, so that makes her almost 9 months old. Milli's daddy is pretty light in color, and I think she'll look more like him than her mommy when she's grown up.

[Suzy]

Originally Posted by omega

I didn't know they were "supposed" to turn silvery????

My cottony monster is still black and tan, but not a very dark black. Kaya is silky and her hair is confused. You can see her pics in the GE forum. It's black and tan and silvery/brownish.... She is 20 months old. All the show dogs are black and tan, aren't they?

Most of the show dogs are Blue and Tan, at least from what I've seen online and on TV. The dark color on them is a dark steely blue/gray with tan.

[lara2913]

Just thought i'd say that I think Layla's coat looks kinda similar to Benjamin's, this is him. He's 16 months.

[browniesmom622]

brownies 5 & still black but hes gold Black & gold

[izzy816]

Izzy just turned a year old and is still black with a few silver strands. Marcella, it looks like Layla and Izzy have similar coloring too. I think they are cute either way but it is interesting how they change. My best friend was bummed when I told her that his colors might change to a lighter shade...she likes the black and tan. So far, no big change yet. Just around his face..so she's happy!

Here are some pics:

1. Izzy at 12 weeks
2 & 3. Izzy at 12 months

[Sookie]

Someone on YT told me that you can't show a dog that is black and tan - it has to be blue and tan or blue and gold! It's all very confusing to me though. Kalina looks like she will be black and tan like her mother. I bought her as a pet, so it doesn't matter to me. And Layla is perfection no matter what.

[LiLo]

Well no matter what, your Layla is a beautiful little girl!

[yorkieusa]

Originally Posted by browniesmom622

brownies 5 & still black but hes gold Black & gold

Muffin was black and gold all of her life until she got old then she started graying from old age. It was like her color was fading in a way.

Kacee is silver and tan and now at 28 months of age I noticed along the hairline in the middle of her back that her hair is turning dark again - kind of a dark smokey gray. The new color has grown out about an inch, so I guess I'm never going to see her all one color on her back!

[trini&coco]

Both my Shayley and Gracie have retained their dark colors and I think they are so beautiful that way!!! I always loved your Yorkie Avatar and I think she is so beautiful and shiny. Black and Tan or Black and Gold is one of the four colors AKC had on their registration papers, so "no" they should not all progressively turn blue (silver/grey).

[omega]

Thank you all for my daily dose of confusion!!!!

[marcerella02]

Originally Posted by izzy816

Izzy just turned a year old and is still black with a few silver strands. Marcella, it looks like Layla and Izzy have similar coloring too. I think they are cute either way but it is interesting how they change. My best friend was bummed when I told her that his colors might change to a lighter shade...she likes the black and tan. So far, no big change yet. Just around his face..so she's happy!

Here are some pics:

1. Izzy at 12 weeks
2 & 3. Izzy at 12 months

in the last few months i've noticed Layla is getting a lot more Silver, we find this SO Interesting to see how her coat changes.... i wish i knew in advance what it would look like when it is done!!!