A gray baby yorkie?

[Yorkiekids]

I've never seen a yorkie pup look like that. If I had seen him in person I would have had to buy him, so atleast I knew he'd be loved. Poor little guy.

[tammy8833]

some of the puppies were cute but what got my attention was the payment options, they take cash and personal checks but no cashiers, no mo, thats sounds kinds odd is. it the other way around usually? i wouldnt take a personal check, but bring on the cashiers!!

my husband does a lot of side jobs and we stopped taking personal because 1 out of 3 bounced

[TinyBit]

What ever he is I sure hope he finds a loving home.

[Sookie]

What is a blue born puppy? I never heard of that.

[KathyinCali]

What ever the situation I hope he finds a forever home with someone to love and spoil him rotten!

[Sugar's Mom]

Originally Posted by tammy8833

some of the puppies were cute but what got my attention was the payment options, they take cash and personal checks but no cashiers, no mo, thats sounds kinds odd is. it the other way around usually? i wouldnt take a personal check, but bring on the cashiers!!

my husband does a lot of side jobs and we stopped taking personal because 1 out of 3 bounced

i don't take personal checks OR cashiers checks. it is a well known fact that computers can print out authentic looking cashiers checks. Some banks have even stopped cashing them. it was all over the news a couple of years ago.

[ARCHIE]

Originally Posted by LoveMyJake

I looked at the site, and I personally would not buy any pups from them. As far as the "gray yorkie", I have to wonder if this might possibly be a blue born pup. I'd like to see the rest of his body.

My thoughts exactally.
Be carefull.

[Suzy]

He was sold. I just checked the site for him, and there are no males left. I hope he went to a good home, and that whomever purchased him has him neutered since there is the possiblity that he was blue born or had something else wrong with him.

[Sookie]

Originally Posted by Sookie

What is a blue born puppy? I never heard of that.

What is blue born?

[Suzy]

Originally Posted by Sookie

What is blue born?

Here's a link to some good info:

http://members.aol.com/CYorkie/Genet...Chocolate.html

This is part of the info copied from that website:
Recently I received a call from someone asking about the blue born puppies. That was a real blast from the past. Hadn’t heard of anyone having blue born puppies in some years. When a dog is born blue it is different genes that effects that then the GG genes. The dd gene is what causes this at birth and the Yorkshire Terrier should only be carrying the DD. A blue born puppy will also have self colored pigment, such as blue nose. The DD gene is what allows them to be born Black/Tan. The upper case always means dominant and the lower case always means recessive. This is obviously a deep buried recessive that the animals are carrying that they have passed onto the resulting puppies. The breeds that are born blue are born with the dd gene, but in Yorkshire Terriers this should not be the situation to cause the blue coloring.

Unfortunately with blue born puppies the situation is usually fatal. Very few live beyond the 1st few days. The ones that do survive almost always at the time they would normally break blue, lose all their blue body coat and get a very leathery skin that is like an elephant hide and causes the dog to be in extreme pain. At that time the dog has to be humanely put down. I have heard of a couple that have lived a normal life, but I think there are very few that do. Do not be tempted to raise one of these as you are opening yourself to heartbreak, let alone what the dog will go through later in life.

[Sookie]

Originally Posted by Suzy

Here's a link to some good info:

http://members.aol.com/CYorkie/Genet...Chocolate.html

This is part of the info copied from that website:
Recently I received a call from someone asking about the blue born puppies. That was a real blast from the past. Hadn’t heard of anyone having blue born puppies in some years. When a dog is born blue it is different genes that effects that then the GG genes. The dd gene is what causes this at birth and the Yorkshire Terrier should only be carrying the DD. A blue born puppy will also have self colored pigment, such as blue nose. The DD gene is what allows them to be born Black/Tan. The upper case always means dominant and the lower case always means recessive. This is obviously a deep buried recessive that the animals are carrying that they have passed onto the resulting puppies. The breeds that are born blue are born with the dd gene, but in Yorkshire Terriers this should not be the situation to cause the blue coloring.

Unfortunately with blue born puppies the situation is usually fatal. Very few live beyond the 1st few days. The ones that do survive almost always at the time they would normally break blue, lose all their blue body coat and get a very leathery skin that is like an elephant hide and causes the dog to be in extreme pain. At that time the dog has to be humanely put down. I have heard of a couple that have lived a normal life, but I think there are very few that do. Do not be tempted to raise one of these as you are opening yourself to heartbreak, let alone what the dog will go through later in life.

Thank you for that info - very interesting. Very sad.