What kind of fur does youre yorkie have?
 

My friend (who is a breeder) was a little turned off by my yorkie puppy that i just got because he has a thicker rougher texture coat...... personally i like his fur better this way (not as easy to get cold, and lower maintenance :D coz it doesnt need as much brushing and it doesnt mat as easily and the "silky coat") im just wondering about opinions on the issue, some people have preferances..... i was also wondering if it effected the value of the yorkie ? (lol..... not the value in my heart of course) but strictly monetary, because i know A LOT of people want these "silky" yorkies.......
If you dont know what im talking about, the fur is thicker, rougher and sleeker looking than the "silky" coat, he doesnt look like a raggamuffin EVER because his fur is this way.......

Ranger had the thick fur your talking about, but its thinning out now and getting silkier. I think the coat is suposed to be thicker when they are puppies until they get their adult coat. You'll notice in the next few months that the black fur around his face will grow out and become brown or tan as well as thinner.
Congrats on the new addition!!

Bradley coat is thick also. But he also had poodle in him. So not sure if his coat will thin out or not. So I guess I'll see if he turns "silky" or not.

Well, if you are going to show, the silkier the hair the better, but other than that, whatever you like best works. Since show quality dogs are quite expensive, the more silky will bring in more money, from what I've seen at least.

thanks guys......... and yes i fifured it had something to do with show standards (my friend also shows his), but hey... like i said.... the thicker coat is so mauch easier to maintain, i dont even have to brush it once yet adn it has been three days ;)

I think that no two yorkies have the same coat,and no two yorkies are the same:) I have 2 and my oldest yorkie (Lady:1 year old) has a beautiful coat.Its thin,easy to comb as it never mats,VERY silky but a little slow in growing.Jessie (8 months old) has a totally different coat.Its alot thicker,its quite coarse on her back but silky on her head,and its VERY VERY slow in growing:( Infact,if you saw her,you would actually think that I keep it short on purpose.Its about 2 inches long and doesnt seem to be growing hardly at all.
Im fine with this..they´re my pets,so I dont worry about what they weigh or what type of coat they have..the standard doesnt bother me at all:)

My Peaches always had the silky fine hair, but when I got Omar, he had really thick hair and was matted for the first couple groomings. His hair is smooth now, my groomer is glad!! I do keep them cut short as you can see, but they certainly have different textures to their hair. I was told it is because they are different color combinations which changes the hair. :)

thanks yorkiemom, that is really interesting, i didnt think that color could make much of a difference

Mia had the most course hair as a puppy, it was always matted and rough no matter what I did. Then I started using Chris Christenson hair products on mia and her hair has been so silky ever since, and never one matt! Its still thick but soooo soft and silky! :)

coat
 

Yorkie coat is not called "fur"...it is coat or hair because of it's human like quality. As a breeder I use the standand as a blueprint, my "recipe" so to speak. Whether the Yorkie is a pet or a show pup I want to strive for the best coat possible. The silk coat does not mat with proper care..a soft or cotton coat are the difficult ones for the pet owner to deal with and most have to keep them shaved down. No breeder gets the perfect coat texture each time, but a good breeder will strive for it. This is done by spay/neutering the ones that do not produce the correct coats...they are called "pets"..much loved pets, but not breeding stock.

Sometimes novice breeders do not understand the need to breed to the standand..but look at it like this. If you go to the bakery to buy an angel food cake and the baker sells you a chocolate cake you are not getting what you paid for...the baker saids..it is a great cake, tastes good, fair price, it is still a cake, right? True, but you want the baker to follow the recipe for an angel food cake because that is what you perfer..same with dogs..the standand makes the breed what it is..when the breeder disregards the standand we lose what makes a Yorkie, a Yorkie. It is my job as a breeder to follow the recipe and make sure my Yorkies are the best representation of the breed as possible...why, because I love the breed and strive to do no harm to it. JMO

BRAVO, Pat!!! That is an excellent defense of the breed standard and responsible breeding and I salute you for doing your best to keep our Yorkies, Yorkies!!! Adhering as closely as possible to the breed standard is very, very important in my mind. I used to show my English Setters in another lifetime........

Now I have a "pet" Yorkie who wins a blue ribbon in my heart every day. He was neutered at an appropriate age, so he'll be one of a kind! Higgin's coat is thin, neither cottony nor silky, grows slowly, and doesn't mat very much at all. We bathe him about once a month, though I would like to bathe him more often. (Don doesn't want him bathed that often.....afraid we'll dry his skin.....and he has a point.) Higgins hates to be brushed or "fooled with" (typical little boy), so I'm sure glad that his coat is an easy one to care for. He sure looks like he's a mess when he gets up in the morning, though! So funny, that little "bedface."

wow pat, thanks for the rundown...... i never really thought about it like that, it was a great analagy and made youre point very clear and easy to understand...