So this means Silky, right?????
 

Our digital died some time ago, (and downloading the pics from my phone is WAY beyond my technical ability) so we went and got a new camera today. Here is the first shot I got before the battery died.

Green eyes. Silky? Like I care! As long as he stays this sweet he "could look like an elephant for all I care!" (Someone said that on another thread and I totally got it! LOL)

Now, have I correctly attached the picture?

Very Cute!

according to what they say, yes, I'd have to say that your baby will be a silky. Cute pict!!!

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What beautiful green eyes you have my dear...and he looks silk aslo.

tobys eyes showed up green but he is not a silky........ it must be one of those "old wives..... er...... dog owned ....... tales" :confused:

Silky
 

He's so cute!

he is very cute love the little face in the pict. That is what they say green eyes in photos mean silky. He is cuttttee.

What a cute picture! Simon's eyes are very green in pictures too? hmmmm.....I agree he could look like an elephant but I don't care ;)

He is adorable!

Very, very cute baby! :p

Cute pic. But I missed something. So if their eyes are green in photos they are really a silky? HUh? :confused: Someone needs to explain to me....

And what is the difference between silky and yorkie? Or is it a type of yorkie? I am sorry if this is a dumb question but I really would like to know. :)

They are discribing their coat.....silky or cottony, I believe green eyes in photos (from flash)....mean silky coat and red eyes mean cottony coat

Now I know!
 

Cottony would be what Twinkle is then. Her eyes show a red relection in photos that I have of her. Her coat is very thin on her body but just floats in the wind. I wonder is there a difference in the coat quality of the two types? Or is Twinkle's thin coat due to her being a runt of the normal sized litter my sister in law had? Twinkle's 3 lbs. The rest including her parents are more on the 6 lb range with thick coats and stocky buil. Twinkle more resembles the body shape of a chihuahua. She is very slender and petite boned. She is registered and a pure bred. Just maybe what the runts turn out like? I use the term "runt" with much affection...they are not desireable to be bred intentionaaly to turn out like this for the health problems that can arise. She was an exception in a normal littter. I paid nothing for her though I hear dogs like her sell for astronomical amounts. That was something my sister in law would not do especially with Twinkle's history of hypoglycemia and being anxious. I was given the precious gift of her care by my sister in law who is a wonderful animal cartaker and is certianly not interested in the money. She flys her other breeds of dogs to the Netherlands personally. Anyone have one of these frail sized versions of Yorkies? Ever had to deal with hypoglycemia? I deal with patients in the hospital all the time but I imagine this is a little different!

lol...it means Silky HAIR - and I think it's true - Chanel has a cottony coat - and her eyes glow red or yellow depending on the flash ....

A Silky is a different breed than a yorkie but very similar in coat & looks - they're generally bigger and stouter with a different look than a yorkie - Many people can't tell the difference - I seen to see lots of differences when I look at yorkie vs silky - yorkies are more delicate featured than a silky but they're BOTH great breeds...

I have to say I never heard before that if a yorkie has green eyes in a photo he has got silky coat. But I thought about and I think it has nothing to do with the texture, but very often cottony yorkies are black and silky one´s are always blue( I mean the real silk, there are very much varieties of course which are very similar to that type of coat, but the real, heavy silk is always blue!). So black hair has another pigmentation than blue hair and that could be the reason why green eyes always belong to silky one´s and red to cottony. I really think it´s a question of pigmentation, because not only the pigments on body are different, but all over the body including the eyes.

Lida Rose sounds a lot like your Twinkles. She is very petite and has thinner hair, I don't know if she was the runt. She's 11 weeks, weighs 18 ounces and stands 5 inches from floor to shoulder blade. Tiny bones, feathery hair. But new hair is growing in underneath that seems thick.

The silky terrier resulted from crossings of Yorkshire terrier and Australian terrier. The silky is a toy dog class that originated in Australia in the early 20th cent. It stands about 10 in. (25 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs from 8 to 10 lb (3.6.-4.5 kg). Its silky, flat-lying hair is between 5 and 6 in. (12.7-15.2 cm) long and hangs straight down from the sides of the body. Its color is blue with tan markings on the face and legs and a silver or fawn topknot. It has always been raised as a house pet and companion. So a silky comes from a yorkie but is a mix with an australian terrier. Their bone structure is a bit more stouty and strong and so is their temperment. They make a wonderful family dog but not a great lap dog. They are awesome rat chasers as they were bred for it. IMO the face, head and bone structure say alot. The longer nose, the flatter head (instead of domey and chihuahua like) the heaver bone structure. Silkies have a very hard time getting along with cats and squirrels ect. By the way I went back and looked at my old silky Buddy's photos and he has a green reflection in all of them. Coincidence? dunno for sure to be honest LOL.

Oh yea silkies are in NO way petite, and aren't under 7 lbs as adults. My silky had a shiney coat but slightly cottony at times. Sometimes it depends on grooming so just because their name implys "silky" I woudn't go by that to identify the class.

Just when I thought she was cottony...lol!
 

Wow...this is quite irrelevant yet perplexing! Sure Twinkle is my honey. Yet now I am still curious. Her coat is so light it looks silver or white in the sun and her head is a caramel/blonde color. Her skin is all very dark underneath the coat. I also have noticed other Yorkies have hair on the outside of their ears. She does not...they are bald! The hair starts at the base of the ears. She definetly couldn't have them exposed to the Minnesota winter air. I will certianly have to have her in booties, a sweater and hat for trips outside to the car or bathroom on a nice day! Seems she had more hair as a puppy and gradually went semi- bald! I have a fondness for the look since I had entertained the thought of a Chinese Crested till I saw her. Then I lost my heart. One thing is for sure she can't shed! The most hair she has is on her head!

Twinkle's Mom :D

Sounds like maybe she's a yorkie/short haired chihuahua mix? I would love to see a picture. She sounds so sweet and interesting looking.

Oh yea and I know of some diseases and worms that cause the hair to fall out like that. Has she seen the vet?

Pictures of Twinkle as a puppy...
 

Twinkle is registered as a Yorkie purebred and her parents and litter are with my sister in law who breeds Yorkies. She is what seems to be a "runt" of the litter in a lack of better word. Her parents are full coated and stocky built as well as her siblings. They look like most of the ones I see posted here. Wonder if a Chihuahua recessive gene surfaced when Twinkle's number came up? lol She has a totally petite slender body frame compared to them. Had my husband and I not seen her throughout her birth and maturing or the parents and litter you would naturally wonder. She does look like a Yorkie...just little hair and very petite frame and face. She is registered as "Mary's Twinkling Star". She is just super small! I will post the pictures of her on the album in here as they are digital and too big to attatch to this post. Take a look at the pictures and tell me what happened. Maybe need to use Rogaine on her next bath? Kidding!

Oh yea and another thing about my old silky, he was super smart and really easy to train from very early on. He understood english and spanish and had a long list of tricks and commands that he listened to. He also understood an eerie amount of english. So much so sometimes I swore he was a human in a doggie body LOL. My neighbors loved him very much, he had a way of bringing people together and getting them to talk.

Twiklesmom, I can only speak from my experience and that of other Yorkie breeders..The eye flash does indeed apply. Many people who have a show potential puppy use the color of the eye flash to help determine coat texture. BUT, you cannot judge that til the uppy is older. And, another thing I have found is that the runt of the litter frequently has a different texture and amount of coat. My boy Jess, ws the runt and you can see in his pics that he had a wondeful coat. His eyes were also green.
As for the ears that have no hair, that is called alopecia and often accompanies the sparse, more wiry coat. That is not connected in any way to leather ear. The tan fringe does not usually seem affected and requires trimming...
You MUST use a sunscreen on the ears and nose or any other area that is not covered by a thick coat..

YEAH! I was so excited with my first picture that showed green eyes!!

Oh I thought we were refering to a different breed. Isnt there such thing as a silky terrier? And doesnt it look a lot like a yorkie? Thats what I thought ya'll were talking about :p :p
Now I feel silly.

Yay! I went thru my glowing eye pics and Chloe's are green too! :)

LOL well I feel silly too that's exactly what I thought we were talking about. :p

Wow when I opened the picture, it was POSTER SIZE, with BIG GREEN EYES.

They are usually blue until 5-6 months. That's why I got so excited with my first green one. :)