Isn't that wild?! Sunday it was mid 70's here in Va. It's 27 degrees now but it's suppose to warm up tomorrow. I doubt we get any snow this winter but you might. In the 19 years that I lived in Ojai it only snowed once and that only lasted about 15 minutes and didn't stick. You should show your girl and get her championship if you don't rehome her soon.

I'm too far away but wanted to say she's BEAUTIFUL!

Is this really a "show quality" dog??? I'm not asking in an aggressive manner...just out of ignorance, and trying to learn. She doesn't look show quality to me, for several reasons, however, I am admittedly so NOT an expert in this area.

For instance, I think her silver color is gorgeous, but....that's not at all the "standard", is it?

Wow! she's a beauty:thumbup:

She is show quality, and registered, out of AKC stock, with DNA. The appropriate term is blue & gold. The light is shining off her in the picture. She looks in every way identical to the one on the AKC site.

Thank you for saying this. Mine "are' show quality. Well, most of them LOL. They are all considered blue/gold but are the light color. i would hate for people to think the lighter dogs are not standard.

Heres a copy of the standard. It says the silver blue is not the standard a steel blue is. I have always paiid attention to this because I have a girl who is the standard except she has the silver bllue color.

General Appearance
That of a long-haired toy terrier whose blue and tan coat is parted on the face and from the base of the skull to the end of the tail and hangs evenly and quite straight down each side of body. The body is neat, compact and well proportioned. The dog's high head carriage and confident manner should give the appearance of vigor and self-importance.

Head
Small and rather flat on top, the skull not too prominent or round, the muzzle not too long, with the bite neither undershot nor overshot and teeth sound. Either scissors bite or level bite is acceptable. The nose is black. Eyes are medium in size and not too prominent; dark in color and sparkling with a sharp, intelligent expression. Eye rims are dark. Ears are small, V-shaped, carried erect and set not too far apart.

Body
Well proportioned and very compact. The back is rather short, the back line level, with height at shoulder the same as at the rump.

Legs and Feet
Forelegs should be straight, elbows neither in nor out. Hind legs straight when viewed from behind, but stifles are moderately bent when viewed from the sides. Feet are round with black toenails. Dewclaws, if any, are generally removed from the hind legs. Dewclaws on the forelegs may be removed.

Tail
Docked to a medium length and carried slightly higher than the level of the back.

Coat
Quality, texture and quantity of coat are of prime importance. Hair is glossy, fine and silky in texture. Coat on the body is moderately long and perfectly straight (not wavy). It may be trimmed to floor length to give ease of movement and a neater appearance, if desired. The fall on the head is long, tied with one bow in center of head or parted in the middle and tied with two bows. Hair on muzzle is very long. Hair should be trimmed short on tips of ears and may be trimmed on feet to give them a neat appearance.

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.

Color on Body
The blue extends over the body from back of neck to root of tail. Hair on tail is a darker blue, especially at end of tail.

Headfall
A rich golden tan, deeper in color at sides of head, at ear roots and on the muzzle, with ears a deep rich tan. Tan color should not extend down on back of neck.

Chest and Legs
A bright, rich tan, not extending above the elbow on the forelegs nor above the stifle on the hind legs.

Weight
Must not exceed seven pounds.

Approved April 12, 1966

http://www.akc.org/breeds/yorkshire_terrier/index.cfm
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Your girl is beautiful.........hope you find the perfect home soon!

WHy is it that yorkies "standard" is darn complicated. I am so freaken confused as to what is what..........lol

I love ALL colors.

me too. Well, mine are not as light as Feliz. I guess they are meduim. And you do see a lot of this color in the shows. Silk has the true blue gold. She is such a dark blue it looks black at times.

I do too! I have a silvery girl, so like Chachi, have always pd. attention to this issue on the board. And I thought I'd always read that the colors needed to be deeper and darker to be show quality. ???

I don't know, that's what I thought too.......not that I pay too much attention to these things as I own a pet quality boy anyways........BUT it's so darn confusing with this breed............:thumbdown

She appears too light & I really can't see her topline or her face......Her tail isn't held erect at 45 degrees. Can you post a picture of her in a stack and with her hair away from her face. I'd like to be able to see her ear set, muzzle and head carriage a little better. Thanks.

Oh, mine are definitely pet quality too, and by the way, I love ALL varieties that yorkies come in, including traits that might be considered "faults" in the showring, but are ADORABLE on the couch in my livingroom! :D

But you're right, that makes the "true" standard kind of hard to recognize, especially for those who are new to yorkies. And $3,000 is a lot of money. I'd just hate to see someone pay that much, and not get what they thought they were getting. (ie, as advertised, a "perfect" example of the yorkie standard)

I agree...........ex: I love bunny ears (long ones) :D

She doesn't have a show coat. She also looks more silky than Yorkie. Why are you asking so much for her? And why in the world would you want someone to breed this poor baby? If you don't want her I'd take her and have her spayed and let a friend of mine who is retired and lives in San Jose have her. Poor girl. I guess she's just a commodity.