However, as Yorkies age, their genetic makeup instructs some of the eumelanin to lighten, producing blue or silver Yorkie fur. In other areas of the body, the eumelanin recedes entirely, and the body produces phaeomelanin instead. The genes each Yorkie inherits from its parents will determine how light or dark its coat is, and where different colors will manifest.
But no matter what, purebred Yorkies should have one of a set list of color combinations. However, some nonstandard variations of the breed may have brown, white, and red mixed in. Color variations could also result from a dog having an impure bloodline. All standard, purebred Yorkie puppies are born with black and tan coats, although some might describe the colors and black and brown.
The proportion and location of each color will vary by dog, but typically, a pup will have a predominantly black coat with tan points on the tips and undersides of the ears, above the eyes, around the mouth, down the chest, and sometimes on the feet or tail.
The shade and proportion of every pup will differ, as will the rate at which its hair changes colors. A truly all-black Yorkie is probably the result of a crossbreed between a Yorkshire Terrier and another dog with black fur. Not only would it be all black, but it may have a rougher, more brittle consistency, characteristic of some breeds with wiry fur.
As Yorkies grow up, their coat colors will start to change. Most adult Yorkies will eventually settle into a blue and gold coat. This could also be described as a simple lightening of the coat. It may be hard to notice at first, especially without direct sunlight, but over time the change should be unmistakable. At two or three years of age, your once black Yorkie puppy should look completely different, often with a fully golden head and chest and a gray-blue back.
Many breeders agree that a white mark on the chest of a puppy is indicative that the puppy will grow a long full coat in adulthood. These markings generally fade quickly, having totally disappeared within a few months.
Also, a few Yorkshire Terriers are born with a reddish tint in their coat. It is also common to find a white patch on one or more nails. These markings fade with age, and are usually gone within a few months. Although breed standards are always changing and new color combinations being accepted into registries, the show world can be somewhat testy about such seemingly insignificant details as coat color.
As an example, P. In pursuit of this defined perfection, any Yorkshire Terrier that deviates more than slightly from this standard would not be considered breeding quality. Of course, not every Yorkshire Terrier is born perfect because throwbacks can suddenly spring up out of genes from the original DNA of the dogs that were bred to create the breed, and since all three of the breeds believed to be responsible for the creation of the Yorkshire Terrier breed are now extinct, reliable information concerning the origins of the Yorkshire Terrier is questionable.
Yorkshire Terriers with cottony coats usually have a large quantity of hair from the time they are newborn puppies and as they grow, the hair continues to grow in length and bulk. Due to the bulkiness of this type of cotton or wooly coat, a Yorkshire Terrier with this type of coat will appear to be almost twice as large as he or she actually is. Although a wooly or cotton coated Yorkshire Terrier may well have the correct coat color and length, no matter how much you may fuss and groom, they will never attain the appearance of the silky-haired breed standard show dog.
Red-legged Yorkshire Terriers, are also called wiry or short-coated Yorkshire Terriers and these names refer to dogs with hair that never grows long. The coat length on these dogs can be anywhere from two to six inches and everywhere in between with the hair on the face of a red-legged dog usually growing longer than the hair on the body.
The legs tend to be very dark in color, with deep, rich tans that in natural light will appear almost reddish colored, while the black in the coat is a true black that rarely turns the traditional Yorkshire Terrier steel blue color.
Some breeders say that those originally creating the breed used red legged Yorkshire Terriers to add color and proper coat texture back into their breeding lines. It is quite rare to find a Yorkshire Terrier with a parti colored coat and if one is found, due to its unique coloring, it will likely be very expensive.
Some Yorkshire Terriers are unable to produce the black pigment in their coat and are therefore a brown color referred to as liver or chocolate. The American Kennel Club AKC registration form for Yorkshire Terriers has, up until quite recently, when it permitted the registration of parti colored dogs in the year , permitted only four choices: blue and tan, blue and gold, black and tan, black and gold. Of course, color alone will have no effect upon whether or not a dog is a good companion and pet.
Even though you do not often see non-standard or off-colored Yorkshire Terriers, because of their unusual color pattern, they will often be advertised at premium prices, as highly desirable, exotic, designer pets. Some people think that their color is because of their parents carrying the double recessive Chocolate gene. But some people support the theory that the Chocolate Yorkies occurred as a result of the crossing other breeds with the Yorkshire Terrier. There are some breeders which state that if the dog has only one recessive Chocolate gene, then this dog will look like the traditional Yorkies,.
Actually, we have a different article where we explain everything about the Chocolate Yorkie , so you can have a look if you would like to know more about them. You might see the Chocolate Yorkies being mentioned as a separate breed — this is definitely not true. They are indeed Yorkshire terriers but simply with a different color. In order to be born puppy with such colors, both of the parents must carry a specific recessive gene. The black color remains black instead of turning to blue when the puppy is growing and the tan color becomes red.
Their coat is not so silky and usually will not grow as long as the coat of the standard Yorkshire terriers. Developing entirely Black Yorkie is almost impossible — it can be achieved by breeding the Yorkie with another breed with solid black coloring. A lot of people have made the agreement that the saturated blue color is very difficult to produce.
It is thought that this particular color will meet the standards perfectly and these dogs will be with a perfectly structured coat. Doing this, they breed Yorkies which are close to having the standard colors but are with quality hair structure at the same time. Some of the puppies, when they are very young, will change the color of their coat.
When they are six months, it is very likely that they might get lighter. If this is the case, by the time they reach 12 months, their coat color will turn to silver with white shade. It is very easy to distinguish the cotton type of coat — it is pretty much like combed cotton look. It is not easy to tell if the puppy has rigid hair. By the time the puppy has reached 6 months, if it has rigid hair, it will become uneven and rare, like it is damaged.
It is easier to tell if a mature Yorkie has rigid hair for if it does, the hair will never grow to the desired length. The puppies usually remain with the same black color when they mature.
This is probably the worst coat type for a Yorkie and the breeders will totally agree about this. There are experts who even suggest avoiding purchasing a puppy if it has such hair. That type of coat grows faster than it should and is pretty thick. Breed Chorkie. Kevin Male Chorkie. Lisa Female Chorkie. Gender Female. Yorkshire Terrier Yorkie. Color Black. Male Yorkie Yorkshire Terrier.
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