My Yorkie Puppy Has Grey Hair

one of my yorkie's hair is blonde and silver/grey. It's not a standard color but it's pretty common. I've seen several yorkies in our playgroup with the same coloring. 03-06-2007, 02:34 PM #11: JESSY_RN2B. Owned by 3 furballs Donating Member . Join Date: Aug 2006. Location: Texas. Posts: 6,581.

My yorkie puppy has grey hair. Yorkie's are meant to be silver/grey in color. They vary in the mix of color. I have a Yorkie who has been mostly grey and then hardly any grey at all depending on the hair cut. The hair grows in different each time. (My friends always tell me he looks like an old dog cus of the grey but he is only 4! The puppies of yorkshire terriers have a coat which is generally black with tan highlights across their entire body. Whereas, for an adult yorkie, the color of its coat is a combination of dark grey and gold. The dark colored coat of a yorkie puppy will gradually fade away as it ages and will attain the colors of an adult yorkie. The dark steel-blue extends from the neck to the tail root, and darker blue hair covers the tail. Yorkie Puppy Coats Yorkshire terrier puppies are born with much darker coats than they'll possess at maturity. In some puppies, much of the coat looks practically black. Think of a Doberman pinscher or a Rottweiler's coat -- that's the black-and. Ok, but what does all of these has to do with the Yorkie’s eyes? Well, this dog breed shows similar connection, because when the puppy has beautiful green or blue eyes, it means its tapetum is colored. On the contrary: when the Yorkshire Terrier has red vessels on the whites of its eyes, the tapetum is non-colored.

Yorkie puppy coat color stages within the first two years of maturity - yorkie hair color. My Kingston has white hair growing out on the top of his head as well. He's less than 4 months old. I like the look.. Paisley is 16 weeks and already has approx 1/4 inch of grey/silver showing now. The Yorkie puppy coat is significantly different in color and thickness to their adult coat.. but rather a shimmering dark grey color found on the body or "saddle".. I love this site my Yorkie has lost the hair right in the middle of her back from biting scratching I appreciate the site I’m going to try the gentle shampoo and. My yorkie puppy is turning gray!? I have a 3 month old tea cup yorkie pup who is turning gray! The top of his head was turning gray at about 2 months and he recently started turning gray behind the ears and on his belly.. True yorkies are supposed to turn whats called blue (grey) as they mature. Unfortunatly alot of yorkies you see are. A Yorkie with a silk coat has fine, humanlike hair that grows in a single layer with no undercoat. When properly groomed, your silk-coat Yorkie's fur will hang perfectly straight off the body. It will not be wavy and will be very shiny because of the translucent nature of the show-quality Yorkie's colors.

The Yorkie will continually change colour from birth to adulthood and into old age, eventually ending up silver-ish if the coat is of the correct texture. The black on the head and legs turns grey and then three-shaded gold in a well bred show Yorkie and the body coat turns Steel Blue. You can see the changes in coat in the images below. The hair would sometimes reach to the floor. This makes Yorkies lovable and cuddly. Yorkies is also known for the color of the hair or coat. It can be silky blue, tan, or black. However, this coat is surprisingly changing. There were instances when dog owners become shocked seeing a different Yorkie because of the different of the colors. Rigid hair. 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. What I consider 'gray' on my pups (in the black) is the blue coloring of their back coats. At almost 8 months, you can see how different mine still are one to the next. Quattro hair on his head is very silvery. His back is still black, no grey or silver. Teddy has a lot of grey coming into the black now.

yes it is normal.. my yorkie as a puppy was all black now he is brown and has alot of gray hair. i took him to the gromer 2 weeks ago to get his hair cut really short so he can be cooler now that it is summer and he came back to me looking alllll gray!!! i was complaining this was not my dog hahah but it was :P The Yorkie colors in details. The hair on the head is long and golden and it gets even more intense on the sides of the head, at the base of the ears and on the muzzle where it is the longest. The golden color of the head should not extend to the neck and also should not have any admixture of grey or black hair. As the Yorkie changes from a puppy to adult, there is more tan/gold coloring than black or blue. Therefore, an adult has a much lighter coat color than a puppy. The hair on a Yorkie’s head, breast and belly is golden and should not include any blue. The legs are also golden up to the elbows and knees. My dog is a little over 6 years old and is white with dark gray on her head and patches on her body. Shealready has about 50% white hair in the gray patches. My vet says dogs over 7 years old are senior dogs. And dogs gray like people. My Mom got a dog same time as me...she's all black but she is getting white hair around her muzzle already.