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BellaBlue82 · 12-30-2009, 01:42 PM

Hello everyone, I posted a thread similar to this a couple weeks ago, but I just got an updated picture and I figured I would ask again. My little girl is about 18 weeks old, and to me she looks really scraggly. I am no expert as this is my first Yorkie, but I was wondering if anyone on here has a baby close in age to her, or remembers what their baby looked like when they were this age? Are they supposed to look like this? I hate to sound shallow in any way (because I love her so much already and I don't even have her yet!) but for what I'm paying I want the best looking dog I can get, coat especially. I have four pics in my album of her, starting when she was around 10 weeks up through now. Please let me know what you think...

CouversMom · 12-30-2009, 01:47 PM

She is at an in-between stage where her coat is changing colors so she looks kinda scraggly. Couver looked somewhat similar when his color was breaking through. He now looks a lot different than he did as a puppy and is much more handsome

RoscoesMommy42 · 12-30-2009, 02:03 PM

Oh she is still precious. I am sure it is just a stage she is going through. Here is a picture of my Lexi about that age. Diet, shampoos, etc can have a lot to do with it also.

MollysMum54 · 12-30-2009, 02:03 PM

Maybe your little girl will have the thinner, more oily, straight and shiny coat, rather than the fluffy,tangly, duller,teddy bear type coat?

I guess it depends on which sort you had your heart set on.
She looks really cute anyway.

MollysMum54 · 12-30-2009, 02:05 PM

I just love that picture of Couver snuggled up with the cats!

jeanm1963 · 12-30-2009, 02:11 PM

I dont think she looks straggley but I do think her front paws appear as though they have lost alot of fur!! I have a cottony coat puppy so Im not sure if that is just normal but I know the golden color on her front paws continued to grow and get fluffy , your dog appears to have alot of thining which may be totally normal , she is soo cute, Congrats!!

Take a look at my baby and let me know!-laci-little.jpg

Laci 16 weeks

BellaBlue82 · 12-30-2009, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by RoscoesMommy42

Oh she is still precious. I am sure it is just a stage she is going through. Here is a picture of my Lexi about that age. Diet, shampoos, etc can have a lot to do with it also.

She is so beautiful here though! I just don't know what to do... all of the replies so far sound like "hopefully she'll grow out of it..." lol

BellaBlue82 · 12-30-2009, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by MollysMum54

Maybe your little girl will have the thinner, more oily, straight and shiny coat, rather than the fluffy,tangly, duller,teddy bear type coat?

I guess it depends on which sort you had your heart set on.
She looks really cute anyway.

Ideally I would love her to have a beautiful coat whether it be straight and shiny like a show dog's or fluffy like a teddy bear. Her sire and dam are both beautiful and have straight shiny coats. I just don't want to go through all of this and my baby looks like she's homeless!

Patti · 12-30-2009, 02:22 PM

It looks like she may have a silkier coat that may be slower growing but easier to take care of. She's very cute!

mscat · 12-30-2009, 02:25 PM

If I were you , I would have her vet checked before deciding on taking her. Just to be on the safe side. A lot of things could be contributing to the way her coat looks. Her enviroment, diet, allergies , anything.
If your unsure about your new puppy , and feeling uneasy than certainly have her vet checked and cleared , on her physical health.

ranant12 · 12-30-2009, 04:19 PM

My puppy Davinci is 18 weeks old also (born August 15). He looks exactly like your little girl. Davinci's Mom and Dad both have very silkly fur and it looks like he will too. I'm sure it's the same for your little girl. We jokingly say that Davinci is going through his ackward preteen stage. LOL.

Most yorkie puppies go through what I call the "ugly" stage as they begin to transition from puppy coats to adult coats. Be patient and before you know it, your ugly duckling will be a beautiful swan.

I will post a pic of Davinci as soon as I can.

BellaBlue82 · 12-30-2009, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by ranant12

My puppy Davinci is 18 weeks old also (born August 15). He looks exactly like your little girl. Davinci's Mom and Dad both have very silkly fur and it looks like he will too. I'm sure it's the same for your little girl. We jokingly say that Davinci is going through his ackward preteen stage. LOL.

Most yorkie puppies go through what I call the "ugly" stage as they begin to transition from puppy coats to adult coats. Be patient and before you know it, your ugly duckling will be a beautiful swan.

I will post a pic of Davinci as soon as I can.

Thanks so much for the encouragement! Please bear with me as I know pretty much nothing about Yorkies, but are silky coats the ones that look more like the show dogs? I love her so much either way, I just wanted to make sure that others have had their babies look like this lol!

BellaBlue82 · 12-30-2009, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by mscat

If I were you , I would have her vet checked before deciding on taking her. Just to be on the safe side. A lot of things could be contributing to the way her coat looks. Her enviroment, diet, allergies , anything.
If your unsure about your new puppy , and feeling uneasy than certainly have her vet checked and cleared , on her physical health.

Well unfortunately I can't do that because I live in Las Vegas and am buying her from a breeder in Texas. She has a very good reputation (even on this site!) and has been doing this pretty much her whole life. I have a 5 page contract with her, and am taking Lilly to the vet as soon as I get her (as are the requirements in the contrat, but I would do that anyway). The breeder cares so much for her pups that if my puppy develops any life threatening conditions within the first 5 years of life, I can send the puppy back if I so wish and she'll send me a new puppy. So, I don't think there's anything wrong with her, I just think that she's going through her "puberty" stage (lol) like others on here have said... at least that's what I'm going to tell myself!

12-30-2009, 01:42 PM	#1
BellaBlue82 Twilight lovin' Yakker Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 1,642	Take a look at my baby and let me know! Hello everyone, I posted a thread similar to this a couple weeks ago, but I just got an updated picture and I figured I would ask again. My little girl is about 18 weeks old, and to me she looks really scraggly. I am no expert as this is my first Yorkie, but I was wondering if anyone on here has a baby close in age to her, or remembers what their baby looked like when they were this age? Are they supposed to look like this? I hate to sound shallow in any way (because I love her so much already and I don't even have her yet!) but for what I'm paying I want the best looking dog I can get, coat especially. I have four pics in my album of her, starting when she was around 10 weeks up through now. Please let me know what you think... __________________ *BellaBlue ~ Mommy to Sasha!*

12-30-2009, 01:47 PM	#2
CouversMom and Khloe Mae's too! Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Eastern Washington Posts: 14,732	She is at an in-between stage where her coat is changing colors so she looks kinda scraggly. Couver looked somewhat similar when his color was breaking through. He now looks a lot different than he did as a puppy and is much more handsome Attached Thumbnails __________________ Michelle- mommy to Couver and Khloe Mae! http://yorkiehavenrescue.com/ Last edited by CouversMom; 12-30-2009 at 01:49 PM.

12-30-2009, 02:03 PM	#3
RoscoesMommy42 Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Morristown, TN Posts: 3,736	Oh she is still precious. I am sure it is just a stage she is going through. Here is a picture of my Lexi about that age. Diet, shampoos, etc can have a lot to do with it also. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Hello and hugs from Kristie & the furbabies! A world without yorkies is not a very bright one

12-30-2009, 02:03 PM	#4
MollysMum54 YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: England,UK Posts: 1,176	Maybe your little girl will have the thinner, more oily, straight and shiny coat, rather than the fluffy,tangly, duller,teddy bear type coat? I guess it depends on which sort you had your heart set on. She looks really cute anyway. __________________ Saving one dog doesn't change the world, but it changes the world for that dog.

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MollysMum54 YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: England,UK Posts: 1,176	I just love that picture of Couver snuggled up with the cats! __________________ Saving one dog doesn't change the world, but it changes the world for that dog.

12-30-2009, 02:11 PM	#6
jeanm1963 Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Weymouth, Ma Posts: 2,584	I dont think she looks straggley but I do think her front paws appear as though they have lost alot of fur!! I have a cottony coat puppy so Im not sure if that is just normal but I know the golden color on her front paws continued to grow and get fluffy , your dog appears to have alot of thining which may be totally normal , she is soo cute, Congrats!! Laci 16 weeks __________________ I Support http://www.yorkiesinc.com/

12-30-2009, 02:22 PM	#9
Patti Donating YT 30K Club Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Illinois Posts: 35,509 Blog Entries: 6	It looks like she may have a silkier coat that may be slower growing but easier to take care of. She's very cute! __________________ Cali Pixie Roxie : RIP Nikki; RIP Maya;RIP my sweet Dixie girl 1/17/08 http://callipuppyscastle.bravehost.com/index.html

12-30-2009, 02:25 PM	#10
mscat YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Hanford, CA Posts: 4,895	If I were you , I would have her vet checked before deciding on taking her. Just to be on the safe side. A lot of things could be contributing to the way her coat looks. Her enviroment, diet, allergies , anything. If your unsure about your new puppy , and feeling uneasy than certainly have her vet checked and cleared , on her physical health. __________________ "No matter how little money & how few possessions, you own, having a dog makes you rich."

12-30-2009, 04:19 PM	#11
ranant12 Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2008 Location: South Mississippi Posts: 225	My puppy Davinci is 18 weeks old also (born August 15). He looks exactly like your little girl. Davinci's Mom and Dad both have very silkly fur and it looks like he will too. I'm sure it's the same for your little girl. We jokingly say that Davinci is going through his ackward preteen stage. LOL. Most yorkie puppies go through what I call the "ugly" stage as they begin to transition from puppy coats to adult coats. Be patient and before you know it, your ugly duckling will be a beautiful swan. I will post a pic of Davinci as soon as I can.