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Kaylee32 · 10-08-2013, 01:32 PM

My grandmother purchased a Yorkie back in July and she was born in May, but she still has slick hair! She has full AKC papers, we met the mother and father, and even had a DNA test just to make sure we were not duped and she is 100% Yorkie. Her brothers and sisters also all had regular Yorkie hair. Just wondering if anyone has ever had this issue or has seen this before? Thanks!

DBlain · 10-08-2013, 01:42 PM

welcome to yorkie talk, you say she has been DNA'd but she sure does not look like a yorkie. She is a cute dog and probably very much part of the family by now. do you have any photos from when your grandmother first got her.

Kaylee32 · 10-08-2013, 01:48 PM

yes I do have pictures and she still loves her and everything is saying she is full Yorkie it just is odd that she does not have hair yet.

Kaylee32 · 10-08-2013, 01:51 PM

here are some pictures from the first week she got her.

Islandloverr · 10-08-2013, 01:58 PM

He may be A "Red Legged Yorkie". I don't know much about it, you can read more about it here on YT. But from what I understand they are yorkies but they don't really grow hair, and if they do its wiry. I read that their litter mates may look like normal yorkies too, so maybe that's what he is. I could be wrong though.....

Here is a thread about one: http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/gen...rkie-zack.html

Kaylee32 · 10-08-2013, 02:02 PM

hmmm I have never heard of that. Her daddy was a wired hair yorkie and her mom was a cottony coat so may be that has something to do with it as well? thanks for the tip!

Islandloverr · 10-08-2013, 02:10 PM

No problem!

Nonetheless he is still a little cutie pie!

Marhcarter · 10-08-2013, 02:24 PM

Yes, there is another thread on here that is very long about a short haired yorkie that no one believed was pure until a dna test proved everyone wrong! I will find it and post the link. Lots of good, interesting info about dominant vs. recessive genes. Looked almost exactly like your pup!
http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/gen...then-what.html

Marhcarter · 10-08-2013, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Marhcarter

Yes, there is another thread on here that is very long about a short haired yorkie that no one believed was pure until a dna test proved everyone wrong! I will find it and post the link. Lots of good, interesting info about dominant vs. recessive genes. Looked almost exactly like your pup!

http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/gen...ed-yorkie.html

http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/gen...then-what.html

Here are the links to her 1st post and the follow up.

Kaylee32 · 10-08-2013, 02:40 PM

Oh goodness so much to read! Thanks so much this really helps!

lovespandp · 10-08-2013, 03:06 PM

She is a cutie pie.. looks like she has some Chihuahua in her though.

Marhcarter · 10-08-2013, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Kaylee32

Oh goodness so much to read! Thanks so much this really helps!

You're welcome. Yours is just the 2nd short hair yorkie I have ever seen, and she looks so much like Minnie! I (and many others) were just convinced she was a min pin...

We all learned a lot from that thread. (Ok, I can't speak for everyone, but I certainly did)

Maximo · 10-08-2013, 03:16 PM

She is a very cute pup. I see more Chihuahua too. On the one hand her leg hair does look red, but the color placement of the rest of her coat looks very Chihuahua too.

I don't think I trust the validity of the DNA tests.

When you received the AKC papers, did you file with AKC and pay the filing fee or did the breeder do it? If the breeder did it, I would check with AKC to make sure they are legitimate papers. Also, some unscrupulous breeders have been know to register pups from another litter/other parents under registered parents.

Regardless, she is an adorable pup.

lovespandp · 10-08-2013, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Maximo

She is a very cute pup. I see more Chihuahua too. On the one hand her leg hair does look red, but the color placement of the rest of her coat looks very Chihuahua too.

I don't think I trust the validity of the DNA tests.

When you received the AKC papers, did you file with AKC and pay the filing fee or did the breeder do it? If the breeder did it, I would check with AKC to make sure they are legitimate papers. Also, some unscrupulous breeders have been know to register pups from another litter/other parents under registered parents.

Regardless, she is an adorable pup.

Me either..her muzzle too, seems more round like a chihuahua and less pointy like a Yorkie.

TobyndMommie · 10-08-2013, 03:36 PM

Regardless Yorkie or not she's a beautiful little thing

10-08-2013, 01:32 PM	#1
Kaylee32 YT Addict Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Alabama Posts: 406 Blog Entries: 1	Where is her hair? My grandmother purchased a Yorkie back in July and she was born in May, but she still has slick hair! She has full AKC papers, we met the mother and father, and even had a DNA test just to make sure we were not duped and she is 100% Yorkie. Her brothers and sisters also all had regular Yorkie hair. Just wondering if anyone has ever had this issue or has seen this before? Thanks! Attached Thumbnails

10-08-2013, 01:42 PM	#2
DBlain Donating YT Addict Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Oakland County MI Posts: 6,190	welcome to yorkie talk, you say she has been DNA'd but she sure does not look like a yorkie. She is a cute dog and probably very much part of the family by now. do you have any photos from when your grandmother first got her. __________________ Lola my amazing little yorkie-pom Donna

10-08-2013, 01:51 PM	#4
Kaylee32 YT Addict Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Alabama Posts: 406 Blog Entries: 1	here are some pictures from the first week she got her. Attached Thumbnails

10-08-2013, 01:58 PM	#5
Islandloverr YT Addict Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: New york Posts: 258	He may be A "Red Legged Yorkie". I don't know much about it, you can read more about it here on YT. But from what I understand they are yorkies but they don't really grow hair, and if they do its wiry. I read that their litter mates may look like normal yorkies too, so maybe that's what he is. I could be wrong though..... Here is a thread about one: http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/gen...rkie-zack.html __________________ Asia Me & Baby Taylor Last edited by Islandloverr; 10-08-2013 at 02:02 PM.

10-08-2013, 02:10 PM	#7
Islandloverr YT Addict Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: New york Posts: 258	No problem! Nonetheless he is still a little cutie pie! __________________ Asia Me & Baby Taylor

10-08-2013, 01:48 PM	#3
Kaylee32 YT Addict Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Alabama Posts: 406 Blog Entries: 1	yes I do have pictures and she still loves her and everything is saying she is full Yorkie it just is odd that she does not have hair yet.

10-08-2013, 02:02 PM	#6
Kaylee32 YT Addict Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Alabama Posts: 406 Blog Entries: 1	hmmm I have never heard of that. Her daddy was a wired hair yorkie and her mom was a cottony coat so may be that has something to do with it as well? thanks for the tip!

10-08-2013, 02:24 PM	#8
Marhcarter ♡Huey's Human♡ Donating Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Ringgold, Ga Posts: 3,333	Yes, there is another thread on here that is very long about a short haired yorkie that no one believed was pure until a dna test proved everyone wrong! I will find it and post the link. Lots of good, interesting info about dominant vs. recessive genes. Looked almost exactly like your pup! http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/gen...then-what.html __________________ Huey's mom, Marilyn :When a day starts & ends with puppy kisses, I can handle anything that comes in between! Last edited by Marhcarter; 10-08-2013 at 02:28 PM.

10-08-2013, 02:40 PM	#10
Kaylee32 YT Addict Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Alabama Posts: 406 Blog Entries: 1	Oh goodness so much to read! Thanks so much this really helps!

10-08-2013, 03:06 PM	#11
lovespandp ♥Momma's Bambino♥ Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Ca Posts: 10,026	She is a cutie pie.. looks like she has some Chihuahua in her though. __________________ "People with nothing to hide don't usually feel the need to say so."

10-08-2013, 03:16 PM	#13
Maximo ♥ Maximo and Teddy Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 25,044	She is a very cute pup. I see more Chihuahua too. On the one hand her leg hair does look red, but the color placement of the rest of her coat looks very Chihuahua too. I don't think I trust the validity of the DNA tests. When you received the AKC papers, did you file with AKC and pay the filing fee or did the breeder do it? If the breeder did it, I would check with AKC to make sure they are legitimate papers. Also, some unscrupulous breeders have been know to register pups from another litter/other parents under registered parents. Regardless, she is an adorable pup. __________________ Kristin, Max and Teddy

10-08-2013, 03:36 PM	#15
TobyndMommie Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Hollywood Florida Posts: 14	Regardless Yorkie or not she's a beautiful little thing __________________ Toby and Mommy