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gentlybentley · 05-23-2006, 09:25 PM

Hi. My baby Bentley is a CKC registered yorkie. He is a very tiny guy...weighed 1.b at 6 wks....weighs 1.5 lbs. at 4 months. The only thing i'm not sure about is why the hair on his legs isn't growing....do you think that maybe he'll be a late bloomer since he's so tiny? Someone mentioned to me that he may be part chihuahua. I did notice that he has some long hairs amidst the short ones....kinda like it's trying to grow. I'll attach some pictures....tell me what you think.
The first pic he's 6 wks., 2nd pic 11wks, 3rd & 4th pic 13 wks.

chechinmipo · 05-23-2006, 09:43 PM

He looks purebred. Although I might be wrong, he looks like a redlegged yorkie to me. This type of yorkie isn't able to grow a long coat because their coat is coarse and thin.

jkat · 05-23-2006, 09:48 PM

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Originally Posted by chechinmipo

He looks purebred. Although I might be wrong, he looks like a redlegged yorkie to me. This type of yorkie isn't able to grow a long coat because their coat is coarse and thin.

That's what I thought too...

MyTrixie143 · 05-24-2006, 12:00 AM

That is what he looks like to me, a red legged yorkie. They can grow a long coat but the hair on their legs will be short and won't grow long like the rest of the coat. Quite a few people have them, I believe their are some here on YT.

Olivier · 05-24-2006, 01:41 AM

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Originally Posted by gentlybentley

Hi. My baby Bentley is a CKC registered yorkie. He is a very tiny guy...weighed 1.b at 6 wks....weighs 1.5 lbs. at 4 months. The only thing i'm not sure about is why the hair on his legs isn't growing....do you think that maybe he'll be a late bloomer since he's so tiny? Someone mentioned to me that he may be part chihuahua. I did notice that he has some long hairs amidst the short ones....kinda like it's trying to grow. I'll attach some pictures....tell me what you think.
The first pic he's 6 wks., 2nd pic 11wks, 3rd & 4th pic 13 wks.

My friend have one just like yours and now she is superb .

LuvMySissy · 05-24-2006, 04:07 AM

Bentley is very cute. Sissy's leg hair is also slow growing. I just trimmed it for the first time at 8 1/2 months. I plan to keep her in a puppy cut, so it doesn't matter for us. I think she may be red-legged also.

The 1st photo is Sissy at 13 weeks - the others are recent (between 8 & 9 months old)

connied2 · 05-24-2006, 04:13 AM

He looks perfectly normal for a little guy. He looks a lot like my brody. Brody is now 8 1/2 months and weighs just under 3lbs with the same color and hair. He may take a year or 2 to get any hair but it will come slow but sure. It just may not be long.
My sister had one male little guy that didnt get hair until he was 8 yrs old and then it grew really long.

Gazou · 05-24-2006, 04:30 AM

Sometimes peoples are really funny . Your little one is a Yorkie . Most of all smaller Yorkies look like little chihuahua when they are puppies . My friend Lynda have a 8 years old , weighting 1 pound 8 ounces and the peoples are constantly asking her if the dog is a long coated chihuahua puppy . They are really surprised when she told them that she is 8 .

Heidi looked like a chihuahua puppy when I was visiting her at the breeder's home . It never bothered me because I knew she was a Yorkie .

tpaxton23 · 05-24-2006, 06:07 AM

His coat looks a lot like Dylan's, who I'm pretty sure is a red leg yorkie. I have attached a picture of him at 8 weeks old when I first got him, and one at 14 weeks.

tpaxton23 · 05-24-2006, 06:11 AM

It didn't attach the first time as it was to big. I had to crop it.

Nikki+2 · 05-24-2006, 06:35 AM

What a little cutie pie! He looks all yorkie to me. One of my mother's yorkies still had extremely short leg hair at a year old. The rest of his coat was long and it was starting to look a little funny so she had him clipped in a puppy cut. When the coat grew back, the legs grew in too and today at 2 1/2 he has one of the most beautiful coats I've ever seen. At 4 months it is way too soon to be concerned. I'd love to see more pictures of your little guy!

Rem&Silkmom · 05-24-2006, 06:42 AM

Awww so cute...don't know anything about Red legged yorkies but he certainly looks like a yorkie and is as cute as can be.

StewiesMom · 05-24-2006, 06:54 AM

I am PMing you GentlyBentley

kitty · 05-24-2006, 06:55 AM

Where can I find more information on red leg yorkies?

xBUTTERCUPx · 05-24-2006, 08:54 AM

he looks all yorkie to me! very handsome..surprised how his ears were standing up at 6 weeks! That's awesome

05-23-2006, 09:25 PM	#1
gentlybentley Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: May 2006 Location: Schriever, LA Posts: 145	Hair barely growing on legs....purebred?? Hi. My baby Bentley is a CKC registered yorkie. He is a very tiny guy...weighed 1.b at 6 wks....weighs 1.5 lbs. at 4 months. The only thing i'm not sure about is why the hair on his legs isn't growing....do you think that maybe he'll be a late bloomer since he's so tiny? Someone mentioned to me that he may be part chihuahua. I did notice that he has some long hairs amidst the short ones....kinda like it's trying to grow. I'll attach some pictures....tell me what you think. The first pic he's 6 wks., 2nd pic 11wks, 3rd & 4th pic 13 wks. Attached Thumbnails

05-24-2006, 12:00 AM	#4
MyTrixie143 Mom to 6 Beautiful Furkids Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 5,409	That is what he looks like to me, a red legged yorkie. They can grow a long coat but the hair on their legs will be short and won't grow long like the rest of the coat. Quite a few people have them, I believe their are some here on YT. __________________ A dog is a furry person! http://www.dogster.com/?300866 Tracey and the gang DestinyHarmonyScamperGracieLillieKiwi Hershey Peppi

05-24-2006, 04:07 AM	#6
LuvMySissy Luv my Angel, too! Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: USA Posts: 9,333	Bentley is very cute. Sissy's leg hair is also slow growing. I just trimmed it for the first time at 8 1/2 months. I plan to keep her in a puppy cut, so it doesn't matter for us. I think she may be red-legged also. The 1st photo is Sissy at 13 weeks - the others are recent (between 8 & 9 months old) Attached Thumbnails __________________ Sissy & Angel

05-24-2006, 04:13 AM	#7
connied2 Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 61	He looks perfectly normal for a little guy. He looks a lot like my brody. Brody is now 8 1/2 months and weighs just under 3lbs with the same color and hair. He may take a year or 2 to get any hair but it will come slow but sure. It just may not be long. My sister had one male little guy that didnt get hair until he was 8 yrs old and then it grew really long. Attached Thumbnails

05-24-2006, 04:30 AM	#8
Gazou YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 2,180	Sometimes peoples are really funny . Your little one is a Yorkie . Most of all smaller Yorkies look like little chihuahua when they are puppies . My friend Lynda have a 8 years old , weighting 1 pound 8 ounces and the peoples are constantly asking her if the dog is a long coated chihuahua puppy . They are really surprised when she told them that she is 8 . Heidi looked like a chihuahua puppy when I was visiting her at the breeder's home . It never bothered me because I knew she was a Yorkie . Last edited by Gazou; 05-24-2006 at 04:32 AM.

05-23-2006, 09:43 PM	#2
chechinmipo No Longer a Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: California Posts: 2,260	He looks purebred. Although I might be wrong, he looks like a redlegged yorkie to me. This type of yorkie isn't able to grow a long coat because their coat is coarse and thin.

05-24-2006, 06:07 AM	#9
tpaxton23 Donating YT Addict Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Flowery Branch, GA Posts: 867	He does look like he might be a red leg yorkie His coat looks a lot like Dylan's, who I'm pretty sure is a red leg yorkie. I have attached a picture of him at 8 weeks old when I first got him, and one at 14 weeks. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Dylan's Dogster Diesel's Dogster Maddie's Dogster Jixer's Dogster

05-24-2006, 06:11 AM	#10
tpaxton23 Donating YT Addict Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Flowery Branch, GA Posts: 867	Here is the 8 week old picture It didn't attach the first time as it was to big. I had to crop it. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Dylan's Dogster Diesel's Dogster Maddie's Dogster Jixer's Dogster

05-24-2006, 06:35 AM	#11
Nikki+2 I heart Sugar Donating Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 7,373	What a little cutie pie! He looks all yorkie to me. One of my mother's yorkies still had extremely short leg hair at a year old. The rest of his coat was long and it was starting to look a little funny so she had him clipped in a puppy cut. When the coat grew back, the legs grew in too and today at 2 1/2 he has one of the most beautiful coats I've ever seen. At 4 months it is way too soon to be concerned. I'd love to see more pictures of your little guy!

05-24-2006, 06:42 AM	#12
Rem&Silkmom YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Chesapeake, VA Posts: 833	Awww so cute...don't know anything about Red legged yorkies but he certainly looks like a yorkie and is as cute as can be.

05-24-2006, 06:54 AM	#13
StewiesMom Stewie Rox the Sox Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Chicago Posts: 6,306	I am PMing you GentlyBentley __________________ Kristy & Stewie

05-24-2006, 06:55 AM	#14
kitty My Best Friend Donating Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: oklahoma Posts: 2,258	Where can I find more information on red leg yorkies? __________________ Support our Troops :

05-24-2006, 08:54 AM	#15
xBUTTERCUPx YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 905	he looks all yorkie to me! very handsome..surprised how his ears were standing up at 6 weeks! That's awesome