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Helen · 12-22-2005, 12:40 PM

I'm thankful that I actually stumbled on to your site, I've got one question to begin with, well I have bought myself a Yorkie today, but what bothers me my new little one's hair is short, where the brother and the parents got beautiful long hair. Is it normal for a Yorkie of 8 weeks old to have short hair, and if so when will the hair start growing? Should I be in a PANICK????

Ponyup · 12-22-2005, 12:43 PM

you won't see their grown up coat til they are at least a year old and even then it will still be short. I would recommend you get a book on yorkshire terriers to help answer some of your questions. Before I got mine I bought yorshire terriers for dummies and it answered a lot of my questions and gave a good start on training.

Jaspermom · 12-22-2005, 12:46 PM

Helen, check this thread if you haven't already.

http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26073

You will see pictures of the same yorkie from pup to adult. (or thereabouts, some aren't grown yet!)

Have fun with your baby, and welcome!

Helen · 12-22-2005, 01:01 PM

Thanks a million, you helped me so much, and yes I will get a book,......... tomorrow. Thanks again
Kind Regards,
Helen

Chelsey · 12-22-2005, 01:02 PM

Hi Helen, welcome to YT its nice to have you with us

Congrats on your new baby we would love to see pics, whats hes/her name?

Here is a picture of one of my girls at 8 weeks, second pic is of her now shes one year old.

I hope this will give you an idea.

Helen · 12-22-2005, 01:20 PM

Hi Chelsey, Jy't 'n pragtige woefie, my nuweling se naam is Tikka, het haar maar 'n paar uur terug gekry, ons sal so gou moontlik foto's neem, en ek sal seker maak jy kry ook 'n foto. Baie dankie vir die verwelkoming, dit voel of ek in 'n heel nuwe famielie beland het en dis "great". Ek hoop werklik Tikka se haartjies gaan gou begin groei, dis heelwat korter as jou woefie op 8 weke.
Groete,
Helen

Lexi Rae · 12-22-2005, 01:28 PM

hey, no fair... but welcome anyway..

Helen · 12-22-2005, 02:16 PM

Oh, Oh there's no words to describe the beauty of your family of woefies, I'm going to print Your album and show it to my friends if it's okay with you.
I'm going to open my own album soon and send it on to you.
Kind Regards,
Helen

Chelsey · 12-22-2005, 02:25 PM

Thank you Helen

i would love to see pics of little Tikka

Yorkies are the best! Where about did you get her if i may ask? We used to live is South Africa where we had 3 Yorkies, our first we got from a breeder is Rustenburg - second Yorkie (male) in Durban and the third we got in Jhb ... we brought them with us to Holland when we came back, they all passed at the respectable age of 14 our youngest of the three passed to the Rainbow Bridge in october 2003.

The little girls we have now are 1 year and 9 months old

Helen · 12-22-2005, 03:56 PM

It's a BIG pleasure,
I got Tikka from a very nice lady and her husband who was a vet but on pension now staying on a farm near Magalies, which is about 60Km on the south side of Rustenburg. If I understand correct, they used to farm with pigs.
Where in SA did you stay? I'm staying in Pretoria.

Chelsey · 12-23-2005, 02:33 AM

We lived in Jhb - White river (our son was born in Nelspruit) - Durban - Ladybrand - Lesotho - Sun-City

The Lady we got our first Yorkie from was an EXCELLENT breeder i will NEVER for get her she lived on a farm in the Rustenburg area and SO devoted to this breed, ill never forget the interview we had with her, i was 17 at the time but she made me feel so comfortable while we were talking and she showed us ALL of her Yorkies and the TINY new borns i was AMAZED how SMALL they were - about a year later we read in the News paper that one of her dogs had a litter of 11 pups, if i remember correctly she had made a record with that, she had a picture in the News paper of all 11 in Champagne glasses.

(WOW this is going down memory lane)

amspoelstra · 12-23-2005, 03:50 AM

It's fun reading South African as it is so close to Dutch (my native language). I actually understood almost all of it! Welcome to YT!

bettyeanne · 12-23-2005, 03:59 AM

Welcome to YT, Helen & Tikka!! Hope you like it here. We are looking forward to seeing pics of little Tikka and hearing all about her!

Muffie's Mom · 12-23-2005, 04:26 AM

We just got our 2nd Yorkie about 3 weeks ago. She is now 11 weeks old.

Her hair is short also but VERY THICK - it's unreal! I know it's her puppy coat.

When does the hair start to change?

12-22-2005, 12:40 PM	#1
Helen YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: SOUTH AFRICA Posts: 5	Short Hair I'm thankful that I actually stumbled on to your site, I've got one question to begin with, well I have bought myself a Yorkie today, but what bothers me my new little one's hair is short, where the brother and the parents got beautiful long hair. Is it normal for a Yorkie of 8 weeks old to have short hair, and if so when will the hair start growing? Should I be in a PANICK????

12-22-2005, 12:43 PM	#2
Ponyup YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Northern Indiana Posts: 1,252	you won't see their grown up coat til they are at least a year old and even then it will still be short. I would recommend you get a book on yorkshire terriers to help answer some of your questions. Before I got mine I bought yorshire terriers for dummies and it answered a lot of my questions and gave a good start on training. __________________ Ponyup Mom to LOGAN

12-22-2005, 12:46 PM	#3
Jaspermom Yorkies Rock My World! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,721	Here's a great active thread Helen, check this thread if you haven't already. http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26073 You will see pictures of the same yorkie from pup to adult. (or thereabouts, some aren't grown yet!) Have fun with your baby, and welcome! __________________ Glad Mom to Jasper, Wosie & Dreama, RIP sweet babies.

12-22-2005, 01:28 PM	#7
Lexi Rae Gina, (Lexi's Mommy) Donating Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: LONG ISLAND,NY Posts: 10,455	hey, no fair... but welcome anyway.. __________________ Gina & Lexi CLICK HERE for our Photo Album ...

12-22-2005, 02:25 PM	#9
Chelsey My2Pearls Chelsey & Chanel YT Donator Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: N Posts: 4,097	Thank you Helen i would love to see pics of little Tikka Yorkies are the best! Where about did you get her if i may ask? We used to live is South Africa where we had 3 Yorkies, our first we got from a breeder is Rustenburg - second Yorkie (male) in Durban and the third we got in Jhb ... we brought them with us to Holland when we came back, they all passed at the respectable age of 14 our youngest of the three passed to the Rainbow Bridge in october 2003. The little girls we have now are 1 year and 9 months old __________________ Proud member of the crazy club

12-22-2005, 01:01 PM	#4
Helen YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: SOUTH AFRICA Posts: 5	Thanks a million, you helped me so much, and yes I will get a book,......... tomorrow. Thanks again Kind Regards, Helen

12-22-2005, 01:20 PM	#6
Helen YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: SOUTH AFRICA Posts: 5	Hi Chelsey, Jy't 'n pragtige woefie, my nuweling se naam is Tikka, het haar maar 'n paar uur terug gekry, ons sal so gou moontlik foto's neem, en ek sal seker maak jy kry ook 'n foto. Baie dankie vir die verwelkoming, dit voel of ek in 'n heel nuwe famielie beland het en dis "great". Ek hoop werklik Tikka se haartjies gaan gou begin groei, dis heelwat korter as jou woefie op 8 weke. Groete, Helen

12-22-2005, 02:16 PM	#8
Helen YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: SOUTH AFRICA Posts: 5	Oh, Oh there's no words to describe the beauty of your family of woefies, I'm going to print Your album and show it to my friends if it's okay with you. I'm going to open my own album soon and send it on to you. Kind Regards, Helen

12-22-2005, 03:56 PM	#10
Helen YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: SOUTH AFRICA Posts: 5	It's a BIG pleasure, I got Tikka from a very nice lady and her husband who was a vet but on pension now staying on a farm near Magalies, which is about 60Km on the south side of Rustenburg. If I understand correct, they used to farm with pigs. Where in SA did you stay? I'm staying in Pretoria.

12-23-2005, 02:33 AM	#11
Chelsey My2Pearls Chelsey & Chanel YT Donator Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: N Posts: 4,097	We lived in Jhb - White river (our son was born in Nelspruit) - Durban - Ladybrand - Lesotho - Sun-City The Lady we got our first Yorkie from was an EXCELLENT breeder i will NEVER for get her she lived on a farm in the Rustenburg area and SO devoted to this breed, ill never forget the interview we had with her, i was 17 at the time but she made me feel so comfortable while we were talking and she showed us ALL of her Yorkies and the TINY new borns i was AMAZED how SMALL they were - about a year later we read in the News paper that one of her dogs had a litter of 11 pups, if i remember correctly she had made a record with that, she had a picture in the News paper of all 11 in Champagne glasses. (WOW this is going down memory lane) __________________ Proud member of the crazy club

12-23-2005, 03:50 AM	#12
amspoelstra Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: US Posts: 955	It's fun reading South African as it is so close to Dutch (my native language). I actually understood almost all of it! Welcome to YT! __________________ Trixie

12-23-2005, 03:59 AM	#13
bettyeanne Donating YT 7000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Alabama, etc. Posts: 9,031	Welcome to YT, Helen & Tikka!! Hope you like it here. We are looking forward to seeing pics of little Tikka and hearing all about her! __________________ Toto's Mom - http://www.dogster.com/?206581 Yorkie Rescue Colorado - http://www.yorkierescuecolorado.com/ "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has limits." -- Albert Einstein

12-23-2005, 04:26 AM	#14
Muffie's Mom And now Missy's Mom, too! Donating Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: FL Posts: 1,496	Short Hair We just got our 2nd Yorkie about 3 weeks ago. She is now 11 weeks old. Her hair is short also but VERY THICK - it's unreal! I know it's her puppy coat. When does the hair start to change?