November 4, 2008
Is it normal for 2 week thoroughbred yorkie puppies to have white on toes and check?
Well thoroughbred is a breed of horse and is not used in dogs. We use purebred to indicate a pedigreed dog. White on the toes is fault in many breeds. In some breeds it's a disqualification. Sometimes in puppies this young the white will grow out and not be a problem. Sometimes not. It all depends on the parents and the animals behind the parents. Now white on the cheek is a mismark and most likely the puppy will not grow out of it. I believe that it might be a disqualification in the breed. Read the standands below for more education. Personally I wouldn't breed dogs with most disqualifying faults whether I showed them or not. There is usually a reason why those faults are disqualifying in the standard and most of them have to do with the health and overall quality of the breed.
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yes it's normal. i have a 5 week old Yorkie and she is the same way
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Yes, but it's looked down upon by the AKC, so I don't believe you could show them. How precious, though!! I love yorkies.
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Well thoroughbred is a breed of horse and is not used in dogs. We use purebred to indicate a pedigreed dog. White on the toes is fault in many breeds. In some breeds it's a disqualification. Sometimes in puppies this young the white will grow out and not be a problem. Sometimes not. It all depends on the parents and the animals behind the parents. Now white on the cheek is a mismark and most likely the puppy will not grow out of it. I believe that it might be a disqualification in the breed. Read the standands below for more education. Personally I wouldn't breed dogs with most disqualifying faults whether I showed them or not. There is usually a reason why those faults are disqualifying in the standard and most of them have to do with the health and overall quality of the breed.
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http://www.yorkshire-terrier-world.com/standard.htm
http://www.ytca.org/standard.html
It's normal. You won't be able to show them bc it's "frowned upon", but it won't effect the health or anything. It still makes a great family dog, just not show dog. Yorkies are super cute!
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