About Different Yorkshire Terrier Exotic Coat and Eye Colors!
This page gives a simple explanation on different Yorkie Colors.
Many of these color Color Genetics from a recessive genes.
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What is a Traditional (Classic) Yorkie?
Traditional (Classic): Puppies start off black and tan and change as they grow older.
Black and gold, Black and tan, blue and tan, blue and gold, steel blue gray and light tan.
Dark Traditional: Black and Tan keeping a black or very dark gray coat as adult.
Coat Texture: Silky or cotton
Eyes: Black
Nose: Black
Black and gold, Black and tan, blue and tan, blue and gold, steel blue gray and light tan.
Dark Traditional: Black and Tan keeping a black or very dark gray coat as adult.
Coat Texture: Silky or cotton
Eyes: Black
Nose: Black
What is Parti, Biewer and Biro Yorkie?
Only The difference between Parti and Biewer is bloodline.
They both came from two traditional yorkies that carried a recessive gene which produced this tri-color yorkie.
Both the Nikko's and the Biewer line of Tri color yorkies trace back to Streamglen Shaun.
Traditional Parti: Mostly Black and Tan with very little white markings.
Parti: Black, white and tan tri color.
Parti Bloodline Nikko’s Kennels (The Lipmans)
Eyes:Black
Nose: Black
Parti: Black, white and tan tri color.
Parti Bloodline Nikko’s Kennels (The Lipmans)
Eyes:Black
Nose: Black
Biewer: White mixed in on the body and on the tip of the tail, and always a tan face.
Bloodline Streamglen Kennels
Eyes: Black, brown or hazel and may have diamond point or blue diamond eyes
Nose: Black
Bloodline Streamglen Kennels
Eyes: Black, brown or hazel and may have diamond point or blue diamond eyes
Nose: Black
Biro: White and chocolate brown coat.
Eyes: Black, brown, rarely known to have blue eyes
Nose: Brown
Parti: is recessive to the dominant “solid” color, there for must be present from both parents to produce a true parti.
Eyes: Black, brown, rarely known to have blue eyes
Nose: Brown
Parti: is recessive to the dominant “solid” color, there for must be present from both parents to produce a true parti.
What is a Chocolate Yorkie?
Dark Chocolate: Full body deep chocolate never mixed with any gold or lighter browns on face.
Chocolate: Head and legs brown may have other shades of browns on face.
Dilute Chocolate: Born Brown and lightens as they grow older to a white brown.
Light Chocolate: Full body all brown or mixed with different tones of light brown.
Eyes: Brown, amber, green, gold and hazel
Nose: Brown or liver color
Claws: Brown
Chocolate is recessive to black.
Chocolate: Head and legs brown may have other shades of browns on face.
Dilute Chocolate: Born Brown and lightens as they grow older to a white brown.
Light Chocolate: Full body all brown or mixed with different tones of light brown.
Eyes: Brown, amber, green, gold and hazel
Nose: Brown or liver color
Claws: Brown
Chocolate is recessive to black.
What is a Blonde and Gold Dust, Golden Yorkie?
Blonde: Solid blonde body
Gold: Golden coats may vary in shades from deep golden tones to platinum blonde.
Golddust: white and gold variations.
Eyes: Black, Brown, very rare hazel and blue
Nose: Black
Gold: Golden coats may vary in shades from deep golden tones to platinum blonde.
Golddust: white and gold variations.
Eyes: Black, Brown, very rare hazel and blue
Nose: Black
Sable: Red brown and golden tan.
Ocean Pearl:
White Ocean Pearl:
Eyes: Black, brown or hazel
Nose: Black or brown
Ocean Pearl:
White Ocean Pearl:
Eyes: Black, brown or hazel
Nose: Black or brown
What is a Black or White Yorkie?
Dark Traditional: Black body with a lighter tan, gold or white on chest and eyebrows
Black: Full body black in color or mostly black
White: Full body white in color
Eyes: Black, brown, hazel, or blue
Black is a dominant color and is relatively easy to accomplish by breeding a black to any other color, you will most likely have some black offspring. If you breed a black to any other color you will get 50% black pups.
White is a recessive gene and produced when two whites are bred together, or when one parent is white and bred to a white factored dog. White factored dogs may be any color hence masking the color white although it is there and can be pulled out when bred to either a white dog or another white factored dog. A true white, will be a pure snow color, there will not be any shading to the coat, otherwise this places the dog into the cream category.
Black: Full body black in color or mostly black
White: Full body white in color
Eyes: Black, brown, hazel, or blue
Black is a dominant color and is relatively easy to accomplish by breeding a black to any other color, you will most likely have some black offspring. If you breed a black to any other color you will get 50% black pups.
White is a recessive gene and produced when two whites are bred together, or when one parent is white and bred to a white factored dog. White factored dogs may be any color hence masking the color white although it is there and can be pulled out when bred to either a white dog or another white factored dog. A true white, will be a pure snow color, there will not be any shading to the coat, otherwise this places the dog into the cream category.
What is a Merle Pattern?
Blue Merle: Tricolor colors of (white, black, brown) mostly brown on head and legs.
Tweed Merle: Tricolor colors of (white, black, brown) all over body.
Silverbell Merle: Bast coat 50%+ silver/gray color with black Merle patten.
Red Merle: Two tone red and orange or with white color rare.
Sable Merle:
Blackberry Merle:Base coat 50% + Black, with spots of merle pattern.
Lilac Merle: Chocolate with a touch of purple/Blue hue color, with merle pattern + Light brown nose.
Chocolate Merle:Chocolate merle pattern all over body + Chocolate nose.
Chocoberry Merle: Browns shades of chocolate shade Merle pattern may also have white,+ Brown nose.
Gold Merle: Gold color merle pattern.
Blueberry Merle: Base coat 50% + white, with spots of merle pattern.
Mulberry Merle: Sable coat, white and merle pattern.
Goldberry Merle: White and gold coat creating the merle pattern.
Eyes: Carries many colored eyes Blue, black, brown, hazel, green
Diamond Point Eyes: Most common in merles, sections or specks of blue present eye mixed in with the standard eye color.
Blue Diamond Eyes: Rare completely blue color with one or both eyes.
Merle: This is another dilution gene, but instead of diluting the whole coat it causes patches of dilution. Merle is a pattern not color, which can come in many patterns of colors.
Tweed Merle: Tricolor colors of (white, black, brown) all over body.
Silverbell Merle: Bast coat 50%+ silver/gray color with black Merle patten.
Red Merle: Two tone red and orange or with white color rare.
Sable Merle:
Blackberry Merle:Base coat 50% + Black, with spots of merle pattern.
Lilac Merle: Chocolate with a touch of purple/Blue hue color, with merle pattern + Light brown nose.
Chocolate Merle:Chocolate merle pattern all over body + Chocolate nose.
Chocoberry Merle: Browns shades of chocolate shade Merle pattern may also have white,+ Brown nose.
Gold Merle: Gold color merle pattern.
Blueberry Merle: Base coat 50% + white, with spots of merle pattern.
Mulberry Merle: Sable coat, white and merle pattern.
Goldberry Merle: White and gold coat creating the merle pattern.
Eyes: Carries many colored eyes Blue, black, brown, hazel, green
Diamond Point Eyes: Most common in merles, sections or specks of blue present eye mixed in with the standard eye color.
Blue Diamond Eyes: Rare completely blue color with one or both eyes.
Merle: This is another dilution gene, but instead of diluting the whole coat it causes patches of dilution. Merle is a pattern not color, which can come in many patterns of colors.
Exotic Merle Yorkies Eye Coloring!
Eyes: Carries many colored eyes Blue, black, brown, hazel, green
Diamond Point Eyes: Most common in merles, sections or specks of blue present eye mixed in with the standard eye color.
Blue Diamond Eyes: Rare completely blue color with one or both eyes.
Diamond Point Eyes: Most common in merles, sections or specks of blue present eye mixed in with the standard eye color.
Blue Diamond Eyes: Rare completely blue color with one or both eyes.
What is a Brindle Yorkie?
Brindle: Full body black two tone stripes very rare
Eyes: Black, brown, hazel, green
Brindle:When a brindle is mated to a non brindle 50% of the offspring will be brindle. In general dominant black suppresses brindle.
Eyes: Black, brown, hazel, green
Brindle:When a brindle is mated to a non brindle 50% of the offspring will be brindle. In general dominant black suppresses brindle.
