Question by Michelle L: Why is my yorkie puppy’s hair so short?
We got a new yorkie puppy about 6 weeks ago, she is 12 weeks now and her hair is very short. She has not been groomed or cut, believe me…she doesn’t need it! My mom wonders if she is a full breed because of this (she has a yorkie also). She has the markings and color of a yorkie and looks like a yorkie in the face and she is CKC registered. My last yorkie had a lot of fluffy hair at this age. Does it vary when their hair starts to grow? We saw the mom but only a picture of the dad, she came from a very clean loving home. The mom seemed very healthy and happy, we even played with her. Our yorkie is very healthy with no allergies or chewing or anything like that, she probably weighs about 3 lbs. now and she eats a natural, holistic dog food. Her ears are not up yet either. Any information would be helpful, we love her just the way she is, but we are just curious.

Best answer:

Answer by amanda g
Puppies mature at different rates so she may need time. I have seen Yorkie’s that have shorter coats and ones with longer coats . She may not get a longer coat until she loses her puppy coat at about 6mo to 1 year. He ears will stand up with time

Know better? Leave your own answer in the comments!

I have a 1 1/2 year old yorkie and she has been scratching herself A LOT lately, much much more that usual. I thought she just needed her flea medication again so I gave it to her about a week ago and she is still constantly scratching and gnawing at her paws. I just noticed a couple days ago that on her legs and paws she has spots where she has literally chewed all of her fur off! I’m really scared for her. I have this no-chew spray that I tried using on her but it didn’t help. I have heard that when dogs excessively lick and gnaw at their paws it normally means they have allergies, do you think that’s what’s wrong? If so do I need to take her to the vet for a medication or could I just find something at the pet store? Please anyone give me your thoughts.