The Colorful Yorkshire Terrier

The Colorful Yorkshire Terrier (often abbreviated as Colorful Yorkie) is the collective name for Yorkshire Terrier bloodlines bred with rare and non-traditional coat colors and patterns — such as tricolor piebald, chocolate, lilac, or merle — while maintaining the breed's signature terrier elegance, intelligence, and silky coat.

Yes. They descend from purebred Yorkshire Terrier lines carrying recessive or modified color genes. They are officially registered, pedigreed, and documented by international kennel registries and specialized breed clubs according to their respective genealogical standards.

The classic Yorkshire Terrier is dark steel blue and tan. The Biewer Terrier carries the recessive piebald (white spotting) gene, resulting in a distinct, symmetrical tricolor pattern of black/steel blue, white, and golden tan.

A Biro Yorkie is a chocolate tricolor variation of the Biewer Terrier. Because it carries the chocolate (brown eumelanin) gene instead of black, the coat displays rich chocolate brown, white, and golden tan, accompanied by chocolate pigment on the nose and hazel eyes.

Golddust Yorkies carry a genetic variation that suppresses dark pigments, resulting in a radiant white and golden coat with amber eyes and a pink or liver-colored nose.

The chocolate coat color is inherited as an autosomal recessive trait (b-locus). It replaces all black pigmentation with warm milk chocolate or deep dark chocolate tones across the coat, paw pads, and nose leather.

Lilac and Isabella Yorkies represent rare double-dilute genetic variations. They combine the chocolate gene with the dilution (d) gene, producing an ethereal metallic silvery-lavender or delicate champagne-lilac sheen.

Merle is a pattern gene that causes mottled, marble-like patches of darker pigment over a lighter background. Common variations include Blue Merle, Choco Merle, Lilac Merle, and Blueberry Yorkies, often accompanied by striking blue or heterochromatic eyes.

Strictly NO. Mating two Merle dogs (Merle × Merle) produces 'Double Merle' offspring with an extremely high probability of congenital deafness, microphthalmia (abnormally small eyes), blindness, and skeletal abnormalities. Ethical breeders never perform Merle-to-Merle pairings.

Berry Yorkies combine the merle pattern with white piebald spotting (tricolor pattern). A Blueberry Yorkie is essentially a Blue Merle Biewer, while a Chocoberry is a Chocolate Merle Biewer with mesmerizing rosetted markings.

Adult Colorful Yorkshire Terriers typically stand between 18 cm and 22 cm at the withers, with a healthy weight range of 2.0 kg to 3.5 kg. At Magic Little Foot, our dogs average between 2.0 kg and 2.8 kg.

Yorkshire Terriers possess human-hair-like single coats without a dense undercoat. They do not experience seasonal blowing of coat and are considered low-shedding and hypoallergenic, though daily combing remains essential.

Their fine, silky coat requires daily brushing with a pin brush, weekly bathing with professional salon shampoo and nourishing conditioner, regular ear cleaning, and hygienic sanitary trimming.

Beneath their glamorous appearance lies a true terrier heart: courageous, vivacious, highly affectionate, quick-witted, and loyal companion dogs that bond deeply with their family.

A coat color gene in itself does not make a dog unhealthy, provided breeding adheres to strict genetic testing. When bred ethically from DNA-tested, patella-screened stock without inbreeding, Colorful Yorkies enjoy robust health and a typical lifespan of 13 to 16 years.

Demand official pedigree documentation, proof of genetic color testing, parent health clearances (especially patella luxation screening), and clear assurances against Merle-to-Merle crosses.