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02-01-2008, 09:27 AM | #1 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Beautiful NC
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| ISO Silky coat I am in the process of finding a new baby yorkie for our family and was wondering....For you proud owners of yorkies that have silky coats as adults...could you please share what your yorkies' coat was like as a puppy? Many thanks- Lisa |
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02-01-2008, 09:39 AM | #2 |
YT Addict | Romeo's has alway been silky. When he was a pup his coat was thick and silky. If you look in my photo album, you'll see pictures when he was a baby! Good luck with your search
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02-01-2008, 11:12 AM | #3 |
No Longer A Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: NEW YORK
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| When I picked Buddy up for the first time I remember saying I have never felt anything so soft in my life. |
02-01-2008, 11:14 AM | #4 |
Mom to Marty & Maddie Donating Member | I know this is off topic, but how do you get to your photo album?? I'd love to see Romeo's puppy pics. |
02-01-2008, 11:54 AM | #5 |
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| Usually dogs that will have a silky coat when grown will have a thinner looking coat as a puppy. Those puppies with thick bear looking coats with heavy leg furnishings usually turn out of be cottony. Looking at the parents helps. A silky coat is cool to touch and feels very silky. If you lift the coat on the shoulder it should just fall back into place and not clump up when you release it. Many breeders breed all types of coats: silky, cottony, soft coated, woolly, and coarse. Unless you know the ancestry behind the parents, even if they have silky coats, you can still end up with a cottony coat or some other type. Another thing, silky coats are very tough and do not break easily. Dogs with other types of coat have a hard time getting any length to their coat because the coat breaks off. It is just very hard to tell about coat on a 12 week old puppy unless you know it comes from a long line of silky coats. |
02-01-2008, 06:41 PM | #6 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Beautiful NC
Posts: 36
| thanks Thanks BJH- the information you shared was very helpful. I will try to attach a file of the pup I am considering. If you are able to see the pic; let me know your opinion of the coat from the pic. I will be going to see the pup in person on Sat. Thanks again! |
02-01-2008, 06:54 PM | #7 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: UT
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| It's pretty much a guessing game at that age. I doubt you'll be able to get a definitive answer. You'd have to go back in the pups geneology. |
02-01-2008, 08:08 PM | #8 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Beautiful NC
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| How old was Buddy the first time you saw him? |
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