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04-28-2013, 11:30 AM | #1 |
YT 2000 Club Member | Exactly what is a cotton coat? There is some talk about yorkies having a "cotton coat"......exactly what is it? Is it wavy, course or soft? I always thought Max has a cotton coat because his is so wavy, but very soft. Tatiana has the strangest coat....It mattes, especially in the butt area, almost curly with a semi soft. What is really weird, is the hair on her back legs and behind are kind of fuzzy and almost twist together. She is 18 weeks and still should have her puppy coat. Could she have a cotton coat? If she does, should I try and keep her coat short? I really don't want it shaved short......
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04-28-2013, 11:39 AM | #2 |
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| Cotton-wooly coat Cotton coat is not silk. It means when you touch it -warm, soft, fluffy. It has undercoat. When you brush it , you will see a lot of fur on the brush. It can be wavy, can be strait,can be black ( usually) can be blue. |
04-28-2013, 11:39 AM | #3 |
YT 2000 Club Member | Here is a picture of Tatiana's hair.......again she is only 18 weeks. Really would love some opinions of whether she has a "cotton coat".... Thank you, in advance!
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04-28-2013, 11:47 AM | #4 | |
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I think it can be really hard to tell at that age. Teddy's coat changed so much all the way to age 2. One of the exhibitors described the difference between silk and cotton by comparing them to needlepoint thread. If you have ever handled the thread, you know the difference between the silks and the cotton. Cotton coats tend to mat more and grow faster. There are also "modified" coats that are somewhere in between.
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04-28-2013, 11:47 AM | #5 | |
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Tatiana is so cute! It can just be puppy hair, they tangle when they move loll.
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04-28-2013, 11:51 AM | #6 | |
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04-28-2013, 11:53 AM | #7 |
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| Silk hair isn't what it is cracked up to be. It just hangs there and won't do a thing. My hair won't hold a curl even with a bottle of Aqua Net sprayed on it.
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04-28-2013, 11:54 AM | #8 |
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04-28-2013, 11:55 AM | #9 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member | Awww...Tatiana is adorable!!! Her coat looks just like Jasper's except his hair is straight. I think he is cotton from all that ive read. I brush him twice a day and no matting so far. That may be because his hair is straight, I'm not sure. Oh and he is 15 weeks old. I hope his coat stays this way. We will see. Your baby is really adorable!!!
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04-28-2013, 11:56 AM | #10 |
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| Totaly agree with Maximo! It is hard to say without touching the coat. Tatiana is very cute. I believe that she will be silk, but wavy. |
04-28-2013, 11:57 AM | #11 |
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| Nancy is a little more than 18 weeks. She was making fun of her own head of hair.
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04-28-2013, 11:57 AM | #12 |
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| If she has a pink eye shine, then she's most likely a cotton coat. Two of my girls have the green eye shine and have the nice silky coat, and the other two girls have the pink eye shine and have a cotton coat. I am not a fan of the cotton coats at all. They are so difficult to keep mats out that they end up having to be shaved down. The coat is usually pretty dull looking and is like trying to comb thru a cotton ball.
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04-28-2013, 11:57 AM | #13 |
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04-28-2013, 12:12 PM | #14 | |
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All I know is cotton hair tangles more than silky hair, Joey hardly ever tangles, and Ralphie has more of a mixed coat and tangles easily.
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