Her hair was straight with a slight coarse texture...I do think it was the "shock" of no more furbaby, one of the big reasons I fell in love with yorkies. She just looked "silly" to me as a shavedbaby. By no means was I mad or upset...I actually laughed quite a bit when I first saw her. The "oh no what did mommy do to you" laugh. She did however willingly wear sweaters over the winter