Mardelin has given you some wonderful advise and I don't mean to putt in but I might add one more way to tell a silk coat and that is cool to the touch where the cotton coat is warmer.
This is also one thing that I will also always remember that I read about breaking patterns and it is:
A puppy that is about 3 or 4 weeks of age that shows gold hairs on the top of its head when the black hairs are parted, will as an adult have a clear golden tan. If the coat texture is silky, the blue will have no intermingled colors.
I also have found that the silky coat in a pup is a thinner coat but maybe Mardelin would know if that is always the case?
I've also heard a young puppy with gold on the back of the ears should have nice color but I am not sure of that one either. |