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Originally Posted by Shea-devil  My 6 month old pup has such a dry strange coat. I used to work at a grooming salon so I have seen all sorts of yorkie coats but I have never seen one like the one Shea has. It is super dry, does not lay down, and is not growing. Matter of fact, you can pick her up and when you put her down, her hair is sticking out and up! So weird. Does anyone else have a yorkie with this type of coat? Any recommendations? Her skin is a little dry as well.  |
It could be her genes, or the food you are feeding her, or what you are using on her coat to clean her with (shampoos). What are you using??
Yorkies have a much diffferent coat than most other dogs and you have to be very careful what you shampoo it with. There are some products some use on here for their yorkies, you could try. Yorkies do not have the undercoat, so they need a different type of shampoos and nothing too harsh - get rid of the flea types of shampoos, if you are using them. When I first got into yorkies many moons ago and took my pet to the groomers - her coat was so harsh and dry form what they were using. Yorkies are so much different and those normal shampoos groomers normally use on most dogs does not do well on yorkies.
Also you need to be feeding a good diet - good food can also make a world of difference. I had been using one food for awhile and decided to change it up and tried another, worse thing I could have done. It did change the feel of their coats and shine was not as good as before. So I tried another better - higher grade - dog food, and the coats all returned back to a really nice shine and feel again. You just cannot subbstitute those higher grades of dog food for the lesser type. JMO