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Originally Posted by Mardelin  Coat texture is usually a crap shoot. I've had two silk coated produce a soft coated pup. It takes about 4 months before you can really tell. If you part the coat at the top and it looks shiney, more than likely silk. But you said the pups paws are very thick. This is a sign of a soft coated dog. Coat is dull, doesn't reflect light. Leg furnishings on a silk pup is very sparse.
It is possible for a pup to have a modified silk coat. Which a blend of both, but grows much faster than a silk coated dog. A true silk coat grows very slow and feels cool to the touch. Even on a warm day. Cotton coats are warm to the touch. If you lift a silk coated dogs coat up it drop straight and back into place. A cotton coat will tend to be fly away and break and mat easier. |
You mention silk coats feel cool to the touch. I'm wondering, for cotton, or soft coated babies, is it better to keep them in a shorter cut so they don't overheat in the summer? Does the texture of the coat affect their ability to keep cool?