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Originally Posted by RQJ1987  I also just measured him and he's kind of/really tall from shoulder to floor he's 11 1/2 so maybe its just going to take him longer to grow floor length hair because of his height. What do you guys think?  |
Yes he is tall. I think the average may be 9.5 inches so you are a full 2inches above that. That maybe part of the problem.
Rubbing on doormats, etc is another part of it. But you have a boy with a beautiful sheen and obviously well cared for coat.
Also I noted in pic his hair over his loins are shorter. You need to either wrap or band those hairs up to protect urine from getting in the coat. The other way is to let the hair on the tip of his penis grow a bit longer, then the urine dribbles down, and not into the loin coat.
In terms of supplements you need to select the best one for you and your dog. You've gotten already some good suggestions.
He could as an earlier poster suggested may just not be predisposed to growing a coat, but do remember a true silk can take a long time to grow long and to fill out.
You might if you wish consider wrapping his coat for six months or so and see what happens. PurePaws has a video on this.
But be forewarned it takes time to learn, and time to do, it truly is a labor of love. Most pet owners don't choose to try for floor length. But that doesn't mean you shouldn't it's just quite time consuming.
Wraps have to be checked every day, butt, moustaches, and topknot changed daily. I am not too swift but, for a full wrap of coat for me it takes at least 1.5 hours, more experienced and or dextrous owners might do in 1/2 that time.
Show dogs are bathed at the minimum weekly and sometimes more.
Wish you the best of luck with your boy. He is very pretty.