 Puppy hair?? HELP!!!
My 14-month old pup's hair is driving me crazy. It is the worst stuff I have ever seen --- even if he is one of the cutest pups I have ever had.
His hair is extremely oily. It is very thin. It mattes and is very difficult to comb. And, he is changing color and looks even worse during this process.
His hair seems to be going through a terrible puppy stage. His roots (body, sides, and stomach) are growing out silver. I have no idea what texture this new silver growth is - but it appears that it's the black that is growing out that is causing all the trouble. His hair grows fast.
He is the biggest boob in the world as far as getting brushed. He cries when I hold the brush (before I have even touched him).
I don't want to spend a lot of his puppyhood trying to comb out this unruly hair - hurting him - and making him hate to be groomed. So, I have cut his hair short (over his body) - about 1/2 inch...and I am going to keep it this way until I seen some improvement. Let's hope I do!
The hair around his face and head and legs seems to be a little easier to manage. But in these areas, he doesn't have the silver growing in and the unruly black stuff growing out. These areas, however, are changing to a very light tan.
As far as his eyes go - I have never seen anything except dark brown/black in any of his pictures.
At this point, I almost don't even know what to say about his hair - because in a week or two, it will probably be totally different.
1) Do you agree with my keeping him short for a while?
2) Does puppy hair change when a dog becomes older.
3) Did any of you have to go through this with your puppy's coat.
There are a couple of pictures of him in the photo gallery, but he has changed a lot since then (only a couple weeks) with all silver coming in, etc.
Thanks a lot for any answers or thoughts.
Carol Jean |