[alaskayorkie]

Originally Posted by axelsangel

Sorry, I guess im just on edge today. im a stay at home mom and kids driving me nuts today...lol... Just a question...do you think Links coat will turn silky when the puppy coat grows out or should i give in and cut it down instead of fighting the tangles? His head seems silky but his body is so soft.

No worries! It's not the first time around here that my sense of humor hasn't come across as intended My apologies.

I'm no coat expert, having only seen a couple Yorkies grow up. One of mine is cottony, and the other silky. Both had nearly identical hair when they were pups, kinda rough and tangly as you describe. On both of them, I gave up and shaved them at a certain point. The silky one grew in silky and the cottony one was easier to manage.

I will say that my silky one had softer hair on the head first, so maybe you are looking at a silky one.

That puppy hair can be aggravating, and I'm not sure what the advantage of not cutting it is. My suspicion is it doesn't suddenly turn silky, but it grows out silky. People gave me a hard time for shaving mine, but it was instantly easier to care for -- and it grows out. It always grows out.