[Bentleysmommie]

Originally Posted by Belle Noir

So far I am two for two. I knew Pixie was going to be a silk coat, and I was pretty certain that Sabre was going to be a cotton coat even as babies. The silk coat babies as I have seen actually have a greasy look to their fur, and the cotton coats don't.
I am pretty sure I'm going to be wrong eventually, so far I have only been right by the luck of the draw, lol.
Basically, I studied pictures of puppies from reputable breeders, and I studied pictures of puppies from.. well.. less than reputable breeders, lol. Aside from half the puppies from the latter looking like they were mixed seven ways from Sunday, their pups always were more fluffy and more dull looking than the puppies of the former. The exception usually being when the pet bred puppies were AKC registered, though some of them were cotton coats too.
Without exception, show breeders had puppies that looked like they had greasy fur, especially on their face, above their eyes.

I don't have great pictures to illustrate, but below are Pixie and Sabre at about the same age.

Sabre looks identical to my yorkie Bentley!!! I hope he has silky hair just because its easier to manage than the cotton coats but both are beautiful!! I have noticed that most reputable prefer silky coats but I have hear that they get the lighter silver colors from cotton type coats.