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Originally Posted by BabyBasil  Hard silk is what my breeder says they describe it as at shows. It's a silky coat but is thicker. Thick and Silky. These two dogs are her dogs and both had really silky hair. But you can clearly see the thicker coat. Cotton was a completely different texture, but thick too... I like it as well. |
Beautiful dog in the photo.
For standard Yorkies, "hard silk" refers to the texture of the hair, not thickness. My understanding is that silky silk is preferable. Often the silkiest of coats start out a little sparse and are slow growing. You can ask this question in the show section of this forum and get some more feedback.
Puppy coats mature at different rates. Max's matured quickly, whereas Teddy's was still changing well into his second year -- ETA: they are full brothers.