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Oscar's Mummy · 10-27-2006, 04:34 PM

Dawn is right - yorkies grow hair, not fur and they lose it the same way that people do. Yorkies don't have the undercoat that other breeds do - this is why they are so susceptible to cold temperatures - and this is why other breeds shed.

10-27-2006, 04:34 PM	#7
Oscar's Mummy Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2006 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,275	Dawn is right - yorkies grow hair, not fur and they lose it the same way that people do. Yorkies don't have the undercoat that other breeds do - this is why they are so susceptible to cold temperatures - and this is why other breeds shed. __________________ Janice, Oscar and Baby Ruth "The more people I meet, the more I love my dog."