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YorkieRose · 01-06-2007, 12:55 PM

The only two coats I see now are silk or soft (Cottony) in texture...the days of wire and wool are long gone with the serious breeder. There is a big difference in a soft, cottony coat and pure lambs wool...and believe me there was once WOOL...nothing but shaving could help a matted coat like that..I had a Trivar champion who was wool...but softer, wooly coats were the norm then..
I do not see wiry coats any longer from the breeders I know...some call these types Red Legs...
Modified is not ideal silk, yet not really too difficult...products can help them look and act almost a good strong silk...many judges can be fooled. You can get a heavy silk or a thin one and every stage in between...same with soft, some are more managable then others because they are thinner...
Just my opinions...

PS...the YTCA does not discuss different types of coats is because there is only one correct..silk..anything else is discouraged and breeders are advised to breed away from the improper coats. If it is not silk, then there is no reason to discuss it in the standard.

01-06-2007, 12:55 PM	#5
YorkieRose No Longer a Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: South Florida Posts: 8,577	coats The only two coats I see now are silk or soft (Cottony) in texture...the days of wire and wool are long gone with the serious breeder. There is a big difference in a soft, cottony coat and pure lambs wool...and believe me there was once WOOL...nothing but shaving could help a matted coat like that..I had a Trivar champion who was wool...but softer, wooly coats were the norm then.. I do not see wiry coats any longer from the breeders I know...some call these types Red Legs... Modified is not ideal silk, yet not really too difficult...products can help them look and act almost a good strong silk...many judges can be fooled. You can get a heavy silk or a thin one and every stage in between...same with soft, some are more managable then others because they are thinner... Just my opinions... PS...the YTCA does not discuss different types of coats is because there is only one correct..silk..anything else is discouraged and breeders are advised to breed away from the improper coats. If it is not silk, then there is no reason to discuss it in the standard. Last edited by YorkieRose; 01-06-2007 at 12:59 PM.