Blowing her puppy coat... - YorkieTalk.com Forums

KrissieBella · 08-05-2008, 01:31 PM

Krissie is 17 weeks old this week. When I brush her, hair is in the brush. So I assume, like my maltese that she is blowing her coat. What should I expect from this? Right now she looks so raggedy. But she is so precious!

Any advise would be appreciated.

Thanks

darnlora · 08-20-2008, 09:53 PM

Do yorkies blow their coat? My 16 week old baby has the puppy uglies right now....I can see new growth coming in and she is changing colors too! looks like a little rag muffin!!!!!! lol poor thing!!

alishasmom · 08-20-2008, 09:57 PM

mine is 17 weeks to. That is not happening to her, but she is getting grey hair all around her face. So I want to know this also, just in case it starts happening soon

WendiD · 09-01-2008, 06:56 PM

*BUMP* I want to know this too. My Tinkerbell is 15 weeks and there was a bunch of hair in the comb and brush after her bath today. I figured that it's just like with humansI. I lose hair daily when I brush it and wash it. I guess it should be the same with them.

But, how much is too much to lose during a washing or brushing?

KrissieBella · 09-01-2008, 07:22 PM

Ollie, (my Malt) had a puppy coat that graduated into an adult coat. Maltese people call it "blowing their puppy coat". Ollie's hair got much finer, and would easily mat! He never matted as a puppy. KrissieBella has the "PUPPY UGLIES" (sorry Krissie). My mother in law said that I should have named her RAGS!!!! Ollie went through that stage too, so I can see similarities here. Not being a former Yorkie owner, I wasn't sure. Still looking for answers?

Peace and Love,....

tishas_star · 09-01-2008, 08:39 PM

I'd like to know too. Mine is only about 16 1/2 weeks old but she does have the puppy uglies, I bathe, condition, brush, comb and 5 minutes later it looks like she has never been groomed in her life. Her head is more silver now and in a few spots I can see gold where black used to be (head). I'm a first time Yorkie owner too so everything is new lol.

alishasmom · 09-02-2008, 10:38 AM

If is just little bolls of fur, it's just hair matts. I was away for the weekend, and trixie had a lot of those. I don't think she is blowing her coat. May be this is what is happening to your puppy

bchgirl · 09-02-2008, 11:01 AM

A yorkie's hair does change...but you really shouldn't be seeing more than a few tufts of puppy fur in a brush.

I have never read about a yorkie puppy blowing it's coat, but have read about it happening to a female who has whelped.

darnlora · 09-02-2008, 08:44 PM

My vet has done a mite test because of itching and hair breakage, Tootsie does not have mites. He tells me what is actually happening is her hair is breaking off at new hair growth. He tells me it is because of the breeder feeding her mighty dog and me switching to better food. ( I currently feed Iams Puppy Performance) Now he is trying to get me to switch to Science Diet he says it is a better food.... I this just a vet thing? should I switch again? Gosh being a new yorkie parent is really tough!! Thanks for all the input.

Breezeaway · 09-03-2008, 06:45 AM

Nicholas is 8 months old and hasnt done much shedding at all. Just in the last 2 weeks I find a little tuft here and there, And he has sooooo much hair.

Ladyhawk · 09-03-2008, 06:54 AM

Yorkie coats do turn from the black that they are born with to the blue and gold that they will become. Different lines do this at different rates of speed. You won't find all the puppy fur falling out to be replaced with adult coat but you will notice that hair dies and is replace by new hair just like ours. The coat changes texture as well as color and will often matt where the two textures meet. The puppy hair will eventually be cut away or wear away and the coat should no longer matt as easily.

txshopper73 · 09-03-2008, 08:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Ladyhawk

Yorkie coats do turn from the black that they are born with to the blue and gold that they will become. Different lines do this at different rates of speed. You won't find all the puppy fur falling out to be replaced with adult coat but you will notice that hair dies and is replace by new hair just like ours. The coat changes texture as well as color and will often matt where the two textures meet. The puppy hair will eventually be cut away or wear away and the coat should no longer matt as easily.

Good explaination.

I believe that all pups during this time go through the rag-muffin stage. They are changing and maturing. Be patient and you'll have a beautiful coat before you know it!

KrissieBella · 09-03-2008, 09:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Ladyhawk

Yorkie coats do turn from the black that they are born with to the blue and gold that they will become. Different lines do this at different rates of speed. You won't find all the puppy fur falling out to be replaced with adult coat but you will notice that hair dies and is replace by new hair just like ours. The coat changes texture as well as color and will often matt where the two textures meet. The puppy hair will eventually be cut away or wear away and the coat should no longer matt as easily.

I agree! Very good explaination!!

rilysmom · 08-06-2009, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Ladyhawk

Yorkie coats do turn from the black that they are born with to the blue and gold that they will become. Different lines do this at different rates of speed. You won't find all the puppy fur falling out to be replaced with adult coat but you will notice that hair dies and is replace by new hair just like ours. The coat changes texture as well as color and will often matt where the two textures meet. The puppy hair will eventually be cut away or wear away and the coat should no longer matt as easily.

I'm soooo glad to read this. My Rily is 17 weeks old and his coat is starting to matt right at the point where the coat is changing. What should I do? Let it grow more or cut it where the color/coat is changing?

FlDebra · 08-06-2009, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by KrissieBella

Ollie, (my Malt) had a puppy coat that graduated into an adult coat. Maltese people call it "blowing their puppy coat". Ollie's hair got much finer, and would easily mat! He never matted as a puppy. KrissieBella has the "PUPPY UGLIES" (sorry Krissie). My mother in law said that I should have named her RAGS!!!! Ollie went through that stage too, so I can see similarities here. Not being a former Yorkie owner, I wasn't sure. Still looking for answers?

Peace and Love,....

Yorkies are just the opposite. They usually mat more with their puppy coat. As long as their adult hair comes in silky, it usually will not mat nearly as bad as that fine puppy hair. I have a 5 month old puppy right now that is matting a lot daily under his legs, sort of in the pits. He is not happy with the brush right now. I wish it was easier when they were puppies, so they would not get to hating the brush each night. I have to hide it in my hand and then he hops in my lap -- surprise! I also call this his rag-a-muffin stage.

08-05-2008, 01:31 PM	#1
KrissieBella Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: North Georgia Posts: 450	Blowing her puppy coat... Krissie is 17 weeks old this week. When I brush her, hair is in the brush. So I assume, like my maltese that she is blowing her coat. What should I expect from this? Right now she looks so raggedy. But she is so precious! Any advise would be appreciated. Thanks __________________ "Original Oil paintings from scratch. No computer imagery. Put your memories in Oil TODAY!" "Your Life is an occasion, Rise to it." ~ Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium

09-01-2008, 07:22 PM	#5
KrissieBella Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: North Georgia Posts: 450	Ollie, (my Malt) had a puppy coat that graduated into an adult coat. Maltese people call it "blowing their puppy coat". Ollie's hair got much finer, and would easily mat! He never matted as a puppy. KrissieBella has the "PUPPY UGLIES" (sorry Krissie). My mother in law said that I should have named her RAGS!!!! Ollie went through that stage too, so I can see similarities here. Not being a former Yorkie owner, I wasn't sure. Still looking for answers? Peace and Love,.... __________________ "Original Oil paintings from scratch. No computer imagery. Put your memories in Oil TODAY!" "Your Life is an occasion, Rise to it." ~ Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium

09-01-2008, 08:39 PM	#6
tishas_star Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Missouri Posts: 182 Blog Entries: 1	I'd like to know too. Mine is only about 16 1/2 weeks old but she does have the puppy uglies, I bathe, condition, brush, comb and 5 minutes later it looks like she has never been groomed in her life. Her head is more silver now and in a few spots I can see gold where black used to be (head). I'm a first time Yorkie owner too so everything is new lol. __________________ ~~Tisha~~Mom to Rambo Hannah Glock and Gwen

09-02-2008, 11:01 AM	#8
bchgirl Donating YT 10K Club Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: at da beach Posts: 15,444 Blog Entries: 2	A yorkie's hair does change...but you really shouldn't be seeing more than a few tufts of puppy fur in a brush. I have never read about a yorkie puppy blowing it's coat, but have read about it happening to a female who has whelped. __________________ Deb, Reese, Reggie, Frazier, Libby, Sidney, & Bodie Trace & Ramsey who watch over us www.biewersbythebay.com

09-02-2008, 08:44 PM	#9
darnlora Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Grove Oklahoma Posts: 494	Vet says yorkies don't blow coat...... My vet has done a mite test because of itching and hair breakage, Tootsie does not have mites. He tells me what is actually happening is her hair is breaking off at new hair growth. He tells me it is because of the breeder feeding her mighty dog and me switching to better food. ( I currently feed Iams Puppy Performance) Now he is trying to get me to switch to Science Diet he says it is a better food.... I this just a vet thing? should I switch again? Gosh being a new yorkie parent is really tough!! Thanks for all the input.

08-20-2008, 09:53 PM	#2
darnlora Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Grove Oklahoma Posts: 494	Do yorkies blow their coat? My 16 week old baby has the puppy uglies right now....I can see new growth coming in and she is changing colors too! looks like a little rag muffin!!!!!! lol poor thing!!

08-20-2008, 09:57 PM	#3
alishasmom YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Chinquapin NC Posts: 654	mine is 17 weeks to. That is not happening to her, but she is getting grey hair all around her face. So I want to know this also, just in case it starts happening soon

09-01-2008, 06:56 PM	#4
WendiD Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Covington, WA, United States Posts: 23	BUMP I want to know this too. My Tinkerbell is 15 weeks and there was a bunch of hair in the comb and brush after her bath today. I figured that it's just like with humansI. I lose hair daily when I brush it and wash it. I guess it should be the same with them. But, how much is too much to lose during a washing or brushing?

09-02-2008, 10:38 AM	#7
alishasmom YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Chinquapin NC Posts: 654	If is just little bolls of fur, it's just hair matts. I was away for the weekend, and trixie had a lot of those. I don't think she is blowing her coat. May be this is what is happening to your puppy

09-03-2008, 06:45 AM	#10
Breezeaway No Longer a Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Wildcat Country(KY) Posts: 2,114 Blog Entries: 26	Nicholas is 8 months old and hasnt done much shedding at all. Just in the last 2 weeks I find a little tuft here and there, And he has sooooo much hair.

09-03-2008, 06:54 AM	#11
Ladyhawk YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 2,808	Yorkie coats do turn from the black that they are born with to the blue and gold that they will become. Different lines do this at different rates of speed. You won't find all the puppy fur falling out to be replaced with adult coat but you will notice that hair dies and is replace by new hair just like ours. The coat changes texture as well as color and will often matt where the two textures meet. The puppy hair will eventually be cut away or wear away and the coat should no longer matt as easily. __________________ Tami