puppy coat to adult coat???

[y0rkiesR0ck]

Originally Posted by Odie in London

Before his haircut.. hmmm let me look

haha! this is what kash looks like now with hair all in his eyes and stuff. he's going to the groomer on saturday so all his hair will be chopped off and knots detangled! i can't wait! i'll try to remember to take some before and after pictures...

[txshopper73]

Originally Posted by y0rkiesR0ck

are yorkies born with a "puppy coat" that eventually changes to an "adult coat"?? Kash's hair is so hard to manage... it has a very cottony/fluffy texture... it's not silky and smooth like i see on most yorkies... am i just not taking the best care of it?? or will it eventually change to be more managable??

i know i probably sound ignorant or like a bad mommy... but it's hard to groom him everyday, especially with the tangles he gets. i've used conditioners/detanglers, but i can't seem to stop the knots from forming! and i know it hurts him when i brush him because i can feel the knots being pulled even with the right products mixed in.

any help??

First of all, how old is Kash?

Puppy coat is a lot different than adult coats. They can change in texture/color up to 2 years of age...and some even up to 3 years of age.

What I've found in my dogs is that their adult coat is pretty much in by age 1...just coloring changes some.

Now if your dog is a cotton coat, then you'll always have to deal with the tangles and mats. Cotton coated dogs are more difficult to manage and you have to spend more time on them.

[y0rkiesR0ck]

Originally Posted by txshopper73

First of all, how old is Kash?

Puppy coat is a lot different than adult coats. They can change in texture/color up to 2 years of age...and some even up to 3 years of age.

What I've found in my dogs is that their adult coat is pretty much in by age 1...just coloring changes some.

Now if your dog is a cotton coat, then you'll always have to deal with the tangles and mats. Cotton coated dogs are more difficult to manage and you have to spend more time on them.

oh... kash is only 17 weeks old. so he has a ways to go to get his adult coat i guess.

[Nancy1999]

While the coloring of your yorkies coat will change; the coat type will not. There are 3 types of coats, cotton, wooly, and silky, or a mixture. See frequently asked questions: http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16045

"The puppies with woolly and cottony coats, although growing great length and heaviness fast, never attain the correct visual colors. Their qualities – thick heavy, downy, and soft – deter or dull any light rays from proper play on the hairs."

So a puppy with a cotton coat will never grow a silky coat. There are products that you can use to make the cotton coat more manageable.

[txshopper73]

Originally Posted by y0rkiesR0ck

oh... kash is only 17 weeks old. so he has a ways to go to get his adult coat i guess.

Absolutely! Just give it time.

[teffiemoore]

My 3 year old little stud had a wooly thick coat as a puppy and he has a beautiful silk coat now. It started changing when he was about 6 months old and stopped when he was 2. All of our other 4 are cotton and silk mixture but I remember so well and I just saw one our babies we sold 2 months ago...they kind of go through a stage where what they have coming in doesn't look anything like what they have....I'll see if I can find some pics. to show you.

[Sherryabear]

I battle Parker to brush him every morning and evening. His body hair never mats and has a silky feel to it, and hair coming in is a grayish color. His leg and chest hair, feel likes fluff and mats easy. His topknot is also the grayish color.