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07-22-2005, 08:19 PM | #1 |
Double Trouble Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: FLORIDA
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| Silky or cottony? I don't understand this whole concept of silky or cottony coat? Can anybody tell me what Pebbles coat is?
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07-22-2005, 08:22 PM | #2 |
My Little Princess Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: SUNNY,FLORIDA
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| YES WHAT ABOUT MISTY. I DONT GET IT EITHER
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07-22-2005, 08:33 PM | #3 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Jacksonville, FL
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| If Yorkie's are like Maltese it may be a little hard to tell when they have their puppy coat. When the adult coat comes in it could be entirely different from the puppy coat. Silky means the hair lays smooth and silky hangs pretty, soft to the touch. Cottony coats seem to be more unmanageable, tangle more easily, doesn't feel smooth, and the doggie always looks like he/she is having a bad hair day. Raw silk actually feels like a cotton ball so I can see where it is hard to distinguish. |
07-22-2005, 09:13 PM | #4 |
BANNED! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: California
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| And at what age do they have their 'adult coat?' |
07-22-2005, 11:10 PM | #5 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Missouri
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| Hey, Sweetpea!!! LOL You've got my shower curtain on your bed!!! LOL Sylvia |
07-22-2005, 11:18 PM | #6 |
Mom loves Gucci Donating Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: New York City
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| I think Gucci has a cottony coat. I also dont understand very well the difference. I think you can use good quality shampoos and conditioners to make the cottony coats more manageable. Pebbles and Misty are very beautiful. |
07-22-2005, 11:39 PM | #7 |
Tinkerbell, My Little Flutterpup Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Beautiful California!
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| I don't know how to tell from pictures, I'm always impressed by the ones that can tell from a picture. I know that Tinkerbell is silky because she doesn't mat at all and she's not fluffy. |
07-23-2005, 03:52 AM | #8 |
YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Eastern PA
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| Coats can vary a lot. Good silk actually feels cool to the touch and will slide across your hand like water. Cotton is a soft coat that mats more easily, especially around the top of the legs. You can make it more managable with good shampoo/conditioner, but it is what it is. |
07-23-2005, 04:10 AM | #9 | |
Yorkie Kisses are the Best! Donating Member | Quote:
SILK lays flat - Cheri has silky hair and it seems to be thinner and moves more when she walks than Chanels does. | |
07-23-2005, 04:57 AM | #10 |
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| A puppy that has a thick heavy coat with fluffy feet is likely to be a cotton coated pup. A puppy that has thin hair will likely have a thick silky coat as an adult. This is the way I was told you can tell. I am sure there are lots of ways breeders can tell what type adult coat they will have. It is very detailed in a book I have by way of color too and it is really interesting. |
07-23-2005, 05:04 AM | #11 |
No Longer a Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: South Florida
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| coats Take them into a dark room..no light..shine a flashlight in their eyes and tell us what colors reflect from the eyes? Then we can talk! |
07-23-2005, 05:14 AM | #12 | |
Yorkie Kisses are the Best! Donating Member | Quote:
TALK about Devil Dog - this is Chanel at ONE year old - right before her first haircut - YIKES !!! | |
07-23-2005, 05:15 AM | #13 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Florida
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| What's up about their eyes? I've never done that to Sadie but maybe I should try. Is it something to do with some of the dogs eyes looking green?
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07-23-2005, 05:24 AM | #14 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: England
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| lol... Buddys eyes do that villette, makes him look evil in the dark!! my kids dont like him out in the garden at night cos the garden lights show his 'evil' eyes! lol
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07-23-2005, 05:25 AM | #15 |
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| Pat- HELP.When Rio was a baby his eyes shone green. now they shine goldy colored. I think his coat is cotton. He also had a thick coat as a baby. Mignon,I have no doubts about but what is up with Rio???? Oh and I also heard that a cotton coat grows much faster than a silk coat, true or not? |
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