Will a pup's coat get thicker?
 

Hello All -

My Wylie is 7 months old and his coat seems a bit "thin" compared to some of the pictures I'm seeing on this site.

Does a puppy's coat get thicker over the first year or so as they grow out of their puppy coat? His coat doesn't seem to have the "poof" I'm seeing on other pup's pictures.

Thanks for any feedback - I love this site!
Wylie's Mom

Hi there, well I really don't know much about the coats of yorkies, but I can definitely say that the standard coat for a yorkie is suppose to be silky which is usually the finer coat, and some yorkies have more of a thick coat which can be very difficult to care for if you don't keep up with regular brushing.....I too had the same worries when I received my little Nemo all his other litter mates had thick coats of hair and his was just there, wild looking very thin would not stay in place for nothing....plus on top of that his coat grows slow....my friend bought one his brothers and her dog looks nothing like mine as far as coat her dog's coat is much thicker, and she has already had to have him shaved completely to the skin, because she was not caring for his coat properly ...on the other hand Nemo is now 6months and I bath and brush him regularly, and really don't have to brush him everyday and his coat just falls so nice from his head to his tail, it took a while after a bad haircut, but now it is starting to grow, and it is thicker than what it was when he was younger.....I could actually see his skin his coat was so thin even now on his ears his hair is kinda thin.....so just give it time as he gets older you will be able to tell how his coat is going to turn out.....believe me I was comparing Nemo's coat to other yorkies I'd seen on the internet wondering why his coat was so awfully thin, over time it did get better....

:) Wish you many happy days with Wylie....

toby has a thicker more "cottony" coat .... and wow what a difference..... i took care of a yorkie who had teh silky coat and i had to brush her at least twice a day,....... but i have had toby for almost two months now and i have only brushed him once or twice (he really didnt need it, i was just bored and had nothing to do) .......... i think there are several different coats that a yorkie can have, but as it is genetics it is very difficult to understand (for me anyways) there is already a thread on this with LOTS of info if you click search and type yorkie coat

Use this Link:
http://members.cox.net/jrogan/care.html

there are so many different types of coats......