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09-14-2012, 09:59 PM | #1 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: South africa
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| cotton coat Hi there. . . I have a cotton coat yorkie. She is about to turn 7 months. I do not understand she is a cotton coat but I never got a single knot on her. I know she is a cotton because her eyes shine red and her coat has not change (it is still black). So what coat does she have? Thanks. . . |
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09-15-2012, 01:41 AM | #2 |
I Love My Yorkies Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
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| I dont go along with the eye shine theory if it doesnt matt its eeither silk or modified silk
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09-15-2012, 01:47 AM | #3 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Central Coast, CA
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| I'm not an expert and can only base my humble opinion on my own experience and judgment. Whether a dog gets mats would be based on different factors (coat length, brushing frequency, & of course coat type). You don't specify any. I mean, maybe she doesn't mat because she has short hair and/or you brush her well enough I wouldn't rely solely on coat color to know the type of coat. She's still young. If you could post a picture maybe we can get a better idea of her coat
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09-15-2012, 03:30 AM | #4 |
YT Addict Join Date: May 2012 Location: Douglasville, GA USA
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| I'm no yorkie expert and mine is only half, but his eyes shine green and his coat is cottony.
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09-15-2012, 04:19 AM | #5 |
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| You may find the sticky Yorkie Coats, Colors, and Puppy Growth Chart Thread interesting and very informative. It's well done and will answer a ton of questions you may have.
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09-15-2012, 05:33 AM | #6 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: South africa
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| Here is a picture of her this is the best i can do. I think she is modified silky. |
09-15-2012, 06:53 AM | #7 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Louisville! Ky
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| My babies eyes shone red/orange too, bit she has a silk coat. It is long and I brush her every day, but sometimes I have to skip a day when I am out of town and it still doesn't mat. I was all uptight when I read the eye color thing when she was a baby, but now I realize that isn't always 100% true. Her color hasn't really changes much either and she is almost 9 months old. |
09-15-2012, 07:29 AM | #8 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: ATL
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| adult coat I was under the impression that most yorkies are close to 2 yrs before their adult coat grows in. My Timmy is 7 mos now and his coat for the most part is the same texture as it was as a younger puppy. The hair on his back is still black, while his head and neck have turned silver. |
09-15-2012, 07:54 AM | #9 |
I Love My Yorkies Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
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| The color changes but usually not the texture
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09-15-2012, 09:36 AM | #10 |
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| Pretty!!! Her hair actually lays to the sides. If it was a true soft coat (or cottony as it's called) the coat would be shooting straight up and growing more like an afro. It also has a tendency to curl or kink up. (wavy) I could show you a picture of Kaji if you like. He is soft coated, and it doesn't look nearly as nice as that.
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09-15-2012, 09:37 AM | #11 |
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| What Chachi said. I also think the color change is also more individual. Kaji's 4 years old now. His head is finally blond, but his ears and sideburns are still black. They're VERY SLOWLY transitioning to blond.
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09-15-2012, 10:01 AM | #12 |
YT Addict Join Date: May 2012 Location: Douglasville, GA USA
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| Because Jaeger is part daschund, he doesnt have the long coat of a purebred yorkie. I dont need to trim him except sometimes the hair near his eyes, but his hair will stand straight up if I style it.
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09-15-2012, 11:38 AM | #13 |
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| I am told my Sophie has a modified cotton coat. She is so soft . I keep her in a puppy cut but if it gets a little too long it will get just a tad wavy.
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09-15-2012, 01:33 PM | #14 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: ATL
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| Hmmmmm. Interesting. I didn't realize that the coat texture didn't change. Timmy's hair on his head and legs is completely different than the hair on his back. Which is a little rougher. It does lay flat and naturally parts down his back. But it doesn't feel as soft as the hair on his head and legs. So it'll always be that way? |
09-15-2012, 01:40 PM | #15 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: ATL
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| confused Can someone please clarify about adult coat texture? I have read so much differing info here on yorkie talk. There are threads dating from back in '07 with many posters stating that the hair does in fact change in texture. Can someone with experience please weigh in on this? |
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