Cotton Coated Yorkshire terrier?

[Yorkiedaze]

Originally Posted by bobohyde

more Columbo pictures.... 6 years, 8 years and 9 years.

Your baby looks exactly like my girl Zada. They have the beautiful silky coat.

[MI Yorkielover]

Our Sophie has the softest coat! Perfect for snuggling

[Perrella]

Originally Posted by dawn27

Dont you just love that cut on a cotton coat. I do the same cut on Ruby and I love it. My daughter calls her "Snorkers" because its a modified Schnozer cut.



Out of my four Ruby is our only cotton coat and is the only one who has remained black. So there may be something to that . . . idk

I really do love this cut and they just look so dang cute in it

[Hrossen11]

Teddy is soft coat. I always assumed it was because he is part maltese, I didn't realize yorkies could also have the soft coat. I have keep his hair in puppy coat because always gets matted from playing outside

[ChibiLuv]

Yay for cotton coats! It's great to see so many of them. When I got Molli as a puppy I had no idea her coat was diffrent, from what I gathered I don't think you can really tell if they are a cotton coat until after 6 months old because before then they still have a puppy coat which is often fluffier than normal. As far as I know I think the hair is always black, I think it may lighten a litte (Molli's seems lighter near her legs) but it will never turn the "blue" color it is supposed to. I have two uniquely colored yorkies now so I am loving it.The matting up is hard to deal with sometimes but I keep her short most of the year and use a detangler on her. Small price to pay to have your dog look like a puppy forever
Here is a pic of Molli as a baby and then one of what she looks like now (she just turned 2yrs)

[Clyde_Dexter]

Originally Posted by ChibiLuv

Small price to pay to have your dog look like a puppy forever
Here is a pic of Molli as a baby and then one of what she looks like now (she just turned 2yrs)

I couldn't agree with you more! They do tangle easily, but they look so puppy like forever!! Your Molli looks SOOOO much like my Dexter. Floppy ears and all but Dexter is only 7/8 months old.

[Wallee]

Wallee is definitely a cotton coat..hehehe...he gets so fluffy that he looks like a Teddy Bear...unfortunately the groomer decided to shave him down last time as I asked her to shave his real problem areas (under his arms are brutal).
We got rid of the fluffiest part which was his puppy coat, but as it grows back in I can see some real curl going on..lol

[Belle Noir]

Originally Posted by ChibiLuv

Yay for cotton coats! It's great to see so many of them. When I got Molli as a puppy I had no idea her coat was diffrent, from what I gathered I don't think you can really tell if they are a cotton coat until after 6 months old because before then they still have a puppy coat which is often fluffier than normal.

So far I am two for two. I knew Pixie was going to be a silk coat, and I was pretty certain that Sabre was going to be a cotton coat even as babies. The silk coat babies as I have seen actually have a greasy look to their fur, and the cotton coats don't.
I am pretty sure I'm going to be wrong eventually, so far I have only been right by the luck of the draw, lol.
Basically, I studied pictures of puppies from reputable breeders, and I studied pictures of puppies from.. well.. less than reputable breeders, lol. Aside from half the puppies from the latter looking like they were mixed seven ways from Sunday, their pups always were more fluffy and more dull looking than the puppies of the former. The exception usually being when the pet bred puppies were AKC registered, though some of them were cotton coats too.
Without exception, show breeders had puppies that looked like they had greasy fur, especially on their face, above their eyes.

I don't have great pictures to illustrate, but below are Pixie and Sabre at about the same age.

[Deb1]

Originally Posted by ilovejoel

I'm not sure how much of a cottony coat Joel is. But he's curly and wavy, and he doesn't have that straight smooth or shiny look so I think he's a cotton coat? His hair is EVERYWHERE no matter how I brush him, lol

His hair looks just like our Max! Curly and unruly!

[Ldyrev1]

Hahaha! I think all your pups look wonderful, beautiful!!!

[wemple2]

Originally Posted by Carmeow

Luma is very silky all over...EXCEPT her booty!!! its so fluffy and I can never keep it parted like it should be. her hair is really long now and its gorgeous...but her bottom is fluffy

Winston has the fluffy butt too...the rest of his hair will lay down pretty flat...but then there's his bottom half...ka-boom!!! He normally does not wear clothes, but on occasion I have put a vest or shirt on him...he just gives me that look "does this make my butt look big"??? Yes, it does!!!
And yes, his coat is still pretty black...and there's little chance it will change now, he just turned 9 years old yesterday.

[DvlshAngel985]

Originally Posted by wemple2

Winston has the fluffy butt too...the rest of his hair will lay down pretty flat...but then there's his bottom half...ka-boom!!! He normally does not wear clothes, but on occasion I have put a vest or shirt on him...he just gives me that look "does this make my butt look big"??? Yes, it does!!!
And yes, his coat is still pretty black...and there's little chance it will change now, he just turned 9 years old yesterday.

Happy belated birthday Winston!!

[wemple2]

Originally Posted by DvlshAngel985

Happy belated birthday Winston!!

Thanks, he had a great day...he loves to open presents, more toys!!! Just what he didn't need.

[nanahas3]

Oh that gives me hope Kyra will stay black. Happy Birthday Winston.

[DvlshAngel985]

Since we all have soft/cottony yorkies in this thread, I thought I'd ask. Anyone else experiencing a grey line running down their yorkies back? Kaji has that for a while. I called him Pepe le pew for a bit since he's such a loving boy. the grey streak is now gone. His shoulders and mid back are dark again, and his little booty is starting to grey slightly. My mom jokes she's going to buy "Just for Pups" to help with Kaji's greying.
One recent pic of my giant ball of fluff.