First time Yorkie owner with a few questions

[Candy5198]

I think its wishful thinking on my part that he will end up soft coated. He is purebred and both mom and pops have silky... As far as hair on his head he hardly has any! and its is more silky feeling than the rest of him. Only time will tell... we'll keep him either way )

[Clyde_Dexter]

Originally Posted by Candy5198

I think its wishful thinking on my part that he will end up soft coated. He is purebred and both mom and pops have silky... As far as hair on his head he hardly has any! and its is more silky feeling than the rest of him. Only time will tell... we'll keep him either way )

Don't be to sure Dexter's parents were both purebred (Dexter is AKC registered) silky coated Yorkshire terrier's. Dexter's grandparents were all show dogs. All of Dexter's siblings had the silky coat. Dexter was the only soft coated baby out of his entire litter.

You're definitely right, though!! Only time will tell how is coat will really turn out from the picture his coat looks soft coated to me, but that is just a picture... so there is no way of telling for sure. No matter what his coat is he will definitely be a cutie and very obviously loved by his family!

[nanahas3]

Kyra has (what I think) may be a modified coat as it has changed some as she has gotten older, but if not brushed every day she mats really bad in spots. They are a lot more work than silky coats but can be just as beautiful. Let me see if I can find a picture of her as a "fluffy puppy" like yours.

[Candy5198]

Thanks for posting the link to the cotton coat thread. Some of those do look alot like our Max. I won't get my hopes up too high though... But they are sooooo cute!

[Candy5198]

This is a photo of poor Max's bald looking head!

And the other is a pic of him from today... he is quite scraggly and needing a bath...

[nanahas3]

He is breaking coat. His head will turn a white gray and then gold. It is very normal .

[DvlshAngel985]

Originally Posted by Clyde_Dexter

Oh yeah. I got my Yorkshire terrier Clyde at an older age, too. He doesn't have a cotton/soft coat, but I didn't get to start working with him on grooming until he was much older and it is impossible to touch his legs with a brush (he bout has a panic attack every time). So I just trim Clyde's leg hair short, too.

They most definitely are like little swiffers!!! Dexter's hair picks up everything and anything. There is no telling what you might find tangled up in his hair.

If I don't brush Dexter's hair at least every two days, though ... he starts looking like a homeless dog. I'm not kidding either... this picture is the end of the third day without brushing and it looks like he hasn't been brushed out in a week or more

What a cute little ragamuffin!!! Kisses to your Dexter and Clyde. What a funny little genetic game this is. Kaji is purebred as well, AKC and all that jazz. Except, I have no idea what anyone else in his family looks like. He may or may not be the only soft coated one. I don't know. I do know he's fun and I love him! Even when he's being annoying.