Exactly what is a cotton coat?

[Deb1]

Tatiana's hair is so full and puffy, grows very fast and is so hard to comb! I already gave her a trim and cut 1/2 in off the hair on her back, tummy and sides. It is unbelievable how much hair she has! I know her hair is not silky like Teeka's hair and it does feel like cotton, especially on her behind. From what everyone is saying and taking into account her age, I am thinking she is going to have a cotton coat. Is there a special conditioner or something to help control the mattes? I have some Pet Head leave in conditioner but it doesn't seem to help Tatiana's hair. It work wonderfully in Teeka's hair, but her hair is silky.

[CouversMom]

My female Khloe has a cotton coat. It is very soft, thick and tangles easily. She is more hair than dog! Here are some pictures:

[ilovejoel]

Tatiana is such a cutie! She does look puffy lol Maybe she will be a cotton coat
Here is some pics of joels cotton hair. The first pic is the longest it's ever gotten before I went crazy and cut it lol and the second one is his hair now, i'm attempting to grow it out again!

[ricebarbiee]

I didn't know there were differences in types of coats, my Piyo is only 19 weeks old so I think it's still too soon to tell but he has the fluffy, puffy black coat. I assumed it was just a "puppy coat" and would straighten and silky itself out when he got older...good to know it might not, I would have been worried he was mixed and I had been fooled if I hadn't read this post.

[Yorkiedaze]

My Azrael who was 7 years in January has to be kept shaved down. Her coat is so extremely thick that if it grows out even one inch, she pants, scratches and even breaks out. It's just too thick against her skin. The baby, Jilli Ann is 1 year 9 months and has the same coat. I cut her down once and she looked really bad because it was when I was trying so hard to get weight on her poor little bony body, and with the short hair she looked really long and even emaciated. She still hasn't hit the four pound mark, but her coat is long and she isn't happy with the time I have to spend brushing and combing her so I may have to cut it off again.

[Deb1]

Originally Posted by CouversMom

My female Khloe has a cotton coat. It is very soft, thick and tangles easily. She is more hair than dog! Here are some pictures:

Tatiana's hair looks so much like that!

[Deb1]

Originally Posted by ilovejoel

Tatiana is such a cutie! She does look puffy lol Maybe she will be a cotton coat
Here is some pics of joels cotton hair. The first pic is the longest it's ever gotten before I went crazy and cut it lol and the second one is his hair now, i'm attempting to grow it out again!

OM Gosh....It looks like Tati's hair, except hers is wavier or more curly!

[Deb1]

Originally Posted by Yorkiedaze

My Azrael who was 7 years in January has to be kept shaved down. Her coat is so extremely thick that if it grows out even one inch, she pants, scratches and even breaks out. It's just too thick against her skin. The baby, Jilli Ann is 1 year 9 months and has the same coat. I cut her down once and she looked really bad because it was when I was trying so hard to get weight on her poor little bony body, and with the short hair she looked really long and even emaciated. She still hasn't hit the four pound mark, but her coat is long and she isn't happy with the time I have to spend brushing and combing her so I may have to cut it off again.

I know how you feel, combing Tatiana is a long process which she doesn't like...I do her in short time slots, a section at a time!

[Deb1]

Originally Posted by mimimomo

Momo is a soft cotton coat & he doesn't have an undercoat...Yorkies don't have undercoats. His hair doesn't shine, tangles easily & he stayed black (although in sunlight, I can see a very dark blue hue). I keep him a puppy cut bc he doesn't like me working out tangles, but a lot of hair doesn't come out on the brush (it's not supposed to). He also has a lot of hair that grows very fast & it grows out so he looks very poofy, it never lays flat like silky hair hair does.

Tatiana is so cute! It can just be puppy hair, they tangle when they move loll.

This sounds so much like Tatiana....poofy, grows fast, knots easily, hard to comb....

[EvaNoel]

Originally Posted by CouversMom

My female Khloe has a cotton coat. It is very soft, thick and tangles easily. She is more hair than dog! Here are some pictures:

Thank you so much for the photos! I'm pretty sure my Bella has a cotton coat, she is more hair than Yorkie too. It feels soft to the touch but tangles very easy and I have to use a spray detangler (Splash & Shine) every day when I brush her. I skipped a day and her coat hung kinda like little dread locks.

[Teegy]

Oh I just love your Max look at him

[Deb1]

Originally Posted by Teegy

Oh I just love your Max look at him

Thank you!

[shannonNJ]

Originally Posted by mimimomo

What a cutie!

Thank you! He loved his baths bc of how fluffy he would be after lol He would run through the house like a show off

[Anny Mendoza]

Quick question (Sorry to take over the tread )
Silk hair yorkies are hypoallergenic because they have hair instead of fur, but does the same count for cotton hair yorkies?

[Dukie Baby]

I think Cooper may have a combination coat. His head is really silky, but his body is very fluffy. He's 5 months old now, and never matted before, but now I find that he has little matts here and there where the new hair growth and old hair meet.