Can't stop fretting over something that is silly.

[BabyBasil]

Can you send him to my place this week? I need to give him some kisses

[lillymae]

He is Adorable. I think his coat looks perfectly normal for his age. Often times the white hair is fluffier & a bit diff in texture then the colored hair & this may be the diff between him & his siblings. Whatever the case I think you are worrying for nothing. Just give it some time & I bet you will see, he will have a Beautiful coat & as someone else said, more then you can keep up with. Then you will look back & laugh that you worried it would be too thin, lol.

[BabyBasil]

Ok found a photo which shows what I was talking about. At least that way you know why I got worries originally. ( he is te one in the middle )

[sandy simpson]

Every dog is a special creation. I would not look too seriously at his coat but at his sweet little personality and the way he will be so faithful and true to you. All beauty is really found inside and I believe that is true in dogs. I am so thankful he has you for his owner. Love him and watch him become a beautiful dog inside and out!

[Maximo]

Originally Posted by BabyBasil

Ok found a photo which shows what I was talking about. At least that way you know why I got worries originally. ( he is te one in the middle )

His coat looks thick, just shorter than his littermates. I wouldn't worry. By next year, you will be thinking, "Holy cow, what am I going to do with all of this hair?"

[kjc]

Love him no matter what. If when his coat grows out you still are not crazy about it, buy him a playmate and try again for the coat you so desire. He'll be needing a BFF anyway!

[gracielove]

If he has hair that thick at his age I would venture to guess he is going to have more than enough coat when he matures. Keep him on a quality diet, make sure he gets his Omega 3's, keep him parasite free, and his coat will develop as well as his genes allow. He has a good start. The rate of development can vary.

People who show their dogs do want a good coat to start out with but they have to take other features into consideration as well. Long show coats require a tremendous amount of work to develop and maintain. An experienced show/breeder has a number of tricks in their bag to make a not so great coat appear faultless in the ring. By the looks of those coats your breeder does not have too use many of them.

[misskate]

Originally Posted by Lovetodream88

I think he is far to young to tell what kind of coat he will have.

agree: Give him time to grow and his coat will too

[BELLBELLBOO]

What a great looking puppy !!!!

[BabyBasil]

Don't get me wrong... I love this guy to death. I'm just a worrywart mommy. Who could not love him?

[Nancy1999]

Originally Posted by BabyBasil

Don't get me wrong... I love this guy to death. I'm just a worrywart mommy. Who could not love him?

He's so adorable, but really, have you ever read the story about the ugly duckling? It's really applicable here. Puppies with silk coat don't look as poufy and cute as those with what your breeder calls hard silk, but I think they actually have cotton coats. Silk coats look thin on puppies, not ever poufy, but they grow into gorgeous adults. Forget the looks, do you have any idea how hard it is to take care of a cotton coat, they mat all the time. Now a puppies coat will mat, but a silky coat usually outgrows this by a year. Cotton coats will mat all their lives and you really have to be dedicated to keep the mats out. I think you are the lucky one, and I'm shocked your breeder isn't keeping this guy in her breeding program. The others don't have the correct hair, and hopefully they have gone to people who have lots of time to dedicate to grooming.

[BabyBasil]

Originally Posted by Nancy1999

He's so adorable, but really, have you ever read the story about the ugly duckling? It's really applicable here. Puppies with silk coat don't look as poufy and cute as those with what your breeder calls hard silk, but I think they actually have cotton coats. Silk coats look thin on puppies, not ever poufy, but they grow into gorgeous adults. Forget the looks, do you have any idea how hard it is to take care of a cotton coat, they mat all the time. Now a puppies coat will mat, but a silky coat usually outgrows this by a year. Cotton coats will mat all their lives and you really have to be dedicated to keep the mats out. I think you are the lucky one, and I'm shocked your breeder isn't keeping this guy in her breeding program. The others don't have the correct hair, and hopefully they have gone to people who have lots of time to dedicate to grooming.

Thank you for all that . After reading this thread I do feel better now. She said all three of them are show quality. But she has no more room for another dog. She kept two to show from the previous litter ... One of them was pictured above. She is selling the other two pups to show homes..... I put a deposit on him whe he was only 7 days old so there wasn't much information on him at the time . But I did pay the show price... She doesn't give a discount for "pet" dogs. She made it a point to say that show or companion they are the same rate because she puts the same amount of work into it. And she probably has enough people after her dogs so she can get away with that . A little impulsive in my end , but it all worked out so I'm grateful.

[Maximo]

Originally Posted by BabyBasil

Don't get me wrong... I love this guy to death. I'm just a worrywart mommy. Who could not love him?

He is absolutely adorable and has a great coat.

[Mimi 510]

Originally Posted by TeresaM

Bonnie had the softest hair, ever, and she had a ton of it! But if I shaved her too short it was like scalping her. I kept her body short, but not shaved to the skin short and it looked just fine. I left her legs and tail long and did a nice balanced trim on her face. Whatever coat type he ends up with, you should be able to find a cut that will work well.
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Bonnie hair looks just like my Leila's hair....wavy! I absolutely love the waves! When my Leila is wet is turns curly. She even has some waves on her face which isnt fun since I am always trying to comb it out. How do you get Bonnie hair around her face to look so straight? Or is it naturally straight like that?

[MauiGirl]

Originally Posted by BabyBasil

Don't get me wrong... I love this guy to death. I'm just a worrywart mommy. Who could not love him?

He is adorable, and I think you got the best of the litter!