Hated cotton coat is coming off!

[WannaBe]

He is groomed... I really hate that I had to take all that coat off of him. I will try to post a photo later, I have my iPad, so I'm not sure if I can.

[dawn27]

Originally Posted by alaskayorkie

I'm like Dawn (eek, I can't believe I said that!). I have both, and I much prefer the cotton. Yes, I keep him short, but he ALWAYS looks good with little to no brushing. My silky coat looks great when I brush her every day for an hour and bathe her once a week, but after a few years of trying that I ended up cutting her short most of the time.

OH Mikey . . its about time you realize that I am always right !!!!

Originally Posted by Brae

Dumb Question.... My little puppy has the cotton coat from what I can tell. How do you know if it will change to the silky or stay cotton like?

From my experience, the fluffier they are as young pups around 8 weeks old the better chance they have of being a cotton coat. The thinner the coat they will more than likely be silk coat.

[theporkieyorkie]

Originally Posted by alaskayorkie

I'm like Dawn (eek, I can't believe I said that!). I have both, and I much prefer the cotton. Yes, I keep him short, but he ALWAYS looks good with little to no brushing. My silky coat looks great when I brush her every day for an hour and bathe her once a week, but after a few years of trying that I ended up cutting her short most of the time.

I am the same waym Prince has a cotton coat and Ricky has a silky one. I keep Prince short and he is low maintenance. Rick, on the other hand gets tangled super easy and he looks like a mess 4 days after his bath.

[valeriejsmyth]

Yeah, I have a Biewer cotton coat. I keep his feathers long for dignity, but scissor layer cut all over to about three inches like a long puppy cut. I keep his face fairly groomed but not too short. His tail is not totally full but about five inches long. I shave his under belly, poop slide and underarm area a little bit. Easy care. I brush with a soft bristle nylon brush. I have used the clipper and then down the back and the sides some but leaving the feathers if the weather gets too hot. I scissor cut because it doesn't shred the hair.

[WannaBe]

Originally Posted by valeriejsmyth

Yeah, I have a Biewer cotton coat. I keep his feathers long for dignity, but scissor layer cut all over to about three inches like a long puppy cut. I keep his face fairly groomed but not too short. His tail is not totally full but about five inches long. I shave his under belly, poop slide and underarm area a little bit. Easy care. I brush with a soft bristle nylon brush. I have used the clipper and then down the back and the sides some but leaving the feathers if the weather gets too hot. I scissor cut because it doesn't shred the hair.

I cut his body quite short with a 4 or 5 blade and scissored his face and legs. I have to bathe him tomorrow, I will post before and after photos. He looks nothing like the Gunner I knew, he is so tiny without all that hair.

[Batgirl38]

I have a Yorkie and a Maltese...when I first got my maltese I was so in love with his coat. They have long coats like yorkies. I had his coat cut when he was about 9 months old. I soooo regretted it. I really miss the long look of the coat. So think about it real hard before u do it.

[Zoey Zendaya]

Originally Posted by valeriejsmyth

Yeah, I have a Biewer cotton coat. I keep his feathers long for dignity, but scissor layer cut all over to about three inches like a long puppy cut. I keep his face fairly groomed but not too short. His tail is not totally full but about five inches long. I shave his under belly, poop slide and underarm area a little bit. Easy care. I brush with a soft bristle nylon brush. I have used the clipper and then down the back and the sides some but leaving the feathers if the weather gets too hot. I scissor cut because it doesn't shred the hair.

Wish I could do that.... Do you have any hair hang down at all under ribs?