Does Your Yorkie Have a Thick Coat?

[red98vett]

Originally Posted by TeddyBear

I think Starsky is a cotton coated yorkie. But he has really curly hair on his back. I'll brush him and it is straight for about 10 minutes and then it's got the messy look again. I have tried the CC stuff and it doesn't work. Vette where do you get this oil stuff?

I do use the CC Systems shampoo, Conditioner and Ice...I alternate between the Ice on Ice and Sea Breeze Oil....but Also - in between baths ...I use Reviva Coat ...both the Sea Breeze and Reviva Coat are sold by Plush Puppy -Here is the info: www.plushpuppy.com

What I did BEFORE I ordered anything was write them 1st- and sent a picture of Chanel ...They really were nice and wrote me back ....I'm happy with their products and they do last a long time.

[chachi]

Originally Posted by JiggityJig

Are you able to tell, when they're just puppies, what texture their coat will be?

I dont know if you can tell with all yorkies but you could tell with Chachi. His hair matted easily as a puppy also.

[Laura]

Originally Posted by JiggityJig

Are you able to tell, when they're just puppies, what texture their coat will be?

I think you have to wait for the adult coat. My Zowie had a rather frizzie coat when she was a baby. In my pre-YT days, I thought she had had a case of scabbies or something before I got her. Really, it was just her adult coat coming in, I know because Teddy(9 mo) has the exact same fur. I cut her hair several times, then she grew the most beautiful silky coat. I shaved her body last May when she had pups, but now her coat is 1/2 way to the ground and is just georgeous, silky, parts down the center and is very easy to maintain.

[YorkieRose]

My favorite grooming "product" for a cotton coat is a pair of thinning shears. I have taken out half a coat and the dogs still had a full body of hair...the owner would comment that whatever shampoo I used sure made the hair lay down better...Heck, they were missing half their Yorkie!! LOL

[Princessyorkies]

Such cuties. And I certainly would say cottony coat for sure.

[yorkieagility]

Tiny has very nice silky coat. Not too thick at all. This allows me to keep his hair a good length without having to brush it every day(okay I'm lazy). Plus tangles come undown with a little bit of brushing and conditioner. I really love his coat!

[Dan & Corinne]

Originally Posted by red98vett

WOW...Jazzi looks alot like my Chanel ...She's beautiful !! and you're right - she DOES have a thick coat...

Here's my girlie...I want to cut her hair but it's just so "HER" that I keep putting it off....She's my heart

Chanel does look like Jazzie! I can totally understand why you keep putting off the cut... She is beautiful and her coat is unbelieveable!

Is she from a local breeder? Jazzie was a (dare I say it?) pet store puppy. She came from a kennel in Kansas.

[Laura]

I also like to shear off their chest and inside the legs - it helps a little with grooming and doesnt really show at all!

[Dan & Corinne]

Originally Posted by yorkiemom1970

Holy Tamoly! Jazzie is my kind of boy!

Thank you for your enthusiastic compliment! However, Jazzie is a girl.... Jasmine...
So you like thick coated Yorkies do ya?

[red98vett]

Originally Posted by Dan & Corinne

Chanel does look like Jazzie! I can totally understand why you keep putting off the cut... She is beautiful and her coat is unbelieveable!

Is she from a local breeder? Jazzie was a (dare I say it?) pet store puppy. She came from a kennel in Kansas.

Thank you !! She's my heart and yes she came from a Breeder in Richmond Tx. who I don't refer out as she sells pretty much ALL her yorkies at 6 weeks old....

Which is how old Chanel was when we got her almost 4 years ago.....I still follow this lady's site....she now advertizes Teacups and has doubled her prices.....and believe me - she does NOT sell small yorkies - Chanel is over 10 lbs. but I LOVE her weight and she's perfect to me....and don't apologise for where you got Jazzie - we learn as we go !!

4 years ago I didn't know about puppy mills and pet stores either....

[UTDentalHYG2006]

Just a little off topic, but if my 41/2 month old puppies hair is starting to part down her back on its own, is she a silky coat? Do the cotton coats do that?

Thanks,
Jessica

[chachi]

Both my yorkies hair parts. One has a cotton coat and one has a silk coat.. You will know its a coton coat if it is thick and it matts and gets tangled when you brush it . Otherwise if it brushes through easily it is a silk coat.

[UTDentalHYG2006]

Thanks!!

[catnayl]

Yoshi is 8 mos. and has thin straight hair that is easy to brush so far without tangling.Cathy and Yoshi

[snickers mom]

Originally Posted by Dan & Corinne

Chanel does look like Jazzie! I can totally understand why you keep putting off the cut... She is beautiful and her coat is unbelieveable!

Is she from a local breeder? Jazzie was a (dare I say it?) pet store puppy. She came from a kennel in Kansas.

Snickers came from a pet store (i didnt know then what i know now) and ironicly enough from Kansas (i am in RI) what kennel/breeder was jazzy from? i have been trying to find out more about where snickers came from... i have the names of the kennel and the breeder...
sorry to be so off topic!