Sorry, I do have to vent sometimes too.
 

About how long does it take for most puppies coat to grow down to their feet? :sigh: I dont think kizzys gonna ever make it that long. I get so disgusted sometimes when I think of what that breeder told me about her but I love her all the same. But I sure did want a small pretty dog. :mad: She is pretty to me but not the pretty I was hoping for. I see so many on here that are to small and all that pretty long hair it makes me jealous. :mad:
not jealous because some of yall have em but jealous because Kizzy is already bigger than she was suppose to be, almost 2 times that and now I'm beginning to wonder if her hair will ever be even close to the floor. And I get mad each time I think of the breeder showing parents that I just cant believe are kizzy parents as their hair was all way to their feet and kizzy is already bigger then either of them were and she is may as well say 5 months old. Makes me feel like I was taken and thats what makes me angry. I just hate being used by anyone for anything. I like honesty even if it isnt what I want to hear, I rather hear it straight and honest.
Can anyone understand what I'm talking about or is it just me? I'm hoping yall all understand it dont make me care less for kizzy because i love her to death but it makes me mad to have anyone lie to me and I would almost bet money that breeder lied to me.

Vent away! There are so many factors that come into play for a long, gorgeous yorkie coat. Food & nutrition, brushing and grooming care. Do you realize that even when a yorkie plays outside, the grass can damage the coat and ends?

Most of those long beautiful coats you see are wrapped to achieve that length. Ask some of the show persons here. Wrapping takes time and dedication.

Gracie's hair will probably neve touch the ground, either and she's over 2 years old. She likes to play and rough house with my other 2 dogs. They pull, snag and rip out hair sometimes. It's all part of being a dog.

Don't get discouraged. If you're determined to do this, get all of your supplies ready and talk to the show people. It's not an easy task.

Also, with the yorkie beard, you should not even let them drink out of regular bowl? There are special ways to give a yorkie drinks. Also, you can't give them chewies unless their beard is pulled back or else they can chew and break their own hair.

Oils and conditioners, the list goes on and on.

I have been growing Jewels hair out since she was 4 months old. She is 17 months now and her hair still isnt to the floor. I read on here its hard to get it to the floor unless you wrap it. Just be patient her hair will get longer with time.

I suppose I need to explain this better. lol. I dont care if her hair touches the floor or not. lots of yalls hair dont touch the floor but it is not straggly like kizzys is right now. And I dont care if hers is silk or cotton as long as its pretty. Thats all I mean. I just want it at least half way down. her mom and dads didnt touch the floor but it was way below what I call their knees. maybe she is just going thru that shaggy looking stage for now as even people do when letting their hair grow out. I sure hope thats all. e1 is very nice here and I appreciate all your post to my questions, just hoping I can explain what I mean. lol guess i'm a dumb ass about these puppies. But I'm learning.
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I understand what you mean about the size. I would be disappointed too. Not that I wouldn't love her the way she is but if you don't get what you were expecting then you get disappointed.

Friends of ours thought they were getting a small s**tzu, expected to be around 8 pounds, she turned out to be 3 times that. They really envy us for our little yorkies, but they love their dog too. I'm sure that I already have my first puppy sold. LOL

As for the coat, most show dogs are 3 years old before they get a long coat. So don't get discouraged, it will come.

I have a female named Gidget that was so darn cute as a little baby, fairly nice coat as she grew, her hair became dryer rattie, and didn't seem to grow at all. I had tried different shampoos and conditioners, but nothing seemed to work. I finally tried the PetSilk shampoo and condition and could tell a very slight difference in her coat. After a couple more washings (every other weekend) her coat was really becoming nice. She is 16 months old now and her coat is soft and a little silky and it's approaching floor length. Another 2 inches and it'll be there. Don't know if a dog gets split ends or not, but when I groom her I snip just a teeny tiny bit off the ends and I think this has helped also.

well I dont like the pet silk tropical shampoo and conditioner. So I gave Kizzy another bath today in her hartz, shampoo I use to use and her coat looks maybe a little fuzzier on the ends especially around her hips but it is much shinier. So I'm gonna stick with it a while and see what happens. I didnt use any conditioner at all. I still wonder if the fuzzy looking ends is baby hair.

I know it is frustrating! I have a Pom who is suppossed to weigh 5 lbs but weighs 13 lbs. As far as coats My Gracie, pic attached, was about 2 2 1/2 in this pic ate nothing but Ceasrs wet dog food and I took her to the groomers every 4 weeks, I rarely brushed her in between, so I do believe genetics play a very big roll. Now Cali's coat has shown great improvement with Missing Link supplement and I used pantene conditioner and Cowboy magic detangleg. I don't think she will ever be as long coated as Gracie but they are all different.
The pics are Maya(pom) Gracie and Cali after Cowboy Magic.

You know we all vent on here from time to time and it's definitely ok :) - I thought Sully's hair was taking FOREVER to grow but now that he's almost 2, it's getting near floor length! I have only taken him for one haircut in his life at his 1st birthday, and he gets "groomed' (paws, sanitary areas) about once every 3 months. We use Chris Christensen day to day shampoo and conditioner.

How old is Kizzy? I have found that with Baileys hair, it has changed so much and still is. She is 8 months right now. And yes, we all need to vent. When we bought Bailey from out breeder, she showed us her parents and then said... we have no way of knowing what Bailey will look like when she grows up. She could be the same size or larger or smaller, can't guarantee coat color. She said the only thing she could guarantee me was that Bailey was from 2 purebred registered dogs. I though that was pretty good in insuring we had no expectations. I also found that through some posts on here, this has happened to a lot of people. I think the only way you know 100% what an adult dog will look like is buying them when they are adults. I know my breeder from time to time will have adults for sale because she bought them for breeding but now they have matured they are too tiny for breeding.

Both my girls have long hair - My oldest Chanel had Long long hair at just a year old - while my youngest Cheri really blossomed about 1-1/2 years old. Is she still a puppy ? I think hair is genetic and you just have to keep your fingers crossed....She just may surprise you after she gets a little older....

since you said be honest - Please don't use HARTZ products -

Petsmart has plenty of good shampoos and you may want to try something more suited to a yorkie coat. Hartz is el cheapo shampoo and you may be using the wrong shampoo on her....

A good one at Petsmart is Tropiclean but I would use a conditioner on her ...and of course ....you may want to try CC Systems or Plush Puppy...both are quality products and I saw a HUGE difference in hair texture switching to a good shampoo back a few years ago.

Kizzy will be 5 months Monday.

well I have been using pet silk shampoo and conditioner (which I wont use anymore). I've tried pantene, manes and tail and the hartz and so far her hair is shinier with the hartz. I didnt even realize it was hartz until I looked at the bottle today and it was small on it. I dont normally believe in using hartz anything and never have when I had my other puppies. maltepoo and pekingese, but that was years ago. I have ordered new cc brushes. I ordered the 20 mm and, the triangle one for her face. But I am so disgusted with doggie secrets now, I probably will never buy anything else from them. my brushes should have been here and the only way to ck on an order from them is to send email. So I did and got one back saying they were on back order and they didnt realize it at the time and guess my order slipped thru the cracks but would have it send directly from the mfg. and for me to let them know when I get them. But they still didnt tell me how long it should be before I do get them. So I answered and told them I would let them know when I get them if I had an idea as to how long it would be or just cancel my order. I mean they never did send me anything about anything being on back order. So if I ever get these it will be the last thing I'll ever order from them.
Sorry if this place belongs to any of yu yt people but I'm just expressing how I feel about it.
Anyway, I also ordered her a silk harness and leash because it looks to me like her hair is breaking right where her web harness goes around her, especially her shoulders and I know its adjusted to fit properly because I even had the vet ck it. oh well , enough of my gripping today. lol. I hope all of you have a great 4th. We plan the same.

Linda, I am sorry you are so frustrated. Have you ever tried Coat Handlers? Their products have worked well for Chattie who has a silky coat that gets very very dry.

....on the brighter side..... YOUR NEW SILK HARNESS AND LEASH ARE IN THE MAIL. With the 4th coming up, it will probably be Wednesday before it arrives. :)

no problem, thanks and I will be so happy to try it. I just know I have to love it better than the one she has. have a happy 4th.

I think she is a little young for you to tell what her final coat is going to be like. Monkeys coat didnt start looking shinny until recently. I cut it very short 1 time at 4 months so i could get rid of the puppy coat... now 10 months his coat looks a lot better...:D

My pup is about 10 months old - and weighs about 9 or 10 pounds (my guess). His mother was 12 pounds and his father was 4 1/2 pounds....

BUT - even at 9 or 10 pounds - he is a very little dog. Weight is a tricky thing - because my neighbor has a 5 pound Yorkie that really isn't much bigger than my dog. Her dog is older - has longer legs - and is very very thin and slender. My pup - not much taller than hers - has shorter legs and is a rolly polly more-puppy-looking little guy. She says she has tried to put more weight on her little dog all his life - but it just doesn't happen.

When these two dogs are running around the yard playing - one certainly doesn't appear to weigh twice as much as the other. From across the yard, they appear to be about the same size. But when you get closer - you can see that one is very thin and slender and the other a real little "chunk" (looks like a lot of puppy fat to me).....

Hair - To date, I have kept my guy in a puppy cut - so, I have no idea what his coat would do if I let it grow. It does grow fast, and he definitely has silky, easy-to-manage hair, but it is a little wavy and fluffy. I like it short so well and he's so cute that I'm not sure I will ever let it grow long. But then - who knows!!

Carol Jean

my princess is alos bigger than i tought she would be i even asked how much the parents weighed and now i see they were more than about 7lbs oh well that's ok she still pretty to me but i shaved her hair so it hasnt grown out full yet but it does grow quickly

well, I was suprised by what I got in Tootie too.. he is 14 pounds of pure joy. Since I have him, I have decided that a "tiny" dog is not for me and I am happy with his size. I am looking for a little girl but want one that is bigger, around 7-9 pounds.. he is 10 months old and also has short hair... he has never been cut and is just now starting to get long pretty hair, give it time, I thought his would never grow either but its getting there!
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[QUOTE=txshopper73]Also, with the yorkie beard, you should not even let them drink out of regular bowl? There are special ways to give a yorkie drinks. [QUOTE]
I don't mean to change the subject or anything, but can anyone elaborate on this? How are yorkies supposed to drink? Thanks so much!

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I'm sorry, but I was wondering do you have a pic of Kizzy? You see when my baby Daisy hasn't been groomed and has gone unattended it can get as you say straggly...I think with all Yorkie Dogs this can happen. I am not by any means saying that you do not take care of your dog because obviously you are very concerned about her look and I am sure take very good care of her. I am just saying they have that kind of hair that can easily become straggly. So we have to work with it...I guess maybe by brushing her more and taking her to the groomers atleast once a month my prevent her from looking as you say.

Well sure, I have several pics of her. But she is about as taken care of as probably any puppy I know of. She is our baby and I wash her face and brush her every day and give her a bath a couple times a week. She is looking better now like I said. Since I went back to the old cheap hartz shampoo, her hair is shinier and I said before, her hair seems to have started growing more this past month. But here she so you can see.

The last one was taken about an hour or so after her bath and brushing. The first one is where I got a bow in her hair that I thought was pretty and to me she is pretty, but she just looks straggly and I think it has to do with her baby hair still there, but its getting better and seems to be growing faster this past month than it ever has. But her hair has never had one mat in it. the brush just glides thru her hair. She is rarely outside except on the deck but for her walks on a leash with us and outside to potty and thats also on a leash. She isnt allowed to play out anymore in the yard.

kizzys mom....my Bo looks just like your kizzy around the legs...i brush him 3 times a day and he wll look like that 30mins after i brush him...i think it is just a puppy thing and after they get thier adult coat it will go away. good luck to you

She's gorgeous.....
 

Wow...she is so beautiful. I personaly think she doesn't look straggly at all. She's just perfect!!!! I wouldn't worry to much if I was you....Her hair will grow with time you just have to be patient...LOL

Cooper is 6 months now and we had a puppy cut a few months ago and now his hair is growing pretty fast. Maybe you might want to have him cut a bit.

I've always thought that my Tatum looks a lot like Kimberly's Gracie. We have the groomer cut her hair in a "longish" style with long layers. It almost touches the ground now but in layers. She plays outside with her Aust. Shepherd sister and they play so hard and rough sometimes that I think that has a lot to do with why her hair won't get real full and long. We can't even put a top knot in unless we are going somewhere because of how they play. The hair gets broken at the base of the top knot when they rough house. Tatum is almost 2.5 years old now. We use Pet Silk now and I'm hoping to see some improvement with her hair but I really think you're gonna have to give your baby's hair some more time. Seems like the magic age is about 1.5 years and later before you can hope for a longer coat.

thanks for all the post from everyone. yall have really made me feel better than I did about it. My sister in law has a yorkie 10 yrs old and she is beautiful. They are visiting Alaska right now and my brother had another heart attack Friday evening. They travel all the time and I was really worried about this when they left in May to go there. But he got another stint and was released Sunday from the hospital. this makes 7 for him, so he's been lucky. Reason I mention this is because my sister in law called late other night after she got home from hospital and we talked a long time. She of course ask me about Kizzy. And she told me that her dog(sassy) took around 2 years to grow her coat too. And also sassys parents were 4 and 5 lbs and Sassy is 8 lbs. So between yall and my sister in law I feel better about Kizzy now. So thanks to all you YT people for your help and opinions. Sometimes its just better to talk to people about things and get opinions from those who have been thru the growing stages with their babies.
Thanks again

Hi Linda,
Is that Kizzy in your avator, she is adoreable, and by the way I love the name Kizzy. I recall Baby Blessing loosing so much of her puppy fur, and I brush her every day, now that she is back to eating good I am noticing her coat is growing faster and looking ever so much healthier, I think that their diet is important, when Baby Blessing was going through the battle of not eating and all her coat wasn't as pretty. Of course we still have to Dr. her dry food with a bit of Trader Joe's cottage cheese but thats ok, am just so thankful she is finally eating good. I remember it took a long time for our Cassie to change colors and her coat grew so fast, she was always so healthy and her coat was so nice we now have Baby Blessing on the food that we had Cassie on for all her years. I use a natural boar brush for brushing, I don't know if that makes a difference but I know it does on my own hair. I get them at Salley's Beauty Supply, they have a good selection. Your Kizzy is beautiful and most important can see from her picture she is a healthy one :) God Bless you with many many enjoyable years together. Patti and Baby Blessing says me too.

thank you. yes Kizzy is not eating as good the last few days nor drinking as much water but she is fine and playful and as full of energy as ever. I wonder if its just the hot dry weather we're having even tho she is in the A/C house most all the time. It still effects people, not sure about dogs. And she still has some teeth coming in and that might be why. But she is fine. I've heard all this talk about the cc brushes. I ordered 2 and finally got one of them today and used it and she hated it. She rather me use the one i've always used. she acted like the cc brush hurt her and she's never acted like that before. But everyone else seems to think cc brushes are great. So I guess puppies are just different. Anyway, i've never had a problem brushing her before, she always did pretty good but today when I used this one , she whimpered and cried and was jumping every where and I could tell it hurt her. It was the over 22MM. Anyway, I guess I just stick with what she is comfortable with.