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01-06-2007, 06:46 AM | #16 |
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| What a beautiful baby!! Don't know about her coat; but even wooly coats make the cutest dogs, just harder to work with. Sawyer has always had a thin coat; but now it is starting to grow, and it is very silky; but he still is my little gremlin! Enjoy your baby, she is precious
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01-06-2007, 06:48 AM | #17 |
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| She is PRECIOUS!! Genie, she is super adorable..............LOVE the pic of her kissing your daughter. Your baby looks like my boy at that age. He had a little bit less hair. It turns out he is a true silky coat. His hair was like her back then..........but now it's turning quite glossy and shiny. He has a thin coat though When I take pics of his face...........his eyes glow green (not sure what that means as opposed to red). Here he is at around your baby's age and now at 6 months. His coat grows ever-so-slowly but I have heard/read it's part of being a silky coat (who knows).....but hope this helps Bobbi: Before: http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n...ua06/Kahly.jpg http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n...6/MOUSEPIC.jpg http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n...ELLOBOBBIS.jpg Now http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o...Picture110.jpg http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o...Picture089.jpg http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o...Picture185.jpg http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o...Picture141.jpg
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01-06-2007, 06:53 AM | #18 |
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| .........Almost forgot to ask you genie, can you tell us what you feed your baby? Also, I started my boy on The Missing Link supplement and I swear by it. My poodle has the softest hair and so does even my cat.........lol If you are not already doing so, I highly recommend it to you. I feed my kids Life's Abundance food Jess
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01-06-2007, 06:54 AM | #19 | |
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I don't brush her dry. Her skin doesn't seem to be dry but she does scratch sometimes. When I bought her she was on iams and so that is what I used at first but she didn't seem to like it and it was hard for her to eat, so when I went to the vet for her shots they had recommended science diet and gave me a sample. She loved the science diet, she would eat it so fast that I think she was just swallowing it and didn't chew a bite. But then I read the label and realized that it wasn't really good quality. So she has been on wellness for a few days. She likes it too. I have heard alot about missing link but I don't know what to give her. My golden retriever used to take omega fatty acid supplements for dry skin, but I haven't seen any flaky skin on her. I use earth bath puppy shampoo and conditioner. Any suggestions on better shampoos and conditioners is apprecitated. Any suggestions on anything is appreciated. This is my first yorkie and even though I am not planning to breed her or show her I still want her to be the best she can be. | |
01-06-2007, 06:58 AM | #20 | |
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He IS so cute. I don't know a lot about missing link. There are different types? Which type do I give her? | |
01-06-2007, 07:05 AM | #21 | |
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There are only 3 types for dogs. The regular, the plus (contains glucosamine for added joint support) and the plus vet strength The avian and feline are for birds and cats only Anyhow, I have been giving my yorkie boy missing link plus since he was 12 weeks. I mix it with cottage cheese and it's a treat for him I feed the poodle the vet strength plus because she has arthritis in her hind legs. I think that the regular missing link would be perfect for her. I would start her off with a 1/4 teaspoon the first few days and then gradually increase to 1/2 teaspoon and if you want........you may give her the full teaspoon I give my boy a whole teaspoon with a teaspoon cottage cheese each day
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01-06-2007, 07:27 AM | #22 | |
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Thank you for the info. | |
01-06-2007, 07:29 AM | #23 |
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| coat She looks like she will be some degree of silk to me, the coat reflects too muc light to be cotton IMO...you need to get a fine tooth metal, comb and comb to the roots...remove the puppy fuzz...if you can not let a groomer do it. If you are leaving in a conditioner, make sure it is not oil based, oil attracts dirt and mats the hair.. Coat Handlers is water based, made for Yorkie coats......it is best to rinse out the conditioner and use a conditioning spray when brushing her daily. I still think silk will be her adult coat...her puppy coat does not look matted..it may tangle, but does it mat in huge knots so tight you can not remove them,.only cut them out? |
01-06-2007, 07:35 AM | #24 | |
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I did get a comb and look at the roots and it is a silvery color and very soft, it has a completly different texture than the other part. When should I have her groomed? I will eventually have to have the fuzzy cut off right? She has one more shot in about 2 weeks and then I will try to find a groomer. Thanks for all your help. | |
01-06-2007, 07:52 AM | #25 |
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| coat Sometimes dead hair becomes tangled with new, healthy coat...it is done by combing it out, not cutting it off...the dead hair is not at the ends, but tangled in the roots..if you can comb her down to the skin, then all dead hair is gone..Yorkies lose hair the way humans so..they do not shed, but the dead hair comes out when we brush it...never bathe a knotted puppy..you will never get the mats out...just keep brushing and combing as you a are doing and use good shampoos and conditioners... |
01-06-2007, 07:57 AM | #26 | |
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01-06-2007, 08:08 AM | #27 |
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| I use Petsilk and LOVE it.............I am also going to try Crown Royale soon (it's a good idea to alternate between shampoos).......
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01-06-2007, 08:09 AM | #28 | |
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My son asked me one day if these two were really the same kind of dogs. I had to laugh because they are very different (small male with shorter legs and bigger ears, and a larger female with longer legs and small ears) but I think they will compliment each other well. It is like a mystery, waiting to see how they will look as adults. I don't think there are many dogs that change so drastically. I love Yorkies!
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01-06-2007, 08:15 AM | #29 | |
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This is what I LOVE about yorkies..............the variety I dream of a owning a girl someday. However, this time I want one that looks totally different than my boy (coloring, size, etc). I absolutely adore my little man..........and would not change a thing, but I would love to have experience with one that is also different (makes sense) Jess
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01-06-2007, 08:21 AM | #30 |
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| My Nico has never had a cotton-like coat. It's real fine but his skin is dry! The vet suggested some kind of vitamin e-like pills to help moisturize his skin. And my mother keeps asking me when is his hair going to grow! I think it's grown some since I've gotten him! And whenever I put an elastic in his head he somehow gets it out ALONG with a wad of hair! Perhaps if I keep doing that I won't have to wonder what kind of coat he will have...he will be bald! lol...So I wonder about this, also.
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