A hair question

[TeddyBear]

I think it is all about the genetics. Shylah will be 2 in April and her coat is very thin and silky. It lays really nice, even around the face that she doesn't really need a top knot. All though she looks really cute with a barret in her hair, but she won't keep it in!! Starsky on the other hand has a thick coat but I don't put a top knot on him. I have his bangs cut and he has a lot of curly hair, that I can't let him get too long!!

[topknot]

A lot does have to do with genetics. If they have great genes for a good coat - you can usually grow a coat. It should be silky and cool to the touch for a good silky coat - easy to grow. To help it grow to floor length we oil it and wrap it.
But - if the dog does not have the good gene for a good coat - no matter what you do for it - the hair will not grow. Some yorkies have a terrier coat: short, bridle, rough to the touch. Some have cottony coats. Some have slow growing coats.

Be careful with interpreting the Wildweir explanation to a pups growing coat -

A puppy whose coat appears sparse or thin will, as an adult, have a thick, long coat of the correct fine silky, glossy texture. This coat’s growth is like a human’s hair, in that it is born with very little but by adulthood has an abundance of hair, the quantity having doubled and redoubled all during puppyhood (or childhood). Both colors will be totally clear.

- Some pups with less hair - may not grow a good coat. Just because the coat is thin when the pup is younger does not mean they will have a fuller coat at maturity.

This is why it is very hard to buy a good pup when the pup is young. The yorkshire terrier pup goes through many metamorphasis before it becomes an adult. It is mostly about genetics - this is why researching and learning is so important before purchasing.
T.