Grooming COTTON yorkies !

[Calwerty]

Thanks Angel, I didn't know about their coats. No I still have no idea what max got into and of course Husband has no idea. haha

[FidoTheYorkie]

Do you guys think that Bio Groom Apple Crisp shampoo/conditioner would work well in cottony coat ?
Or the Bio Groom Wild Honey suckle?

[FidoTheYorkie]

Do you guys think that Bio Groom Apple Crisp shampoo/conditioner would work well in cottony coat ?
Or the Bio Groom Wild Honey suckle?

[LoALAnna]

Originally Posted by Calwerty

I have been reading all of your post. I am very undecided if my max is cotton or silky. I have been with my dad over the last few days and my husband came to bring max to see me and I noticed his hair feels a little sticky to say the least. ha ha . No telling what my husband has let him get into. Normally his hair feels very soft and he has a very thick coat, there may be some wave to it. Also, any suggestions about one ear up one down. Up until a week ago both ears were down I started him on a spoon full of cottage cheese for 4 days and on 4th day ear stood up. He 15 weeks old. Love to hear all ideas or thoughts.

The ear problem may be that hes teething. At 15 weeks he may be just starting to loose some of his first baby teeth, so his ears will probably be affected. I know when my boys started loosing teeth their ears went crazy- up one day, down the next. It will taper off after awhile.

[Mardelin]

Originally Posted by FidoTheYorkie

How often do you all brush and comb your yorkies ?
Specialy those who have yorkies with long coat, and with wooly/cottony coat!

I have a cottony yorkie whom is getting long coat, im not gonna cut him short again, just let his coat grow out
Dont know if I should just brush and comb his coat after bath (thats every 5-7 days) or every day?
And if you brush them every day, do you spray some conditioner on the coat before, or do you wet it before? if so how, with a spray bottle or do you put them in the bath tub, wet them, blowdry them and brush?
What do you guys do??

As a groomer/exhibitor and owner of a cotton coated yorkie.......

Here's what I advise. A cotton coated dog requires more maintenance that a silk coated yorkie. As with any coat texture, you do not spray the coat with a conditioner but, the brush.

[megansmomma]

Originally Posted by Mardelin

As a groomer/exhibitor and owner of a cotton coated yorkie.......

Here's what I advise. A cotton coated dog requires more maintenance that a silk coated yorkie. As with any coat texture, you do not spray the coat with a conditioner but, the brush.

So you spray the brush and then brush out the hair? Interesting. What do you use on the brush and what kind of brush do you use? Doodlebug is a cotton coat and I need to brush him daily to keep his hair tangle free. What type of cut to you suggest for a cottony coat?

[DamSweet]

Originally Posted by JeanieK

It coud be a combination of cotton and silk. I doubt that she is red legged if her coat is almost to the floor. From the pics of have seen of the red legged, their coats are very short, they don't go down their leggs, and the hair on their leggs stays short.
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Thanks JeanieK

[FidoTheYorkie]

Originally Posted by Mardelin

As a groomer/exhibitor and owner of a cotton coated yorkie.......

Here's what I advise. A cotton coated dog requires more maintenance that a silk coated yorkie. As with any coat texture, you do not spray the coat with a conditioner but, the brush.

Ok nice !
Do you use a pinbrush to spray on, or a pig hair brush?
I have both, dont remember what the brush with the pighairs is called, pinebrush or something.

[DvlshAngel985]

Originally Posted by FidoTheYorkie

Ok nice !
Do you use a pinbrush to spray on, or a pig hair brush?
I have both, dont remember what the brush with the pighairs is called, pinebrush or something.

boar?

[Mardelin]

Originally Posted by megansmomma

So you spray the brush and then brush out the hair? Interesting. What do you use on the brush and what kind of brush do you use? Doodlebug is a cotton coat and I need to brush him daily to keep his hair tangle free. What type of cut to you suggest for a cottony coat?

I use an Isnis brush and the side of a slicker brush to remove mats. I keep my one and only cotton coated girls in a modified westie cut. Keeping the skirt long on the sides and of course the underbelly shaved.

[Maximo]

Originally Posted by DvlshAngel985

I brush Kaji's hair every day. I can actually skip a brushing and he doesn't matt. He's soft coated as well but I've never had an issue. I spray Yorkie Sheen, and that seems to do the trick. He smells great afterward.
I thought silky coats matted easily? I'm confused on that aspect.

I don't know if there is a relationship between tendency to tangle and silk vs. cotton. Is one more likely to tangle than the other?

Max does not mat at all unless his hair gets bunched up under his harness on his chest. Teddy will tangle when he gets dirty, so I try to keep him really clean and use as little product on him as possible.

[Mardelin]

Originally Posted by Maximo

I don't know if there is a relationship between tendency to tangle and silk vs. cotton. Is one more likely to tangle than the other?

Max does not mat at all unless his hair gets bunched up under his harness on his chest. Teddy will tangle when he gets dirty, so I try to keep him really clean and use as little product on him as possible.

Cotton coats do matt/tangle more readily.

[DvlshAngel985]

Originally Posted by Maximo

I don't know if there is a relationship between tendency to tangle and silk vs. cotton. Is one more likely to tangle than the other?

Max does not mat at all unless his hair gets bunched up under his harness on his chest. Teddy will tangle when he gets dirty, so I try to keep him really clean and use as little product on him as possible.

I guess that's where I'm confused. Kaji is definitely soft coated, and he hardly ever matts. Maybe I'm so awesome that I don't let it happen. Yet, Missy gets lots of tangles really quickly and she's not soft coated. So is there a correlation?

[DvlshAngel985]

Originally Posted by Mardelin

Cotton coats do matt/tangle more readily.

I see you already answered the question. I guess I'm just awesome then.

[FidoTheYorkie]

My neighbours yorkie girl never matts! well, she's only brushed when she comes to me, sometimes I take her and groom her for them, bathe her , brush her and clean her tearstains etc. cause they dont have any time for her because they have a very very sick kid, I own her tail hehe
She's shaved 2 a year, in the summer, and in the winter, when its time for her shaving she needs to be brushed, but she doesn't matt, just her coat is more beautiful if she's brushed, she has a silky coat

Mardelin, would you reccomand anyone having theyr yorkie with long coat?
Have you had a yorkie with long cotton coat, and how was it? was it very much work or what ?
Im willing to give my yorkie boy all the brushing and combing he needs to be with beautiful long coat.