puppy coat to silky coat?

[kalina82]

when does their hair start to get silky? do i need to cut her puppy hair in order for it to change faster?

[yorkieangel]

Both my girls always had silky hair from the beginning... but it was the flyaway kind. I was BRAVE and cut off pearls long flyaway coat that was to the ground... and now it is only about an inch long but definately a bit heavier, so I'm hopignit will "hang" better now.

I must mention also I actually SHAVED Pearl down to about 1/2 inch when I did it. But I did leave her head hair and just CUT that a bit but didn't shave her head

[Nikki+2]

I just went and looked at pictures of Gracie and it looks like her hair started getting a silky texture at about 4 months. I combed her every day with a fine tooth comb and a lot of puppy fuzz would come out. I didn't cut it and she had a pretty nice silky yorkie coat at 7 month. They really all vary from what I understand though. My other 2 are cottons so no help there.

[kalina82]

well morgan is 4 months and she's a fuzz ball. i comb her every night with a fine tooth flea comb, and some of the fuzz goes come out. i brush her dry tho, and don't put anything on her coat beforehand. not sure if i need to do that with a puppy coat

[Emmsmom]

Diesel's coat is also cottony. He is a year old and has NEVER had a puppy cut. I have trimmed his hair a bit but it has never been cut. So for the most part he has a full coat. I am wondering if I should get his hair cut and see if it will come in silky. His mom and dad didn't really have cottony coats. At least not that I remember.I just don't know what to do. I really wanna get his hair cut but I am scared to do it. I guess it will grow back tho.


Michelle

[red98vett]

Hi...Cutting the hair will not make it grow silky !! Actually my Chanel had way more silk in her coat than she does now - she is 4. After about 1-1/2 years - you should know what type of coat your yorkie has - but I THINK it's a myth that cutting brings out better hair - it doesn't from what I've seen.

[red98vett]

Oh Kelli ? I just looked at your avatar - you are going to have a FULL Haired yorkie !! Your puppy actually has more hair than my Chanel did...

A word of advise - use a GOOD shampoo and conditioner and maybe a light oil when she gets a little older. I'm going to love watching your yorkie grow....she sure has some hair !

Here's Chanel about that age - you can already tell she was going to have alot of hair - and NOT silky either lol

[kalina82]

Originally Posted by red98vett

Oh Kelli ? I just looked at your avatar - you are going to have a FULL Haired yorkie !! Your puppy actually has more hair than my Chanel did...

A word of advise - use a GOOD shampoo and conditioner and maybe a light oil when she gets a little older. I'm going to love watching your yorkie grow....she sure has some hair !

Here's Chanel about that age - you can already tell she was going to have alot of hair - and NOT silky either lol

Yeah morgan does have a lot of hair. i shaved her down a bit last week but left her head and legs. i'm gonna let it grow out from here to see what it looks like. I use lambert kay shampoo and pantene smooth and sleek conditioner. do you think that's good enough? should i switch to cowboy magic CC products?

[Amber_lv]

Wow she does have a lot of hair! Peeka is a little fur ball to LOL when i brush him i get some fuzz on the brush too i was scared it was pulling out his hair or i was brushing to hard but mabey this is normal?

[JiggityJig]

Originally Posted by red98vett

Hi...Cutting the hair will not make it grow silky !! Actually my Chanel had way more silk in her coat than she does now - she is 4. After about 1-1/2 years - you should know what type of coat your yorkie has - but I THINK it's a myth that cutting brings out better hair - it doesn't from what I've seen.

Oooo! Oooo! I get the rare opportunity to totally disagree with Red!

I JUST posted a question in gen. chat about Kiki's coat. She is almost five months old, and I HAD to shave her....her hair wasn't just thick/cottony, it was CURLY, and I just couldn't even get a comb through her anymore.

It was traumatic losing all her black puppy curls , but the graying roots of the new hair coming in is SO much softer and easier to brush.

They say their hair does go through several different stages, during the first couple of years. So I see what Red is saying...cutting it won't MAKE it silkier....but sometimes (depending on your dog) cutting off the fuzzy puppy ends does REVEAL the silkier hair coming in, better.

[MyTrixie143]

Originally Posted by JiggityJig

Oooo! Oooo! I get the rare opportunity to totally disagree with Red!

I JUST posted a question in gen. chat about Kiki's coat. She is almost five months old, and I HAD to shave her....her hair wasn't just thick/cottony, it was CURLY, and I just couldn't even get a comb through her anymore.

It was traumatic losing all her black puppy curls , but the graying roots of the new hair coming in is SO much softer and easier to brush.

They say their hair does go through several different stages, during the first couple of years. So I see what Red is saying...cutting it won't MAKE it silkier....but sometimes (depending on your dog) cutting off the fuzzy puppy ends does REVEAL the silkier hair coming in, better.

Very true!!! Scampers is 7 months old almost 8 months old and at the roots his hair is straight and silky but it is only at the roots, it is just coming in. The rest of his hair is fuzzy puppy hair and his hair is matting like crazy where the old hair meets the new. I know if I get him cut his hair will be much nicer, straighter and silky. But I am so afraid to get his hair cut, it is not that long and to cut it to where the new hair is coming in it would be really short. I guess I am waiting for it to get longer so that when he does have it cut it won't be so short. But then again he is matting like crazy. I can't figure out what to do. I hate short hair on him but then you got the matts.

His hair is going through some major changes right now. He has a tri colored head right now, black tips with silver in between and gold at the roots. I can't bare to cut his hair on his head, I always put it up in a topknot with a cute bow and if I were to cut it now I woulden't be able to do that. So for now, the hair on his head will stay tricolored until it is long enough to where it can be cut and still be able to put it in a topknot. And on top of that he is transitioning from puppy hair to adult hair. Soooooo many changes!!! I will be glad when it is all over!!