Difference between Modified, Cotton, and Soft

[rxybabe17]

Oh yeah your girls are really pretty.

[candybaby]

Originally Posted by rxybabe17

My Summer had hair like Candees I could never figure out what type of coat it was. It was really soft, but it was thick and it was a little silky, but she did not have a silky coat. It looks the same though she was the same colors it was cottony. I would say it was between cottony and silky. Abigail has silky hair but hers isn't as silky as my Lola. Abigails breaks really easy and grows very very slow. Lola on the hand does have the silky coat she is very light silver her is soo silky. Abigail is silver but not as light as Lola, the picture in my avator is Abigail. Lola's eyes reflect green all the time.

Yes, Candee's coat is exactly how you explained Summer's, maybe they are modified coats I think it will always be a mystery, LOL..

[candybaby]

Originally Posted by rxybabe17

Oh yeah your girls are really pretty.

Aww, THANKS

[demlyn]

It is confusing

I have asked someone I consider very knowledgeable in Yorkies and basically it describe a wooly or soft coat as incorrect.

[McheleM]

Originally Posted by demlyn

It is confusing

I have asked someone I consider very knowledgeable in Yorkies and basically it describe a wooly or soft coat as incorrect.

I think the breeder I got Noah and Allie from actually bred a silk and cotton together to get modified coats....
I don't care really-I'm not showing them or breeding. They're just my babies.

[CoCos_Mom]

Originally Posted by JESSY_RN2B

So ya been hiding eh?!?

Let's make it easy........who cares what coat they have
They are so stinken adorable!!!!

Yes, an exhibitor (in person) would be your best bet........

OR

You can bring them over to MY house and I'll take a peek (promise to give them back )


Let me see..........Bobbi is a silk like Buddy above.

His eyes reflect green with a flashlight or camera flash
His hair feels like satin sheets to me
It's cool to the touch even in the sun
It does not matt
It's super thin....I mean he's a few strands from baldness (just kidding)
His hair has a natural shine. If you add a finisher spray he looks greasy
His feet are 'clean' they don't look like what some refer to "bedroom slippers" (usually a sign of cotton coats).

I don't know what you mean by "soft". Bobbi feels soft to me.......but he's not a cotton coat. (see, here we go again with the confusion )

Your baby looks EXACTLY lke mine after bathing and blowdrying. That is amazing!!!! I have pics that look just like that, but are on my old phone. Wow!

[BinxiesMomma]

I'm guessing cotton hair here.

[maggiesmom_2007]

Cotton or soft coats tangle super easy they reflect no light and tend to go a clerical grey in some cases as the yorkie gets older.
Modified coats are a blend of the soft and silk together, they can have a shine but not as great as a silk coat. some can be cool to the touch also. they tangle less
Silk coats are very cool to the touch and sometimes will feel like they are still wet as you dry them after a bath and can be thin very unlikely to tangle and if they do super easy to brush out. Wirey coats or as most breeders know them as Hard silk have a rougher texture, they break easily and don't achieve any great lengths.

[Dayswalters]

Sounds like Bonnie has a modified coat...at least over most of her Jody. Her head is definitely silky. I thought she was going bald because the hair is thin and the roots are now a beautiful silver blue. It looks like she had a bad dye job at the moment...lol! I don't know how she'll look when she's all grown up but I love her😊😍