yorkie coat/combination?

[zoedo]

My yorkie's head is silky but her body is cottony. Any other yorkies out there with a combination coat?

[tammy8833]

i think thats called a moderate coat...??

my male's head is silky..down his neck and half way down his body then it turns straight thick and cottony and i think my new female may be the same

[DvlshAngel985]

Originally Posted by tammy8833

i think thats called a moderate coat...??

my male's head is silky..down his neck and half way down his body then it turns straight thick and cottony and i think my new female may be the same

You mean modified right?
OP, Kaji is a cottony coated yorkie. His entire body has a kink to it, and when it's longer it gets curlier. Unless I brush it out with the blow dryer, then I straighten it out a bit. But, regardless of how I let his hair dry, his head hair is significantly straighter. The only parts of his head that have a kink to them are two semi curls on his mustache, on either side of his face.
Is your baby's hair thick all over? Kaji has a silky friend (Uni) and a modified coated friend (Missy) so I've seen all 3 coats in person.

[tammy8833]

Originally Posted by DvlshAngel985

You mean modified right?
OP, Kaji is a cottony coated yorkie. His entire body has a kink to it, and when it's longer it gets curlier. Unless I brush it out with the blow dryer, then I straighten it out a bit. But, regardless of how I let his hair dry, his head hair is significantly straighter. The only parts of his head that have a kink to them are two semi curls on his mustache, on either side of his face.
Is your baby's hair thick all over? Kaji has a silky friend (Uni) and a modified coated friend (Missy) so I've seen all 3 coats in person.

yes modified..thank you!
yes the newest one..is thick..all hair..very full..and i noticed the roots mat..except on the face like teddy..her coat is changing too...her roots are the lighter color now but just a smidge..it just started changing on her body..her head roots and right sliver =)

[Mardelin]

Originally Posted by tammy8833

yes modified..thank you!
yes the newest one..is thick..all hair..very full..and i noticed the roots mat..except on the face like teddy..her coat is changing too...her roots are the lighter color now but just a smidge..it just started changing on her body..her head roots and right sliver =)

A modified silk coat is when you have a combination of both within the body of the coat. Faster growing. What you have in your pup is very normal in a soft coated dog. Head is silkly (but more on the tan side with little variation in the gold).

I don't know how old your pup is. But, if still a pup the matting closer to the roots is very normal when a pup is transitioning from puppy coat to adult coat. A pain in the you know what, but very normal.

[zoedo]

yes, Zoe's cotton coat on her back is very black and thick. The creamy tan part is on her head, face and legs...that part is silky smooth.

[tammy8833]

Originally Posted by Mardelin

A modified silk coat is when you have a combination of both within the body of the coat. Faster growing. What you have in your pup is very normal in a soft coated dog. Head is silkly (but more on the tan side with little variation in the gold).

I don't know how old your pup is. But, if still a pup the matting closer to the roots is very normal when a pup is transitioning from puppy coat to adult coat. A pain in the you know what, but very normal.

yes i was assuming the transition was the cause of matting and so forth and yes what a pain in the hiney!! she is 14 weeks old

so teddy would be a cottony then..but his coloring is mainly black with a pale gold on his legs and paws with some silvering at the top where it changed from black to gold and in his top knot which has silver throughout and his face is a richcher gold or maybe the tan..i have a pic of him with a short short hair cut on my profile but you can see his colors..the silky half..lol lays flat and smooth the other half is thicker and slightly wavy..we are growing his pretty coat back out

i cant wait to see how the baby looks when she is done changing colors..that is my favorite part

i might take some pics and post

[tammy8833]

heres a link with a bunch of quick pics..please excuse teddys messy hair ..but one of the pics you can really see the difference btw one part of his back and the other...=)

bella is the baby..teddy is the shiny boy with the bad hair cut..i tried to get pics of where the hair color changes on both..and miss gidget got in a few shots...they all get so jealous of each other

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[Mardelin]

Originally Posted by tammy8833

heres a link with a bunch of quick pics..please excuse teddys messy hair ..but one of the pics you can really see the difference btw one part of his back and the other...=)

bella is the baby..teddy is the shiny boy with the bad hair cut..i tried to get pics of where the hair color changes on both..and miss gidget got in a few shots...they all get so jealous of each other

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First of all at 14 weeks of age, it is too young to completely sure whether your baby is a a silk coated. The puppy matting is very normal, they are growing out of it.