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Puppy coats

I have a baby puppy that has waves on his head and ears but not the rest of his body. Another puppy has a pretty harsh coat for a yellow baby. Comments?

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I have a baby puppy that has waves on his head and ears but not the rest of his body. Another puppy has a pretty harsh coat for a yellow baby. Comments?


How old is the puppy? I've seen it in blacks occur about 6-8 weeks. They grow up to have beautiful coats.

If the puppy is really young, like say 3-4 weeks and the waves continue, it may be an indicator that it will be a fluffy or long-coated yellow.

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Don't think you can really tell coats until the puppy has lost it's puppy coat. I've seen fuzzy turn into very correct and very wavy but short also turn into a great adult coat.

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I had a yellow puppy that we called "big red" - he had the red collar and the longest coat I had ever seen on a yellow puppy. He was my pick from day one so naturally I just knew he would end up being a long-coat. But nope he grew up and had the most beautiful coat. Won his class at the Potomac, as did his mother and went on to get his GCH.

I know why you are concerned - I was too. Remember he's just a baby and he'll do a lot of changing before he's mature.

Good Luck,
Valerie Jones