How Many Coats do Puppies Have before their Adult Coat?
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| Hi Lisa, they all change at different rates, some early, some later and some not much change in colour from the original dark of the puppy fluff but with more texture. Your right, 3 stages, puppy coat, junior then onto the full mature coat. Here is a link I posted ages ago on one sheepie as she was maturing, now the time frame can be different with each sheepie but to give you a visual of transitions and also not every sheepie goes so light grey onto the junior coat, there all different. She is in her baby photo at the butt end you can see a little bit of light grey happening. http://www.oes.org/page2/10404~Coat_Tra ... s_Old.html There all different in the rate of change, one of my girls was nearly 5 when she finally had a mature coat. If you are not getting into the matt fairies breeding then dont shave just perservere, but if it does get too much then a clip while they are going through the transitions does help and does make that next stage easier with the transitional coat coming through quicker. Puppy to junior coat aint so bad the next stage of junior to fully mature coat is the hardest where the matt fairies seem to breed overnight.   They cant stay that fluffy fuzzie wuzzie stuff for ever even though I do love that baby fluff.  |
Most have 3 coats (at least  ).The black puppy coat gets replaced by the 1st of the gray coats - called a junior coat, the coat from he!!...lol... It will vary by puppy when (age) it comes in. But, you will notice the difference with your grooming. When you are line brushing, you will see it - looks like gray roots coming in. As it comes in, the old puppy coat loosens, and needs to be brushed out.. a LOT. It makes mats overnight, and it is so easy to get behind. If you ever are going to shave them, this is the perfect time. It makes life easier. You don't have to shave, but certainly an option. Then that coat will last for a year, or more. The next gray coat is more or less the coat for the rest of their lives. For many, the junior coat is a lighter color than the last coat. Many dogs go from the black puppy coat, to a light silvery coat, then a darker adult coat. That's just kind of a generality, as they really vary.  |
| Thanks. Bentley is my 3rd sheepie. I am determined to groom him on my own. It's been a good start but I know this is the easy part!! |
| I recall several years ago I made a total idiot of myself with lisaoes when this subject came up before. At the time I had an adult dog of around 4 or 5 and we only ever had 2 coats. Tucker's coat has remained much softer than it should be, almost puppy soft, and has never been as dense as his puppy coat. He was very poorly bred and has never been very healthy. I do now have a second dog- (a well bred one!) and he has a proper coat and did go through the changes. Unfortunately, the hairs themselves are dead and will never know they have been cut and therefore will not change faster. I would enjoy the puppy coat now while you have it. If you have never had an OES you may be in for a surprise. The color of the coat may be changing, but wait till the mat monster comes in a few months! Shellie |
My second OES (Lizzy who is 6) was not well bred. She has a grizzle coat which has been fairly easy to care for. The funny thing about this poorly bred OES (she's the larger pup on my aviator, Bentley is the puppy) is that she has no hair in her ears and her fur on her lower jaw never stains. Now if we could figure out a way to have those two traits in all OES's that would be so cool!! Just my opinion!!  |
| Now isn't that odd! Tucker has almost no hair in his ears and his beard was very white till just recently. He's getting old and his eyes and mouth are much wetter than they ever were before now. That only started about 6 months ago. It must be the same bad gene. Easier grooming though I must say. Shellie |
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