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Offline wahm

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« on: May 13, 2005, 08:32:06 AM »
Barley is now almost 10 months old.I know he needs to fill out but i bumped into another Cocker at the park today and i was really shocked.
He stood next to the other dog and looked so wierd next to her!.
He is quite slim and gawky looking with a shortish coat






When should he begin to fill out and get a decent coat??.
His toes remind the kids of the Grinch!
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« Reply #1 on: May 13, 2005, 08:36:01 AM »
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Barley is now almost 10 months old.I know he needs to fill out but i bumped into another Cocker at the park today and i was really shocked.
He stood next to the other dog and looked so wierd next to her!.
He is quite slim and gawky looking with a shortish coat






When should he begin to fill out and get a decent coat??.
His toes remind the kids of the Grinch!
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Indie is one and a half and still hasn't a full coat. Hamish is like a furry teddy and he's nine months, so I think all dogs are different, and it may vary tremendously.


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« Reply #2 on: May 13, 2005, 08:47:34 AM »
Wouldn't worry about his coat - Saffi is 19mths and has a very thin coat and the slightest touch of feathering - Barley looks like a yeti compared to her :D  :D
Tia's coat is like Barley's and she is 22mths, while Max is a huge furball :D
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« Reply #3 on: May 13, 2005, 10:38:00 AM »
Some are bigger built than others and some have loads of coat and others have hardly any, they are all different I wouldn't worry about it  :D
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« Reply #4 on: May 13, 2005, 10:48:38 AM »
I think he looks gorgeous !
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« Reply #5 on: May 13, 2005, 10:51:02 AM »
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I think he looks gorgeous !
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Me too :)   Indie is 2 and is very petite, she does have some feathering now, but her actuall coat on her body (torso) is very fine :D
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« Reply #6 on: May 13, 2005, 11:28:49 AM »
He looks very handsome, beautiful colouring!  :D
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« Reply #7 on: May 13, 2005, 01:32:47 PM »
Hi, Bella is the same! In fact she has less coat than your little boy.  She too is 10 months.  I trimmed her feet the other day because she had grinch feet too  :D They look much better now, not like wooly boots

She has nice ears but not as long as they should be, and her coat gets tufty when wet.

I've been on here loads of times asking when she will look like a cocker but everyone always says they are all different and take different amounts of time.

I dont think she will ever get a long coat and her leg hair is very fine. short at the front like a lab and feathered at the back like a boarder collie.  She's black by the way.
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« Reply #8 on: May 13, 2005, 01:59:38 PM »
Abby was the same until 12 months :blink: since her last season she has turned into a wooly mammoth the only place that she hasn't got much coat is her belly :rolleyes:

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« Reply #9 on: May 13, 2005, 04:29:41 PM »
:) Sue - I think Barley looks gorgeous and has a lovely shiny coat, don't worry about him  ;)  xxxxxxxxxx
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« Reply #10 on: May 13, 2005, 06:42:58 PM »
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He looks very handsome, beautiful colouring!  :D
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:) Sue - I think Barley looks gorgeous and has a lovely shiny coat, don't worry about him  ;)  xxxxxxxxxx
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Awww thankyou :wub: I have just told him and he's gone all embarrassed!.
He is a lovely dog and we do get alot of nice comments when we take him out!.
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« Reply #11 on: May 13, 2005, 06:44:42 PM »
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I think he looks gorgeous !
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Penel how on earth did you get such a fab pic of your beautiful dogs????.

I can't even manage to get Barley to sit still !.

Sue x
P.s. He starts obedience training on Thursday so there may be hope yet!!!
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« Reply #12 on: May 13, 2005, 07:51:23 PM »
Buddy at 4 months is starting to look a bit fuzzy. But where his coat used to be really silky, it seems a bit dull now, and slightly coarser. Is that normal?

Also he used to have 4 lovely white eyebrow whiskers (one on one side, three on the other - I think there were some black ones too, but it's hard to tell), they have now all fallen out and I can't see any replacements. Is that normal too?

He's fed on Burns, and gets a few treats each day (pigs ears, hide even a bit of pedigree mixer for training - plan to use the burns for that too when this is all gone)

Sorry, not meaning to hijack this thread.

And I think Barley looks fantastic :P . Think of all that trimming you don't have to do!
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« Reply #13 on: May 13, 2005, 08:04:17 PM »
He looks pretty wonderful to me Sue! :D  And by the way, I love your collar and lead :D
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« Reply #14 on: May 13, 2005, 10:08:04 PM »
I remeber feeling like you when Jessie was 6 months old and I wanted a long coated cocker!  ;)

However now I have an almost 2 yr old spayed cocker who for an orange roan has quite alot of coat and I wish she had her non woolley coat back  :(  

I am really struggling with the grooming of her and her yeti legs and feet and straggly tummy is a nightmare to deal with...she won't sit still for me and let me brush her properley. She has matts under her front arm pits where her harness rubs and also has smaller but tighter matts on the inside of her back legs which she won't let me near! She screams, literally, if I try! I can just about keep on top her back, head and so far down the sides of her ribs.....its a poor attempt!

Barleys coat will grow as he gets older, if he is meant to have a longer coat. Just think tho....if her goes for a swim you wont have a soggy smelly mess to deal with, a quick towel dry and he will be all done  :)

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