Okay, Atticus has almost grown completely out of his puppy fur. His adult fur is coming in shiny, wavy, and black, but kind of short...more like a setter's. In fact, he just looks like a heavyset English setter right now (with an enormous head). He doesn't have much of a "mane". I had expected his fur to be a bit longer. Am I just being impatient? I saw pictures of his littermate, and HE has nice long newfie fur.
question about new adult hair
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Each one is different. Lucy looked like a large English setter, with a rather wispy coat, too...for that first year. (This picture was taken one year ago...when she was 9 months old)
Here's a recent pic, when she was 20 months old:
She's heading toward her second birthday, and her coat is getting fuller and more plush, but still isn't all that long (not like some newfs who seem to have hair down to their knees). It may be that hormones play a part, too. Is Atticus neutered? Is his littermate?
Do you live in a warmer/cooler region of the country? We're in VA, where the temps have been high-90's all summer. Even though our dogs live inside with the A/C, they have shorter/thinner coats. Maybe the warmer climate contributes to the thin coat?
Anyhow...be patient, and be GLAD you've got less hair to deal with.
Here's a recent pic, when she was 20 months old:
She's heading toward her second birthday, and her coat is getting fuller and more plush, but still isn't all that long (not like some newfs who seem to have hair down to their knees). It may be that hormones play a part, too. Is Atticus neutered? Is his littermate?
Do you live in a warmer/cooler region of the country? We're in VA, where the temps have been high-90's all summer. Even though our dogs live inside with the A/C, they have shorter/thinner coats. Maybe the warmer climate contributes to the thin coat?
Anyhow...be patient, and be GLAD you've got less hair to deal with.
Omigosh. Thanks Laurel!!! You just made me feel so much better. Atticus looks just like Lucy in the first picture!!!(except that he's black.) His coat is a little wavier. He has a very distinct side part on his back and a swoop that sticks straight off the side.
Atticus isn't neutered yet, and I'm pretty sure his brother isn't either. It HAS been a hot summer here (mostly in the 90s) too. However, we always have nice cold, snowy winters (can't stand hot weather) and it has cooled off quite a bit in the last couple of weeks.
thank you thank you thank you
Atticus isn't neutered yet, and I'm pretty sure his brother isn't either. It HAS been a hot summer here (mostly in the 90s) too. However, we always have nice cold, snowy winters (can't stand hot weather) and it has cooled off quite a bit in the last couple of weeks.
thank you thank you thank you
