Posted in xn--kfs74mzzid01b.com edit by anonym on January 8th, 2009
Hello
My whippet puppy is 5 1/2 months old. When will she get her adult coat? Also she had mainly pink skin but has black spots all over her skin - almost like a dalmation. You only see them when she is wet. Does it mean that when she gets her adult coat these will come out as proper black spots in her fur?
Any advice welcome.She has her 'adult' coat. Whippets don't develop a different coat or color as they mature. Very young puppies may be darker than what they will be when older, but at 5 1/2 months, she has the coat and color she will always have. Many Whippets have dark pigment on the skin, this will not go away and it will not make her coat spotted, except as you have noticed, it shows up when she is wet.
Good luck with your Whippet, I've had the breed for 35 yrs and they are the best.I think Whippets don't actually get an adult coat (fur that is!!). The coat colour can alter with maturity, but Whippets have a fine coat, which I don't think changes that much in texture. I am switching to Whippets soon (my new pup has just been born), so although I'm not entirely sure about this now, time will tell! My Bassets have different colour pigment in their skin (black patches under the coat) which doesn't alter, so I somehow doubt she's going to end up looking like a Dalmatian lol.#If you have any other info about this subject , Please add it free.# |
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