Well, November 23 was Jack's 9 month birthday, and just as Jackie (JMM) said, the adult coat has begun to grow in!
The roughness of the coat before was the harness breaking the coat across his back; so now I am sure to always extra-condition there, and to take off his harness as soon as we come inside from walks. Problem being that he likes to take brief 2-minute potty-break walks like 10 times a day... so... the hair is still a bit rough there.
But.... the ADULT COAT. Jack has NEVER had a tangle, NEVER NEVER. His hair is now about 4 inches long all over (except for head/face , where I like it short, because if it gets long, then he looks like an ancient old man
) So.... the other day I was brushing him as I do every day, and I noticed the brush kept "CATCHING" on something under his front leg... I looked, and it was a tangle!! A tiny little knot just hidden in his armpit.
I took my time and combed it out (actually it just kind of pulled out the knot and it was just stuck in the comb, poor baby Jack did not like this at all)....
I thought it was a one time thing, but now, he has little knots like that under his belly EVERY DAY and under his legs, and on the middle of his belly!!
He is so unhappy when I'm trying to comb them out, and I know they're small, but I just keep imagining them getting bigger and becoming TRUE MATS as the coat continues to change!! I use Ice on Ice, and spray liberally, but they always just seem to RIP out in the end. Poor Jack.
Anyway, I didn't want to really get advice so much, as ask: HOW LONG before the change is done?? How much longer will I have to torture my puppy nightly ??
He's a cutie pie though... love him. :lol:[/B]