Puppies lose their puppy coats between 4-to-6 months of age, although this time frame varies widely from breed to breed and can start at 12 weeks or wait until they're one year old. You might not notice your puppy shedding, especially if she is a shorthaired breed, or the change could be dramatic.
Do puppy coats change as they get older?
Puppy coats A single-coated breed will lose its puppy coat, and adult hair grows in, but double-coated breeds will develop their second coat as they mature. It's not uncommon for the puppy's adult coat color to end up a different hue than the puppy coat.
Do puppies coats change color as they get older?
Puppies often do not gain their adult coloration until they reach maturity, so if you're adopting a puppy, you may notice some changes to its coloring as it nears adulthood. Also, dogs' coats tend to lighten as they age, so mature and elder dogs tend to have lighter colored coats than they did as young dogs.
Do puppies grow a new coat?
The puppy coat A puppy is born with one single coat of soft fur, even if it is a double-coated breed. When he sheds that puppy coat — usually between four months and six months old — his new, adult coat will come in stiffer and thicker, according to the American Kennel Club.
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