Weird Coat Mixture

[Doodle Grooming]

Wendell is 4 months (goldendoodle) and is going through a weird coat change.

The fur on his chest, legs, belly, and sides is fluffy fleece-like, but he has this weird line running down his spine of darker coarse, wiry, short hair. It's really bizarre. I've noticed he is shedding a bit....

Is it common to have two different sections of hair types? I'm wondering how it will end up when he reaches adulthood.....Do puppy's hair generally fill out again and get longer as they mature?

Thanks in advance, this is all new to me! 

[Tait & Finn]

Yep, that's normal. Finn was the same way. He's 15 months now and the stripe is gone but the fur down his back is still wirery and his legs & belly are thick fleecy stuff. Especially his outer thigh, really thick. And he sheds, not tremendously but there is shedding.

[Lindsay n Archie]

My doodle is almost 1.5 yrs and has that same weird stripe down hid back . It's pretty cute

[Lindsay n Archie]

And he has multiple types of fur, curly, straight, wavy, he's a cute mess for sure !

[Gail and Bailey]

Bailey still has different hair down the middle of her back.  It has a more wiry feel than the rest of her....and is a bit darker too.  She is two and a half years old.

[Bonnie and Kona]

Owen went through the same thing at that age. He no longer has the stripe at 3 1/2 years old, but he has different types of fur in different parts of his body. His chest has very straight, soft, thin fur that is white, his tail is wiry, wavy and cream colored. His back is strawberry blond and very wavy, thick fleece. He sheds a little bit and I think it is from the straight white part of him. Some on this site have said that they either shed or they don't but living with this guy for 3 years I am pretty positive the shedding bit (not much at all) is only from the white straight parts of him. Our other doodle is almost black and does not shed. Their coats are such a mystery and adventure when they are growing up! 

[Leslie, Yogi & Maci Bear]

Yogi is almost 7 months old. This picture show the coat difference

This one too


His darker hair started at his tail probably at 10 weeks. It was just a small patch, but it is spreading out and up towards his neck. The fur under his neck is shorter and curly. I'm not sure what the color will be in the end, but I'll love it no matter what it is. Also the sides are wispier, and I think that could be the puppy fur that will eventually come out.

[Gail & Bogey]

Yep must be pretty normal because Bogey has a curly darker stripe down his back. What's most amazing to me is how much his color has changed since he was a puppy. He's now 13 months old and a totally different color than when we got him at 8 weeks. He was mocha colored with a little white on his face as a puppy. Now, just 12 months later he is mostly white with this brown stipe down his back and brown ears. Also stripe is course and curly and white hair is soft and fluffy. Either way he is as cute as ever!

[Gail & Bogey]

These pics show difference.

[Gail & Bogey]

Only one picture up loaded, here's the other.

[Leslie, Yogi & Maci Bear]

That's an impressive color change. He's still adorable though