Having coat issues.

[PorschaLei]

Calypso has just turned two, she was classified as rough coat chow but her "big" coat never came in properly. Could this be due to genetics? If not what can I use to get the coat to come in, she gets her daily brushings. Coat comes off but doesnt seem to come in full. She was just at the vet 3 weeks ago to have full blood panel done and tested for hyperthyroid which came out negative. I also thought possibly a late-bloomer since she had some puppy coat up until 1yr 1/2 Here are a few pictures of her

Calypso as a puppy (roughly 4 months)

Calypso a year old

Calypso at 2 years old

[Rory's Dad]

i dont see any coat issues based on the photos. Simply misclassified. If not a true smooth Chow, definitely closer to that than a rough.

[PorschaLei]

Thank you. I alway wondered but since i never met her parents

[Tippsy'smom]

Looks like she's what some people call, an "inbetweener". Not smooth, and not as fluffy as MANY of the roughs get. But she IS a rough. Just doesn't have the huge coat.

[PorschaLei]

Thank you, i when we got her we wanted to possibly take her in the confirmation ring. But there was a big confusion on her coat since it was never as fluffy as the show ones are.

[Rory's Dad]

For conformation, she would show as a rough.

[Sarahloo]

Beautiful as she is, I don't think Calypso is a purebred Chow. If you google it, she has the exact white markings of a Shiba Inu. That would account for her smaller size too. She's a gorgeous Shiba-Chow, I would say, so it would make sense for her fur to be somewhat in-between, like it is.