Will he ever look like the Little Ceasar Dog?

   Beautiful little Westie, typical 4 month old look.  His coat will thicken, and he will fill out more.  I swear, all terriers that size look like scrawny chickens at that age.  My Westie did, my Cairn did, and my Aussie did.  From my experiences the coat starts to really thicken after about a year, by the second birthday they are little wooly dogs.  My Aussie terrier just had his first birthday, the coat is starting to get thicker & more wirey.

Gypsy is an Am staff (short coated breed) and she too looked scrawny at that age.  Hang in there--it WILL fill out and he will be a handsome boy instead of the cute little bundle he is now!

My short coated manchester terrier had a thin, see-through coat at that age. He looked grey instead of black because his skin showed through.  It started growing in at 6 months and now his coat is sleek and jet black.

   The picture in my av is a 4 month picture;

  Here's Kaz at one year;

  Quick comb & brush, he is good to go, just like my Westie & Cairn at one year.  Next year the coat will be much thicker & take a little longer to work with.

What a cutie pie!!!

 Since he's still little, I'm sure you've done your research about grooming, but make sure that you take him to a qualified groomer that does hand stripping and carding. This will keep it hard and wirey! It is more expensive to have done, but it is the only way to maintain that "terrier" look properly.

Oh, also, just a little secret, the westies you see in the dog shows and commercials have been groomed to the nines, using all kinds of hair products (gels, sprays, powders, etc) to get that hair to stand up and in some cases, they even use hair extenstions (some people call them wiggies) to make the coat on the head appear fuller. They are against the rules in show, but not in hollywood.

He has a very hard, wirey coat (what a surprise when I first petted him!). He can do in the pond, then roll in the dirt and 30 minutes later he is white again. It's like magic.

If I can't find a groomer who hand strips can I furminate him to maintain the hard texture?

I met Maggie, the ceasar dog lol and had my picture taken with her lol.

She was verrrry soft!!