Length of Hair

How long does it take for a pup to grow their hair? Do some OES take longer to grow their coats and if so is their a rule of thumb? A friend of mine has one who is 7 months old and his coat is real shiny which I have never seen before and very straight, though he has the white and black marks of an OES. Is there any way to tell if he is a purebred or mixed. It is her first OES and since I only have one I am not real up on the breed. She was told that it was a purebred and does have AKC registration. I don't know what to tell her and she is not hooked up to the internet so I told her I would try to find out...Thanks
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Do you have photos of the dog you could upload for us to see?
At 7 months, he should be really puffy with lots of coat. When you say shiny, do you mean more sleek and straight like a border collie? As many people will attest, anyone can register a dog with 2 AKC parents. They take no responsibility for the quality of dog that you're getting. People can find ways around it too, like using the papers of another AKC dog knowing that the parent was not actually that dog.
There've been a couple of reports of people asking on this forum about their OES's coat being shiny and black and white...and turns out that even though they were told their dog was OES (or even had papers saying it) that the dog clearly is not an OES. If that is the case here, the person should consider reporting the person who sold them the dog.
I hope this helps. Here is a pic of my 5 month old puppy(almost 6 months). He has a pretty typical coat for this age:

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And here's my boy Fozzie at 5 months. His typical OES puppy coat is very soft and fluffy.

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Here is Dancer at about 6 months

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Here is Sky at 9 months

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Here is Panda at 7 months

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I'm curious to see pics, but you'll be able to tell alot from the pictures posted here (which I LOVE by the way)!!!! Good luck!
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