plush coat or long coat - Page 2

LOL Well, I wasn't sure, seems it can make a difference lately, on this site--- which computer I'm at and whether I am using the site bookmark without the "s".  I keep hoping those busy admins will find the time to drop a clue for the more curious, as to when all these behind the scene changes will become obvious.    I suppose they are planning a big surprise unveiling or something? It's all a mystery to me.

Here is the puppy..

Looks like a long coat from this angle based on the shape of the face, although you may end up with only some ear fringe and a bigger mane and leg fringe. A straight on shot would make it easier to tell. Do you have any 3-4 week photos? There is no "plush" coat, the dogs either have a stock coat or a long stock coat. Some stock coats are fuller and more what we like for shows, but a lot of times breeders will advertise their long coat puppies as "plush coats" so as to not make them sound so "scary" to customers, because a lot of folks don't want a long coat because they think it is a lot more work to care for.

Well, I kind of disagree with the plush designation explanation. It is a middle ground. And it was a sort of go around until they honored LC's. So the logic follows, if there are long coats allowed, there is no need to protect regular coats that were "plush". 

According to the SV there are two coat types, stock coat and long stock coat, my only problem with people using the word "plush" is that I have seen too many people try to deceive clients by calling a long coat a plush coated puppy. And yes in the show ring long coats are allowed, but it still doesn't change the way some customers feel about a long coat as a pet dog.