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by justcurious on 16 August 2008 - 02:08
I like the plush & long stock coats (particularly the sables & blacks) but not the real long nearly collie looking coats "standard long". I looked around the net to find the 'correct' phrase and found this site that outlines the different coats. it's near the bottom of this page http://www.4gsd.net/colours.html and has picts:)
Coat Lengths: There are technically 3 coat lengths in the German Shepherd - short, long, and long stock coats. We've included in this list the 'Plush' coat, simply FYI, as it is a term used for this fuller coat often times in the show ring, etc, and is worth noting.
The short coat is an allowed coat length, and it's just what it sounds like...short. The hair length is short and the coat lays flat against the body.
The Plush Coat is 'plushier' than the short coat, and is preferred more in the show ring. It's basically a longer, fuller coat, yet still an allowed length. Both the short and plush coats are 'stock' coats, meaning they have an undercoat.
The Long Stock Coat is a long coat that has an undercoat. This is not a desired coat length despite the dog still having an undercoat. Stock Coats shed just as much as their short or plush coated counterparts ;) The Long Stock Coat, like the normal Long Coat, can be distinguished by long tufts, or 'feathering', of hair on the ears and the backs of the legs and tail.
The Standard Long Coat is a long soft outer coat with no undercoat, and is a fault as far as the standard is concerned. It has long hair or feathering on the ears, legs, and tail.
by Silbersee on 16 August 2008 - 02:08
I would say that the one on the lower right is a coat? I have to admit that I am usually always right with the showlines, but the workinglines are a bit tougher. They often have different facial expressions (just like coats) but a couple of weeks later, they turn out to be normal coated dogs. The only way I can usually be sure is by doing the "touch test". A coated puppy's hair feels a lot softer and silkier than the normal coated one. So, if you have a chance to see them, I would touch them both at the same time and see if there is a difference. In a puppy, the length of hair does not mean anything. That changes all the time.
Here is a link to my last litter: www.vomsilbersee.com/alexchuckie.html. The one one the upper left turned out to be a coat and the one on the upper right was not, although at the time the photos were taken they looked almost like twins (I think it was around 4 weeks of age). I don't know how they look now because they are in their new respective homes already.
Sharyn,
Thanks for the compliment on Onyx. I have to admit that I am very very proud of him. And no, I do not want to sell him. But he will stay in Germany for quite a while, which was hard to do but at least he can live up to his potential there. He works very well (he is in a working oriented home and club). Everybody is impressed with him and agrees that he is a sure V-rated dog, although we do not have the illusion that he would ever be in the top of his class. But that was never our intention anyway. He is just so impressive and has this personality and presence (I don't know how else to describe it). His co-owner Gerd says that quite a few working people have approached him already and asked when this dog will turn 2 years old, so they can breed to him. When he comes home in a couple of years or so, I intend to breed my showline females to him as well and see what comes out of that.
Thanks again, and sorry for stealing your thread, djc.
Chris
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