The New Girl - Page 4

BE, mine too ! Every twig, every leaf gets brought in from the woods outside, every time Sheila goes out - always said I did not want to live with a coat, having seen (and groomed) enough LSH at work; but what do I end up with this time ? A fully long coat ...

Behold!  A popple!

My dogs get into all kinds of stickers, Fox Tails are the worse.  I spray them with Sho Sheen.  It is a horse product I dilute it about 3 parts water to 1 part sho sheen.

If it is fall when things are  really bad then equal parts.  

Mud, stickers nothing sticks.

 

Can not believe you "shepherd" lovers are going to keep a long coat; a grooming nightmare you understand. Everyone I see is not groomed usually at all, look like hell.

Although have done Samoyeds since 1973 if you can imagine: love my GSD boy, "wash and wear" coat. The best to you all, Nan

 

PS:  coconut oil internally l/4 to l/2 tsp in food also helps, also good externally to rub into coat.  or put in spray bottle with hot water and spray down.  Smells good too.  Nan

I owned / took care of a lot of regular coats, I only owned ONE longcoat - it´s been a nightmare ( although otherwise a great dog )...back to the stock coats, altough I like the outlook of the coats.
When you think about the GSD as a working dog breed a longcoat doesn´t really make sense.
My male, although he was a long stock coat, needed A LOT of grooming, and worse, he needed hours to dry when he became wet.
Snow? He wasn´t even able to move anymore...snowballs everywhere
Ticks? Good luck finding them...

Think about a dog working outside...

Xeph, I am on my cell right now, difficult to see the differences in the pups, but I guess I like the one that laid down underneath the waterbowl within the last seconds of the video ( because of behavior + conformation ).
Is this your "pick" ? In case it is, don´t care about coat or not, it´s about the whole package - and it´s pretty easy to get rid of "coats" within 2 generations.

Susie, believe me there is a lot more 'wrong' with Sheila as a Shepherd than just her coat ! Lack of pigment; dreadful long-backed short-legged shape, coming from the 'Alsatian' camp; lack of 'drive' - not all about her advanced age; hare feet; soppy, over-friendly to people, dog-aggressive to some extent, the list seems endless. (Not to mention: chicken killer. Ooopps!) If I had bred this, I would die of shame. The lack of water-resistance for working comes a long way down the list. But she keeps my feet warm, in the evenings, and is cheerful (if not terribly bright) company, bless her; and she gets me out of the house a few times every day. 

YEP; she is doing her job well Hund. Enjoy every moment. Happy days, remember how much you missed not having a dog in your life. Didn't last long did it. Enjoy her for everything she is to you. Nan

Xeph, best of luck with Riza. She is a darling. Are you planning on showing her at all, or would it be a bit of a waste of time/money since she is coated?

Nan, I have 2 long coat GSDs that I assure you do not "look like hell". They are not a grooming nightmare either and do not pick up plant debris any more than my friends' standard coat GSD. They also shed water much better than my Australian shepherd does; the only dog I have owned that would get snowballs is my Miniature Schnauzer. My 2 GSDs have a much different texture than my uncle's Samoyed, whose coat WAS a grooming nightmare. The only time that dog looked really good was immediately after being professionally groomed. Maybe because my girls' coats are not super long makes a difference. Anyway, it seems not all long coats are created equal seeing I have never had any of the problems many on PDB seem to have with long coats.

Guess, you like her - and guess, she loves you - I am with Nan...

OH N. Maiden your pic's are beautiful. Just saying the majority of the LC's are seldom groomed in their pic's shown,, but nothing is cuter than and LC GSD puppy except maybe a Sammy puppy. But if you are not familiar with the LC's on any breed they can be a lot of maintenance for up keep. Am used to the Samoyed coat, mine pretty much look good all the time except for the shedding times, then they look like crap also. But really it is continuous maintenance, otherwise you will be so so sorry if you let the coats go. JMHO. Nan