As someone who owns a lovely Long Coat, who by the way just got shaved for the first time in her life (will be 10 in December) due to the fact that I am injured and can not groom on a regular basis...LOL A long coat Has hairy ears and a tail that is beyond busy... most of the time along with belly feathers and panties that are much longer than normal(mine in full coat is probably 5 in long). They do not generally have an open coat... More often the coat is softer and or silkier than a normal correct coat but not always, where as an open coated dog it often more wiry feeling. I have kept 2 long coats in my 45 years and both had double coats, I hear they don't usually but I have never seen one that does not have a double coat just soft.... There are varying degrees of Long Coats, some are only slightly long but others, well can be and hairy or more so than a Collie. All are incorrect coats. Deb In a message dated 7/13/2009 7:52:11 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, DARLINBOO@xxxxxxx writes: I, too, would like to know the difference between a "long coat" and an "OPEN coat" ??? Saw a bitch that I thought was a long coat but was told it was an open coat???? Sarah **************Summer concert season is here! Find your favorite artists on tour at TourTracker.com. (http://www.tourtracker.com/?ncid=emlcntusmusi00000006) ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================ **************Looking for love this summer? Find it now on AOL Personals. (http://personals.aol.com/?ncid=emlcntuslove00000003) ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================