In Europe the Longcoats are shown in separate classes however they may NOT be shown if they lack undercoat. They are not shown with the standard coats and , I am not sure but I don't believe they are allowed to interbreed? Don't hold me to that last part, as it changes regularly. I guess we ought to be thankful they are included in the regular classes? Kathy *http://www.victorygermanshepherds.com* *Updated: June 2013* *CH. Elvaston's Nations Cup TC, 26 BOBs CH. Victory's Leviathan **Kappo von Eisenwerk* *RBIF Monarch's Tarragon v Kaleef* * * *"Victory...*Vires et honestas" Linda Bankhead writes > The ideal dog has a coat of medium length; *a long coat is also > permissible*. > The outer coat should be as dense as possible, hair straight, harsh, and > lying close to the body. A slightly wavy outer coat, often of wiry texture, > is permissible. The head, including the inner ear and foreface, and the > legs and paws are covered with short hair, and the neck with longer and > thicker hair. The rear of the forelegs and hind legs has somewhat longer > hair extending to the pasterns and hock, respectively. *Faults in > coat:*soft, silky, curly > *and *open coat *and* *lack of undercoat*. > > > ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2012. 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. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. 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@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================