I have had a few coats, 4 to be exact. all had harsh coats, and tons of undercoat * Ileana * Love me, love my dogs. In a message dated 10/30/2013 6:02:20 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, charangsd@xxxxxxx writes: On the revised version it states *a long coat is also permissible, then it states, *Faults** **in coat include *soft, silky, *too long. Aren't long coats soft and silky? What gives? Angie Martin Charan GSD's Home of 08 So. Pacific BIM Ch. Charan's Masquerade of Kimber Co-owner/Breeder of Int'l Ch. & US Ch. Charan's Magic Spell of Sandroc Kimber's Faith of Charan (pts) Dam of above sable sisters -----Original Message----- From: Linda Bankhead <lindabankhead44@xxxxxxxxx> To: Showgsd-l <Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wed, Oct 30, 2013 2:53 pm Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] I may not be the sharpest knife in the drawer .... Ha! Since the coat issue has been brought up today; here is new proposed wording. It is verbatim, I did not make this up! Clear as mud; I will let someone else comment on the way the new version was written. *BTW: Now that we have added "lack of undercoat" as a fault and removed wooly; I think everyone should stay home when your dog blows coat. * *CURRENT: * *Coat* The ideal dog has a double coat of medium length. 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 pastern and hock, respectively. *Faults** **in coat include *soft, silky, *too long outer coat,* *woolly*, curly, and open coat. REVISED: Coat 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*. ===========================================================================P OST 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. 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