[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Long Coat vs Dry Coat
- From: "Norma Ramey" <gsdramey@xxxxxxx>
- To: <grnram415@xxxxxxx>, <Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2008 15:00:07 -0500
Exciting -- brings back so many memories it's great folks. One of the many
reasons I thought it would be good to have another breed
was - close, short coat, easy to prepare for the ring -- wrong -- My English
Pointers had to be sure no dewclaws, face whiskers had
to be clipped (stupid, but that was it)! Parts of that short short coat had
to be trimmed -- really now! We used to be so glad with our
wonderful "natural" GSDs that we had a joke of -- ah, just throw them into
the shampoo bowl, run them around to dry and yipeee ---
in comparison with other breed preparations ours is definitely easy. Look
at all the - oh what do they call that Terrier stuff - oh, stripping
and all. Dry -- that is a new one on me, now I think maybe not glossy as in
if they have worms or some such the coat looks blaah. Wow,
as Laura, and earlier, Paulette mentioned, we know our stuff. Remember my
history teacher - "The only unchanging thing is change itself"!
I just had eye surgery yesterday, cataract and the entire world is much more
clear now!! Have a good one, I am because of you Listers!
I HAVE gone thru many many trails of working etc. with my GSDs and always
knew that their "proper coats" did protect them - maybe
not me, as in extra work pulling briers etc., but I loved them better than
any other, but thatsa me. Norma no L
----- Original Message -----
From: <grnram415@xxxxxxx>
To: <Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2008 1:54 PM
Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Long Coat vs Dry Coat
Gosh, I never realized this thread would go so crazy.? Lots of good
information and opinions.? So, I have another side to this.? Dry coats.?
They seem to be faulted in the ring as well.? I know that folks do major
grooming jobs on their dogs, getting them all fluffed up for the ring.? I
have done this myself.? The only thing is they will stay fluffy for about 10
mins and be flat when they get in the ring.? That is not to say these dogs
don't have undercoat.? They do and I can prove it when they blow coat and
their runs look like they are covered in dog hair snow.? I can't believe how
much coat they can blow.
So, my question is this.? The Standard?states: "The outer coat should be as
dense as possible."? Now, if the outer coat is very dense, then it SHOULD
close up to protect the undercoat from wet and cold.? Yet, why is a dry coat
looked at badly?? Or,?am I totally off base as to what a?true dry coat is??
And, if I am wrong, then I would appreciate some grooming advice on how to
keep these dogs with great undercoats and short, dense outer coats, fluffy
for more than 10 mins :-)
Laura Thomas???
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