All the pups carry the coat factor. The sire's influence is phenotypical, that is, the pups, themselves, will NOT be long-coats; their genotype will be 1/2 long coat factor, 1/2 normal coat factor. Paula, 61 days and counting Home of Best in Show, Best in Specialty Show, Multi-Group Winning, GSDCA Dual Title Award Recipient, AKC JAM/AOE, International and American Champion, Grand Champion Asgard Harley Davidson v Plamark, HT, PT, CGC, TC, HIC, OFA CHIC #64047 (Hips, Elbows, Cardiac, & Thyroid), DNA tested clear of the long-coat factor. #1 Male German Shepherd Dog in the Country, #4 German Shepherd Dog in the Country, as of 6/30/10 (Canine Chronicles) First male German Shepherd Dog Grand Champion. ---------- Original Message ---------- From: "Dianna Tim Van Erem" <eremshep@xxxxxxx> Subject: Long coat question Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2010 11:45:50 -0700 A friend of mine bred his long coat bitch to a male who had no coat factor. As expected the bitch had a nice large healthy litter with no coats. He is keeping one of the males and someone told him that all the puppies in the litter will carry the coat because the dam was a coat. I thought the sire had some influence? Should he have the male checked for the long coat or just accept the fact that all the puppies carry the coat factor due to the long coat dam? Thanks Di ____________________________________________________________ PMP Certification Prep 100% Online PMP Exam Prep course from Villanova University. Learn More. http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL3241/4c62feb4e02af68b990st02duc ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2010. 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 NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================