[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: (no subject)
- From: pmick12@xxxxxxxxxxx
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- Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2007 13:06:05 -0400
The herding/working dogs with heavy coats have different coats than
German Shepherds...and if they had big soft coats they would be faulted for it.
Most working/herding dogs are expected to have fairly waterproof coats, in
that (as someone else has already remarked) the dog can get soaking wet, give a
few hard shakes, and be > dry at the skin.
You can't really compare the coat of the a German Shepherd to the
coat of a Collie, or a Pyrenees, or that of a Puli or Komondor...they
are all distinctly different. The closest coat to a GSD's coat is
the coat of a Pembroke Welsh Corgi...where a long coat is called a
fluffy and is a fault, and a close, tight coat, is equally as bad.
Why? Because they are not weatherproof. .
A long, or soft, or overly undercoated coat is a problem for a
working dog, whether he is a patrol dog or a herder...and trimming
such a coat does not make it more correct or acceptable. Clipping the
coat off is not a good solution, either, since this again lessens the
weatherproof qualities and, some claim, takes away insulation and
exposes the dog's skin to too much sun (or so "they" say).
There is nothing to say that overcoated or long coats are not
often pretty, and there are a lot of us who believe that the coats in
a litter often are on the otherwise best puppies. Still, there is a
reason why such coats are incorrect and not wanted. Same with
missing teeth (whether premolars or molars)...there's a reason why
they are faulted, and why missing teeth in one area is a more serious
fault than missing teeth in another area.
Peggy
> I agree, I wouldn't want to herd with a coat. But look at all the heavy
> coated breeds that do herd. If I had a coat that was an excellent herder. I
> could
> take a clipper to it if that was what my main focus was on.
> (I'm just starting in herding).
>
> That's just my opinion. As they say in the Old Country "It don't make it
> right". Judi
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