[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: showgsd-l: pmick12@xxxxxxxxxxx post needs approval
- From: Stormy Hope <Stormy435@xxxxxxx>
- To: The List <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2011 13:30:40 -0700
Stormy has a red face
Sorry.
Stormy
Peggy wrote:
It may or may not apply, but for what it's worth, Pembroke Welsh
Corgis can
also have "coats." We call them "fluffies," and they can be
distinguished
as early as 2 weeks of age... by a few long hairs that can be seen by
holding the puppy so the head is seen in profile...the long hairs will
appear to be growing between the eyes...or in the "stop." If you
don't
check then, you probably won't know until the puppy is 7 or 8 weeks
old.
You can also have what I called a "borderline fluffy," which is a
dog
who, while not exhibiting any "coat" as a youngster, matures into a
dog with
a longish coat and most definitely the ear fringes.......
The worst thing about fluffies was that they were often
otherwise the
nicest pups in a litter.
In the UK, the top breeders didn't always remove the fluffy
bitches
from their breeding programs........and, at least when I was breeding
Corgis, all the very top and most desireable bloodlines always had
some
fluffies in there somewhere. The so-called "fluff free" lines had
other
problems.......personally, I'd much rather deal with an occasional
fluff or
coat than an unsound or untypical animal.
The coated or fluffy animal is useless for the work for which the
breed
exists, because that kind of soft coat is not at all weather
resistant.
(note, resistant...not weather proof)......a requirement in a working
dog......!
Peggy
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