Hi,
I'm new to the board and have just bred my long-stock coat with a short-haired shepherd. They are beautiful puppies with great pedigrees; however, not many people want a long-coat. One potential buyer asked me which ones were coated. I have an inkling which might be, but can one tell at such an early age. They are all fuzzy which is normal and I don't see hair between the toes or ears yet. A few have longer and slightly wavy hair. Any help would be appreciated. I don't want to sell the coated ones to people who want short haired.
A long *stock* coat has an undercoat, so it's not techincally a long coat. If you're breeding for working ability, it shouldn't matter. You can breed two stock coated dogs and end up with a coated pup if both parents carry the gene. If you're not breeding for show, and it's not a long coat, it shouldn't be a huge issue-just a matter of personal preference.
I just had possession of a litter in which two pups had much longer fur than the others at 12weeks old. I thought these two were going to have that kind of fuzzy, very thick, Czech-type coat for sure. At 6 mos, they have a tight, glossy, close-lying coat. I'd be careful trying to guess at 4 weeks unless there's a clear difference in pups. Remember, there may NOT be ANY plush (long-stock) coats in the litter at all. This is a recessive gene and won't always show up.
Hi,
Thanks so much for your information. It can be very confusing and I'm sure you're right about it being too soon "to tell" I hope they are all short haired although I do love the looks of my male. He is gorgeous. Your dog is awesome by the way.
Francoise
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I think the long stock coats are beautiful and completely understand someone getting one to have as a pet or as a working dog. In fact many times you can get a very high quality dog for a lesser price because of it being a LSC, which is an added bonus. HOWEVER; they should never be bred. They no more meet the standard than the whites, coats, pandas, etc.. If our breed was one with a dirth of quality dogs, then perhaps a small fault can be overlooked, but that's not the case with GSD's.
The American Show Shepherd is an example of what happens when we try to go our own way & do not heed the SV or FCI standard. Until we are at least able to produce as high a quality of dog on a regular basis, we should respect & listen to the parent club.
One last thing, plush coats are not LSC's. The plush ocated dogs don't have the feathering around the head & ears.
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Any way to tell at 4 weeks if dog is coated?
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