undercoat

Lola1969 · 06-10-2008, 01:37 PM

Hi all,

I have a coatie but am unsure if he has an undercoat. I think not as his fur is pretty silky. Being as he is the first GSD I've ever had, his coat is the only GSD coat I've ever touched, groomed, etc.

Could you tell from a photo?

Brightelf · 06-10-2008, 01:42 PM

If the hair is silky and it parts down the middle of his back, then you have a true longcoat-- without undercoat! Your vaccum cleaner must be happy!!

mkennels · 06-10-2008, 01:47 PM

I have a coated dog but my carpet always look like he does ...LOL he has a very thick undercoat I have to dump my vaccum a couple of times because of him..LOL oh well wouldn't trade him for anything

BlackGSD · 06-10-2008, 01:49 PM

Looking at the picture you posted a couple of weeks ago, he looks like a long stock coat (Meaning he looks like he has an undercoat.). How old is he?

When he sheds does the hair come out in clumps?

**Cassidy's Mom** · 06-10-2008, 01:52 PM

I wasn't sure about my dogs either, Dena was my first longcoat. But the first time I took an undercoat rake to her and there were great clouds of soft fluffy black fur flying around, I KNEW.

If he does have an undercoat it should be readily apparent when you groom him.

Cooper&me · 06-10-2008, 02:33 PM

Can you use the undercoat rake too much?

**Cassidy's Mom** · 06-10-2008, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted By: mjb03Can you use the undercoat rake too much?

I have no idea. But I can assure you that there is NO danger of that happening in my house, lol!

dOg · 06-10-2008, 02:55 PM

My LC did not shed much his first year...but he seems to making up for it this year! I don't rake him if wet but I will my smooth female.

I don't get to it often enough to have ever worried I was doing it too much, just often enough to keep the tumbleweed hairballs away!

Especially with this last blast of heat...if I had a spinning wheel,
I could spin enough yarn to knit some socks or a sweater!

Lola1969 · 06-10-2008, 03:50 PM

He is roughly 2 years old.

He seems to shed tumbleweeds! I don't know if I could call it clumps though. His hair does not part down the middle. When he is molting and you pet him, there are no clumps, just lots of long individual hairs. I can however pluck him around the ears and that comes out in clumps.

Below you can get an idea of the non-part (sorry the picture is so blurry!)

BlackGSD · 06-10-2008, 04:13 PM

This is the picture I was talking about. His coat looks pretty think on his chest like he has an undercoat. This is him right?

06-10-2008, 01:37 PM	#1 (permalink)
Lola1969 Elite Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 1,023	undercoat Hi all, I have a coatie but am unsure if he has an undercoat. I think not as his fur is pretty silky. Being as he is the first GSD I've ever had, his coat is the only GSD coat I've ever touched, groomed, etc. Could you tell from a photo? __________________ Ozzy, CGC, HIC http://www.dogster.com/dogs/818435 http://www.shepherdrescue.org

06-10-2008, 01:42 PM	#2 (permalink)
Brightelf Crowned Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 9,357	Re: undercoat If the hair is silky and it parts down the middle of his back, then you have a true longcoat-- without undercoat! Your vaccum cleaner must be happy!! __________________ Patti Frauchen von: Grimm van den Heuvel, aka "The Doofinator" My strong-minded, very loving boy

06-10-2008, 01:47 PM	#3 (permalink)
mkennels Master Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Virginia Posts: 932	Re: undercoat I have a coated dog but my carpet always look like he does ...LOL he has a very thick undercoat I have to dump my vaccum a couple of times because of him..LOL oh well wouldn't trade him for anything __________________ Janet UKC CH Mystical Talyn D'Argo, TT, OFA H/E, CERF, AKC DNA UKC CH Gretchen Julika Little Star, TT, OFA, Cerf, AKC DNA Von Hornberger's Mystical Knight, TT, CERF, AKC DNA, OFA Ranita's Heavenly Angel R.I.P 9/15/07-10/15/08 http://www.mysticalkennels.com

06-10-2008, 01:49 PM	#4 (permalink)
BlackGSD Crowned Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Eastern Washington Posts: 7,795	Re: undercoat Looking at the picture you posted a couple of weeks ago, he looks like a long stock coat (Meaning he looks like he has an undercoat.). How old is he? When he sheds does the hair come out in clumps? __________________ Tracy Siren vom Banach { Sable female GSD 3-20-08} R.I.P. Wrangler male ACD/Aussie mix. 9-29-99 to8-29-11.

06-10-2008, 01:52 PM	#5 (permalink)
Cassidy's Mom No Stinkin' Leashes Moderator Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 24,948	Re: undercoat I wasn't sure about my dogs either, Dena was my first longcoat. But the first time I took an undercoat rake to her and there were great clouds of soft fluffy black fur flying around, I KNEW. If he does have an undercoat it should be readily apparent when you groom him. __________________ -Debbie- Dena 9/12/04-10/4/08 Forever would have been too short Keefer 8/25/05 Halo 11/9/08 Cassidy 6/8/00-10/4/04

06-10-2008, 02:33 PM	#6 (permalink)
Cooper&me Master Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: indiana Posts: 964	Re: undercoat Can you use the undercoat rake too much? __________________ Michelle Ava (6 yr old boxer) Mia (4 yr old Brussels Griffon) Quincy (GSD 10/03/07)

06-10-2008, 02:55 PM	#8 (permalink)
dOg Elite Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 1,798	Re: undercoat My LC did not shed much his first year...but he seems to making up for it this year! I don't rake him if wet but I will my smooth female. I don't get to it often enough to have ever worried I was doing it too much, just often enough to keep the tumbleweed hairballs away! Especially with this last blast of heat...if I had a spinning wheel, I could spin enough yarn to knit some socks or a sweater!

06-10-2008, 03:50 PM	#9 (permalink)
Lola1969 Elite Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 1,023	Re: undercoat He is roughly 2 years old. He seems to shed tumbleweeds! I don't know if I could call it clumps though. His hair does not part down the middle. When he is molting and you pet him, there are no clumps, just lots of long individual hairs. I can however pluck him around the ears and that comes out in clumps. Below you can get an idea of the non-part (sorry the picture is so blurry!) __________________ Ozzy, CGC, HIC http://www.dogster.com/dogs/818435 http://www.shepherdrescue.org

06-10-2008, 04:13 PM	#10 (permalink)
BlackGSD Crowned Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Eastern Washington Posts: 7,795	Re: undercoat This is the picture I was talking about. His coat looks pretty think on his chest like he has an undercoat. This is him right? __________________ Tracy Siren vom Banach { Sable female GSD 3-20-08} R.I.P. Wrangler male ACD/Aussie mix. 9-29-99 to8-29-11.

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