long stock coat and stock coat

my dog carmail · 12-24-2007, 06:48 PM

I've heard people on this site talk about long stock coats and stock coats and i was wondering what is the differents between the two?

Lin · 12-24-2007, 06:52 PM

The term stock coat refers to having a double coat, the undercoat and longer outer coat. The normal stock coat is what the majority of shepherds are. Long stock coat refers to a long haired, or coated, german shepherd that still has the undercoat. Some long haired german shepherds lack the undercoat. Inbetween these two is the plush coat.

my dog carmail · 12-24-2007, 07:00 PM

Oh ok so what does a plush coat look like.

Lin · 12-24-2007, 07:11 PM

You know how the GSD has longer/thicker fur around the neck? The plush coat is sorta like that, all over. This dog is said to be a plush coat:

But I know some people on the board have plush coat dogs that would be better examples. I'm not entirely sure the above dog is, but it definitely has a longer thicker coat than the common short stock coat.

fourdogsrule · 12-24-2007, 07:33 PM

Ivy is a plush coat.

Here is a picture of her when she was 8 weeks.
I will have to find a decent one of her so I can show what she looks like now.

fourdogsrule · 12-24-2007, 07:38 PM

This isn't the best but.................

This was taken in early December of this year right after she came inside from playing outside with the other dogs.

She does put her ears up!!!!!

Lin · 12-24-2007, 08:00 PM

She's a plush coat? I would have thought long hair. It looks like she has feathering? I've always read feathering = long hair. But then I can't see all of her in the picture lol.

my dog carmail · 12-24-2007, 08:20 PM

While i'm on this subject is my dog considerd a stock coat or a plush coat.

Lin · 12-24-2007, 08:25 PM

Normal stock coat. If you look at the example I posted, you can see the longer thicker hair around the belly for one. Since its a small picture thats the easiest to see and use to explain. To make things even more confusing, some breeders refer to a working stock coat or show coat. A show coat being longer than the working stock coat, but not as thicker as a plush coat.. The example I posted actually looks more like a "show coat" than a plush coat. The lines between coats are fuzzy and not clear lol. With both type of coat and pattern of coat. What one person calls an extended saddle the next may call a blanket back, or what one calls a blanket back another might call a bi-colour. So with the picture I posted, it was labeled a plush coat but it may be what one calls a regular stock coat.

my dog carmail · 12-24-2007, 08:34 PM

What coat is more resistent to the elements the stock coat or the plush?

12-24-2007, 06:48 PM	#1 (permalink)
my dog carmail Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Rockport, TX Posts: 237	long stock coat and stock coat I've heard people on this site talk about long stock coats and stock coats and i was wondering what is the differents between the two? __________________ Carmail Wolf my first GSD. http://www.dogster.com/dogs/607306 Shine Rest in peace. ________________________________________

12-24-2007, 06:52 PM	#2 (permalink)
Lin Knighted Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Posts: 3,243	Re: long stock coat and stock coat The term stock coat refers to having a double coat, the undercoat and longer outer coat. The normal stock coat is what the majority of shepherds are. Long stock coat refers to a long haired, or coated, german shepherd that still has the undercoat. Some long haired german shepherds lack the undercoat. Inbetween these two is the plush coat. __________________ Sorry dude. I can't live up to your expectations all of the time. Sometimes I'm going drink six miniature bottles of rum and then draw horses. That's just the way the world works. - Allie Brosh

12-24-2007, 07:00 PM	#3 (permalink)
my dog carmail Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Rockport, TX Posts: 237	Re: long stock coat and stock coat Oh ok so what does a plush coat look like. __________________ Carmail Wolf my first GSD. http://www.dogster.com/dogs/607306 Shine Rest in peace. ________________________________________

12-24-2007, 07:11 PM	#4 (permalink)
Lin Knighted Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Posts: 3,243	Re: long stock coat and stock coat You know how the GSD has longer/thicker fur around the neck? The plush coat is sorta like that, all over. This dog is said to be a plush coat: But I know some people on the board have plush coat dogs that would be better examples. I'm not entirely sure the above dog is, but it definitely has a longer thicker coat than the common short stock coat. __________________ Sorry dude. I can't live up to your expectations all of the time. Sometimes I'm going drink six miniature bottles of rum and then draw horses. That's just the way the world works. - Allie Brosh

12-24-2007, 07:33 PM	#5 (permalink)
fourdogsrule Elite Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 1,315	Re: long stock coat and stock coat Ivy is a plush coat. Here is a picture of her when she was 8 weeks. I will have to find a decent one of her so I can show what she looks like now.

12-24-2007, 07:38 PM	#6 (permalink)
fourdogsrule Elite Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 1,315	Re: long stock coat and stock coat This isn't the best but................. This was taken in early December of this year right after she came inside from playing outside with the other dogs. She does put her ears up!!!!!

12-24-2007, 08:00 PM	#7 (permalink)
Lin Knighted Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Posts: 3,243	Re: long stock coat and stock coat She's a plush coat? I would have thought long hair. It looks like she has feathering? I've always read feathering = long hair. But then I can't see all of her in the picture lol. __________________ Sorry dude. I can't live up to your expectations all of the time. Sometimes I'm going drink six miniature bottles of rum and then draw horses. That's just the way the world works. - Allie Brosh

12-24-2007, 08:20 PM	#8 (permalink)
my dog carmail Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Rockport, TX Posts: 237	Re: long stock coat and stock coat While i'm on this subject is my dog considerd a stock coat or a plush coat. __________________ Carmail Wolf my first GSD. http://www.dogster.com/dogs/607306 Shine Rest in peace. ________________________________________

12-24-2007, 08:25 PM	#9 (permalink)
Lin Knighted Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Posts: 3,243	Re: long stock coat and stock coat Normal stock coat. If you look at the example I posted, you can see the longer thicker hair around the belly for one. Since its a small picture thats the easiest to see and use to explain. To make things even more confusing, some breeders refer to a working stock coat or show coat. A show coat being longer than the working stock coat, but not as thicker as a plush coat.. The example I posted actually looks more like a "show coat" than a plush coat. The lines between coats are fuzzy and not clear lol. With both type of coat and pattern of coat. What one person calls an extended saddle the next may call a blanket back, or what one calls a blanket back another might call a bi-colour. So with the picture I posted, it was labeled a plush coat but it may be what one calls a regular stock coat. __________________ Sorry dude. I can't live up to your expectations all of the time. Sometimes I'm going drink six miniature bottles of rum and then draw horses. That's just the way the world works. - Allie Brosh

12-24-2007, 08:34 PM	#10 (permalink)
my dog carmail Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Rockport, TX Posts: 237	Re: long stock coat and stock coat What coat is more resistent to the elements the stock coat or the plush? __________________ Carmail Wolf my first GSD. http://www.dogster.com/dogs/607306 Shine Rest in peace. ________________________________________

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