What Do U Prefer: Short of Long-Haired GSDs?

lucy82 · 05-22-2011, 07:15 PM

I was wondering what kind of GSD type you prefer:

short-haired? or long-haired?

Jax's Mom · 05-22-2011, 07:31 PM

I'm normally very opininated on these types of things, but I really like both. Short haired ones look sleek and chiseled while the long haired ones are so adorable and huggable

BGSD · 05-22-2011, 07:35 PM

I like both. My current one is short haired, but I've seen some long haired ones and they're quite beautiful dogs.

Syaoransbear · 05-22-2011, 08:16 PM

I like both, but I prefer short haired to long haired, but the option for it doesn't really represent my opinion of why I do since I could care less about shedding.

dazedtrucker · 05-22-2011, 08:17 PM

I love the look of the long-coats, not so much the extremely short (mole) coat... so I ended up with my plush baby

He's JUUUUUSSSST RIIIGHT!

onyx'girl · 05-22-2011, 08:21 PM

Short stock coats shed just as much as the long coats. I like them both, but the short stock coat is not a magnet to mud, leaves, burs, bugs, etc! And they dry quickly as well....so really for maintenance I like the shorter coat.

Stosh · 05-22-2011, 08:27 PM

I love them both but ended up with a long haired that I think is gorgeous. The color, coat, size really wasn't an issue for me I just wanted the temperament that suited me best and Stosh couldn't have been a better pick. But I have to admit that I love his love hair and fuzzy ears

zyppi · 05-22-2011, 08:51 PM

trust me, a plush or short coat can leave as much fur around your house as any other!

I like the shorter coat - but then, I like short haired cats too.

Appreciate both, just not for me.

Liesje · 05-22-2011, 08:53 PM

I prefer stock coated GSDs but I also have a mutt with a coat like a longcoat GSD except MORE undercoat.

crackem · 05-22-2011, 09:10 PM

They all shed differently. My old girl didn't shed terribly much compared to others. Twice a year more than the rest, but overall, not too bad, but definitely always shedding some. She was a stock coat.

I know have a stock sable bitch and she sheds 5 times as much as my old girl did and it gets rediculous when she's about to come into heat. I also have a long coated bitch. She doesn't shed as much, probably about the same as my older girl did, but you don't notice it as much because it needs to be brushed out. It doesn't just fall out with a good petting like the others.

Overall I prefer stock coat just because of the ease of care. There isn't a ton of difference between the ones i've had and the one long coat i've had though the long coat doesn't have a terribly long coat either compared to some i've seen.

View Poll Results: What Do U Prefer: Short or Long-Haired GSDs?
DEFINATELY SHORT-HAIRED: I can't stand all the hair everywhere!	34	39.08%
I really don't mind either...	29	33.33%
Long-haired GSDs are SOOO beautiful!	25	28.74%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 87. You may not vote on this poll

05-22-2011, 07:15 PM	#1 (permalink)
lucy82 Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: California, USA Posts: 66	What Do U Prefer: Short of Long-Haired GSDs? I was wondering what kind of GSD type you prefer: short-haired? or long-haired? __________________ lucy82

05-22-2011, 08:16 PM	#4 (permalink)
Syaoransbear Knighted Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Canada, Sask Posts: 3,117	I like both, but I prefer short haired to long haired, but the option for it doesn't really represent my opinion of why I do since I could care less about shedding. __________________ Chrono - Black German Shepherd 01/18/08 http://www.dogster.com/dogs/994330

05-22-2011, 08:21 PM	#6 (permalink)
onyx'girl Crowned Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: SW, MI Posts: 17,611	Short stock coats shed just as much as the long coats. I like them both, but the short stock coat is not a magnet to mud, leaves, burs, bugs, etc! And they dry quickly as well....so really for maintenance I like the shorter coat. __________________ Jane~ Kept by Onyx, Kacie and Gideon v Wildhaus aka Karlo

05-22-2011, 08:51 PM	#8 (permalink)
zyppi Crowned Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Back home to Louisiana! Posts: 4,946	trust me, a plush or short coat can leave as much fur around your house as any other! I like the shorter coat - but then, I like short haired cats too. Appreciate both, just not for me. __________________ Anne Nothing is as simple as it seems or as complicated as we make it~ Attitude is everything -- Pick a good one! Sofie AKA Ussina vom Haus Brezel Jack von Jagenstadt Tatty - Burmese bad cat

05-22-2011, 07:31 PM	#2 (permalink)
Jax's Mom Knighted Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,227	I'm normally very opininated on these types of things, but I really like both. Short haired ones look sleek and chiseled while the long haired ones are so adorable and huggable

05-22-2011, 07:35 PM	#3 (permalink)
BGSD Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 450	I like both. My current one is short haired, but I've seen some long haired ones and they're quite beautiful dogs.

05-22-2011, 08:17 PM	#5 (permalink)
dazedtrucker Master Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Topeka, KS Posts: 587	I love the look of the long-coats, not so much the extremely short (mole) coat... so I ended up with my plush baby He's JUUUUUSSSST RIIIGHT!

05-22-2011, 08:27 PM	#7 (permalink)
Stosh Crowned Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: tyler texas Posts: 8,434	I love them both but ended up with a long haired that I think is gorgeous. The color, coat, size really wasn't an issue for me I just wanted the temperament that suited me best and Stosh couldn't have been a better pick. But I have to admit that I love his love hair and fuzzy ears

05-22-2011, 08:53 PM	#9 (permalink)
Liesje Crowned Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 12,971	I prefer stock coated GSDs but I also have a mutt with a coat like a longcoat GSD except MORE undercoat. __________________ UCH Alta-Tollhaus-Krieger Lamb Chop FO OB1 CL1R CL1F RA TT HIT TDI CGC VPC's Coca-Cola HIT CGC SG UCH Alta-Tollhaus Bono SchH1 AD T1 FO PA CL1R UNJ UCA HIT TT CGC OFA SG Pantalaimon vom Geistwasser BH AD HIT CGC

05-22-2011, 09:10 PM	#10 (permalink)
crackem Elite Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,195	They all shed differently. My old girl didn't shed terribly much compared to others. Twice a year more than the rest, but overall, not too bad, but definitely always shedding some. She was a stock coat. I know have a stock sable bitch and she sheds 5 times as much as my old girl did and it gets rediculous when she's about to come into heat. I also have a long coated bitch. She doesn't shed as much, probably about the same as my older girl did, but you don't notice it as much because it needs to be brushed out. It doesn't just fall out with a good petting like the others. Overall I prefer stock coat just because of the ease of care. There isn't a ton of difference between the ones i've had and the one long coat i've had though the long coat doesn't have a terribly long coat either compared to some i've seen.

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