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

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?

Can you use the undercoat rake too much?

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!

Ah, drifting along with the tumbling tumbleweeds . . .


(sounds like undercoat to me.)

Yes, that's him and he does have a very thick coat on his chest, hind quarters, tail, back. It's when you get down to his sides and belly that it thins out a little.

I think will declare that he has an undercoat.

Thanks all for putting up with such a novice!

i'd like to derail this thread just a little if i may...

my boy has a pronounced "bitch stripe" which appeared after he blew his coat for the first time, which was coincidentally a couple months after he was neutered as well. i know that its most common, but not exclusive to females and neutered males, but i've noticed that alot of LHGSD males have it regardless of being in tact or not, so i was wondering if the same rule applies.

any thoughts?

sorry what is a "bitch stripe"????

Originally Posted By: Link's Momsorry what is a "bitch stripe"????

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the tickling of grey hairs down the back.

instead of the sadle or blanket being solid black, it becomes salt & pepper along the top.

example

thanks camerafodder

^and Keefer does not have it right?

also, at what age did Dena's develop to the point its at now? Tilden got it at 1yr and i'm wondering if it'll continue to change...

Is this common in GSD???? Do you know why they get it? Is it genetic? Never heard it called that before. Thanks for the picture.

I think it's very common in GSD. I have gone to a lot of dog shows and the majority of them have it. I wish breeders would find a way to get rid of it.