Re: [pyrnet] Re: pyrnet-l-digest.20010908

[Julie Johnston <raven4luck@home.com>]

Title: Re: [pyrnet] Re: pyrnet-l-digest.20010908

Actually my Pyr coat is very nice - easy to brush, not much shedding, no tangles.  Is that a lucky first year thing?  Now my Husky on the other hand is blowing her coat big time - good for lining the bird nests that don't migrate at least or squirrel places for the winter to come.

Julie
> From: JGentzel@aol.com
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> In a message dated 9/9/01 6:13:52 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
> raven4luck@home.com writes: 
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>
> > Someone saw her at the vet and said she was a cross but she's 
> > purebred.  Maybe it takes a while before the full adult coat comes in?  My 
> > girl is 7 months now.  Hasn't gotten the soap but did carry out my cleaning 
> > bucket and mop and chewed on both. 
>
>
> There is a change from Puppy to Adult coat.  I would not worry too much about 
> it.  You also have different coats.  The long coat you may think is correct 
> may not really be that correct.  Some lines have bred coats too long to be 
> correct historically.  So maybe your expectations are not correct as well.  
> Anyway your dog will not be fully mature until it is over two years old and 
> some lines not fully mature until four years old.  Coat is all part of this.  
> This is also the worst time of year anywhere for coats.  
>
> Joe