COAT LENGTHS

 

Short-coat

A white short-coat
Regalwise Dot Com Kerstin ~ Photo courtesy of Alicia Lips,
Kerstone Shepherds
Both parents of this dog are champion whites (sire: Regalwise Jeromeo). Pedigree packed w/ champion, obedience, & working titled whites.
Short-coats are short, close lying to the body, & usually have less under coat.


"Plush" Coat


White Stone's Take That ~ Photo courtesy of
White Stone Shepherds
NOT a long-coat (no feathering). However, it is medium length with a think, fluffy under coat.


Long-coat


Regalwise Irene ~ Photo courtesy of Ronda Beaupre,
Regalwise Shepherds
Long-coats typically have long, thick fur covering most of the body.
They have longer fur around the ears, on the backs of the legs, on the chest & on the tail called feathering.
Both parents of this dog are long-coated, champion whites.


Regalwise Rhapsody v Goldfield ~ Photo courtesy of Ronda Beaupre,
Regalwise Shepherds
However, some long-coats appear harder to distinguish from "plush coats" because of shorter body hair and less feathering.
Both parents of this dog are short-coated whites.


Tumbledown's Limelig
ht ~ Photo courtesy of Ronda Beaupre, Regalwise Shepherds
(Now residing at
Starr Shepherds)
This is a good example of typical ear feathering.
Both parents of this dog are short-coated whites. Sire is also a multi-champion with performance titles.


Tumbldown-Regalwise Romancer ~ Photo courtesy of Ronda Beaupre,
Regalwise Shepherds
This is Roma as a puppy. However, not all long-coats will go through a stage with this much ear feathering.
Her mother is a short-coat white (same as Tumbledown's Limelight above), father is a long-coat white.

 

SADDLES

 

Average Saddle


Regalwise RPMs ~ Photo courtesy of Alicia Lips, Kerstone Shepherds


Large Saddle


Surefire's Teca Nokisi ~ Photo courtesy of Valerie Rubner, Tokota Shepherds


X-Large Saddle (or 'Blanket')


Spalding's Front Page News ~ Photo courtesy of Alicia Lips, Kerstone Shepherds


Bi-Color

Black & Tan Bi-color
Beiko vom Raeuberwald ~ Photo courtesy of Andreas Mueller,
Zauberberg K9 Academy, Inc.


Kerstone pup "Ziva" ~ Photo courtesy of Alicia Lips,
Kerstone Shepherds


Small Saddle

Black & Red with a Small Saddle
Hanno vom Dickeler-Sand ~ Photo courtesy of Scott & Tasha Paxson,
vom Haus Paxson Shepherds
This dog's saddle is slightly smaller than most. It also has quite a bit of "ticking" on it's shoulders.

 

 

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