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 Limelight ~ 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.

Average Saddle

Juel's Lady Gabagail ~ Photo courtesy of Ronda Beaupre, Regalwise Shepherds
Sire is a black and tan with some American show lines. The dam is a champion titled white.

Large Saddle

Surefire's Teca Nokisi ~ Photo courtesy of Valerie Rubner, Tokota Shepherds
Teca's parents are both white-factored colored dogs.

X-Large Saddle (or 'Blanket')

Royalair's Luke Skywalker ~ Photo courtesy of Robin Krumm, Royalair Shepherds
This dog and the one below it can be considered as "bi-colors". This is more of a blanket than a saddle. :o)

Franka von Senf Haus ~ Photo courtesy of Robin Krumm, Royalair Shepherds

Bi-Color

Beiko vom Raeuberwald ~ Photo courtesy of Andreas Mueller, Zauberberg K9 Academy, Inc.

Surefire's Apache Hunter & Abby Of Surefire ~ Photo courtesy of Rhonda McMahan, SureFire Shepherds
Pups that grow up to look like this are usually born with a little bit of color on them besides black.
The sire of these dogs is a champion white and the dam is a black and tan. They are full brother and sister, but from different litters.

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.

X-Small Saddle

Princess Sis of Poorboy ~ Photo courtesy of Bud & Kim Waddell, Poorboy Farms
This dog is sable saddle patterned.

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