Comments on: Question about coat length http://hotdogblog.com/modules/wordpress/2006/12/05/question-about-coat-length/ dachshund and doxie blogs for the masses! Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:55:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: RHUARI+CHASE http://hotdogblog.com/modules/wordpress/2006/12/05/question-about-coat-length/#comment-211697 Wed, 06 Dec 2006 07:33:27 +0000 http://hotdogblog.com/modules/wordpress/2006/12/05/question-about-coat-length/#comment-211697 The coat depends on what has been previously in their pedigree. I am presuming you are in the States where mixing of coats is common and therefore the longhaired dachsies don't get as full a coat. The full coat is usually in at 3 yrs of age but long before that there should be long hair on the ears and tail followed by the back of the legs and under carriage. What sort of temprature the dog lives in also alter the coat ie:- hot summers or central heating in the winter makes the dog drop their coat. If you dog has been spayed that also changes the coat and when in season females auto matically drop their coat. A good diet is also essential to maintain the coat. So as you can see there is alot of things which could be the reason for a poor long haired dachsie. I hope this helps. Rhona The coat depends on what has been previously in their pedigree.

I am presuming you are in the States where mixing of coats is common and therefore the longhaired dachsies don’t get as full a coat.

The full coat is usually in at 3 yrs of age but long before that there should be long hair on the ears and tail followed by the back of the legs and under carriage.

What sort of temprature the dog lives in also alter the coat ie:- hot summers or central heating in the winter makes the dog drop their coat.

If you dog has been spayed that also changes the coat and when in season females auto matically drop their coat.

A good diet is also essential to maintain the coat.

So as you can see there is alot of things which could be the reason for a poor long haired dachsie.

I hope this helps.

Rhona

]]> by: Lea http://hotdogblog.com/modules/wordpress/2006/12/05/question-about-coat-length/#comment-211693 Wed, 06 Dec 2006 03:57:17 +0000 http://hotdogblog.com/modules/wordpress/2006/12/05/question-about-coat-length/#comment-211693 peppy is long haired, 14 months old, and doesn't have really long hair, nor is his coat very full. it is getting fuller and longer as time goes by but i would have thought he would have had a "fuzzier" look by now. in any case we love him and enjoy him. lea peppy is long haired, 14 months old, and doesn’t have really long hair, nor is his coat very full. it is getting fuller and longer as time goes by but i would have thought he would have had a “fuzzier” look by now. in any case we love him and enjoy him.

lea

]]> by: phycho-bird http://hotdogblog.com/modules/wordpress/2006/12/05/question-about-coat-length/#comment-211689 Wed, 06 Dec 2006 02:21:42 +0000 http://hotdogblog.com/modules/wordpress/2006/12/05/question-about-coat-length/#comment-211689 she should have long hair by now she should have long hair by now

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