dog jackets

[jack pyke 4]

i prefer rough coats as i have a rough coated lakey cross russell cold doesent seem to bother him even when hes soaked my little russell smooth coated trembles and doesent seem to hunt as good lets see some pics of dogs with good jackets

[dev 227]

defentitly i prefare smooth coated dogs, i have a mixture of smooth and rough coated dogs tho,but i would NEVER breed for coat type only working ability. smooth coats are easy to clean and a dog doest come out of the earth covered in muck balls stuck to there coat. just personal preferance tho

[donnyc 1,203]

Smooth is my preference but ideally thick skinned as well.

[OldNog 432]

prefer a harsh jacket. Dog dont get cold or wet and covers up any marks

[Guest ROUGH COATED]

i prefer rough coats as i have a rough coated lakey cross russell cold doesent seem to bother him even when hes soaked my little russell smooth coated trembles and doesent seem to hunt as good lets see some pics of dogs with good jackets

 

 

Rough coats are my favorite,Hides scars and good protection in colder wet conditions when out mooching, Bushing nettles stingers E.T.C heres a pic of coat!

[shepp 2,285]

I sometimes wonder if rough hair in front of the eyes may help a dog when bushing, the feel of a sharp twig could hit the hair and so the dog shuts its eye and avoids damage.

[jack pyke 4]

thanks lads some very good answers to my question cheers

[Attack Fell Terrier 864]

... my little russell smooth coated trembles and doesent seem to hunt as good ...

 

I think that might be because he's not as mentally tough as the other terrier is, rather than because of his coat mate, I could be wrong but the dogs usually keep themselves warm enough with all the running about and are so occupied with sniffing about mooching that it shouldn't really matter about the weather.

 

However, a good tough wiry coat is better for the bushing in the real thick prickly cover from what I've seen.

[Ratter 0]

Rough coat for me aswell. my lakie pup has thick tight coat on his back not as thick on his face now but only young, hope he gets the full rough coat head/body

 

my russel dog is full rough coat but i f****d his coat after years of stripping i got lazy one day and clipped him about 7 months ago.. never use clippers again, i through them in the bin! hes coats coming back now nicely

[Attack Fell Terrier 864]

From what I've seen the coats are much better on dogs that are outside in kennels rather than those that kip in the house.

[TRANSIT690 0]

i prefer the rough coats better because of the mostly wet climate we live in ,but hey as long as they work it should,nt matter too much. Were most of the old terrier breeds breed with rougher coats ie kerryblues,welsh, irish ,sealyham,

the ole boys done this for a reason.

[wilko 1]

oi own three terriers rough an smooth one russell only has a single jacket the other has a double although she is smooth coated .but they dont hold up to cold rough weather . like the rock hard rough coat of my other terrier witch i do prefer all though i do have to strip him and generaly harder too look after...