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Originally Posted by Poomperoo I think his coat is a bit too long for the Rottie standards... |
Actually most rotts have incorrect coats. You just might have a rott with a correct coat. If you look at the standard, it says:
"Outer coat is straight, coarse, dense, of medium length and lying flat. Undercoat should be present on neck and thighs, but the amount is influenced by climatic conditions. Undercoat should not show through outer coat. The coat is shortest on head, ears and legs, longest on breeching. The Rottweiler is to be exhibited in the natural condition with no trimming. Fault--Wavy coat. Serious Faults--Open, excessively short, or curly coat; total lack of undercoat; any trimming that alters the length of the natural coat. Disqualification--Long coat."
My Duncan does have a bit of a wave, so that is a fault, but other then that, he has a very correct coat. I had him at a Joan Klem breed seminar a few years ago. He was there to be part of the group of dogs to be critiqued for current and future judges and anyone else wanting to know more about the breed standard.
Joan Klem stated that Duncan had a very correct coat except for the slight wave. She said that we were losing this part of the breed. Just before she said that, a breeder, who is now a judge, proclaimed loudly that Duncan was a long coated rottweiler.
Joan Klem corrected her just as loudly and even compared Duncan's coat to that of another dog that was there, not realizing that the "other" dog was this breeder's dog.
A rottweiler coat is not supposed to be like a dobe coat in length or texture.