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Originally Posted by Hawkblack  Sounds like you could very well have a possible long coat. there is a DNA test you can do to verify this. If your puppy is a long coat both parents are carriers of the long coat gene. I had a fluffy puppy who everyone was confused at what he was. I showed him he has 2 majors and a total of 9 points. He is now after having the DNA test and verified an affected is neutered and living very happily with a great family with his own entertainment chair in the living room. Canine Coat Length Test for German Shepherd Dogs, Rottweiler, and Cardigan Welsh Corgis
This link is for the DNA test information |
Are you saying your dog was a long coated rottweiler? Or just a carrier of the long coat gene, ie normal/long? If so, you were a fool to neuter and place your dog. Being fluffy has nothing to do with being long coated. If the dog has at least one normal coat gene, the coat IS normal length. You must have had other reasons for giving up your dog and just used the long coat gene as an excuse.
I have a dog that a number of people thought was a long coat that I "fixed". I have no such talent when it comes to grooming, but I knew that he was a normal coated dog. I did do the DNA test and he is normal/normal. I had him at a breed seminar a number of years ago and the presenter stated that Duncan's coat was MORE correct then the ultra slick/short coats that are becoming the norm. If you read the standard, particularly the FCI standard, you will see that what you gave up as abnormal is in reality correct.