lilyandjazz Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 Hi, I have a lovely 10 month sheltie bitch and just can't get a good coat on her. Not sure what other breeders do but it seems in the shows i go in with her the other bitches have these massive coats and they are all around her age. She has had her first season and seems to be getting her adult coat. I was just wondering if anyone had suggestions in relation to increasing the length and bulkiness of a her coat. Her coat is lovely and shiny and she have quite a good amount of undercoat. Just can't seem to get to the next level with it and unfortunately most judges like their shelties with alot of coat so any help would be great. Thanks in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levi Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 Hi lilyandjazz, I can't help you with your question but you may like to post this in the Sheltie thread as quite a few of those members show and are very knowledgeable. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowanbree Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 Unfortunately coat is genetic and must be bred for. Are her parents well coated? There is certainly things you can do to promote coat growth but in the end they either have it or they don’t. I have had issues with one of my boys and starting adding a bit of mutton to his diet. Not only has this help get some weight on him but his coat is looking far better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilyandjazz Posted June 4, 2009 Author Share Posted June 4, 2009 Yes both her parents are well coated and the brother in the litter has a massive coat and he went to a pet home. I have a sister from a previous litter and she has quite a good coat as well. She may even be a late maturer. Thanks for the help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puggy_puggy Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 What do you feed? Many people see massive differences in the quality of their dogs fur when they switch over to a BARF or similar natural diet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowanbree Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 How lean is she? Sometimes dogs that are on the lean side need more to grow coat. Also what are you brushing her with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilyandjazz Posted June 4, 2009 Author Share Posted June 4, 2009 She is currently on advance adult food as far as food goes. She is about 14 inches and weights about 7kg. She is quite well covered she could even stand to lose a small amount. She has feathers and stomach hair i think it looks less because it is not thick. She gets brushed about every 2 days with a pin brush and we have also invested in a pearce (not sure how spelt) brush. She doesnt lose much coat when being brushed. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowanbree Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 7kgs is quite light for a sheltie. Mine around the same size would be around 8kg going up to 9kg for some of the larger ones. Also I don't use pin brushes on my show dogs, only Mason and Pearsons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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