Coat care

On this page you can find information about dogs with different coat types.

COAT TYPE

COAT TYPES OF DOGS

The most original coat of the dog is the stick-haired coat that we also find on the wolf. There are hundreds of dog breeds and many different variants of the stock coat. This arose in a long journey from wolf to domestic dog, approximately 8,000 generations in 15,000 years through mutations and targeted breeding.

STICK HAIR

The stick coat has 2 types of hair, wool hair and cover hair. An undercoat consists of densely packed woolly hair. Top hair is sturdier and longer. When the coat changes/sheds or moults, the undercoat loosens at a measured pace and falls out. This prevents the skin from being too bald and vulnerable during the molting period. The coat cycle of stick-haired dogs is often disrupted during the shedding period by unsuitable comb or brush material or by brushing too often or too hard. Additional brushing again results in an extended moulting period, which means that the moulting period does not seem to end. We are happy to help you and can help your dog through the moult with the right treatment.

SHORT HAIR OR SMOOTH HAIR

By the short-haired coat we naturally mean not long hair.
This coat type contains short guard hairs and virtually no undercoat. Sometimes short-haired dogs may experience temporary baldness during the moulting period, usually on the neck and/or forechest. The coat cycle of short-haired dogs is often disrupted during the shedding period by unsuitable comb or brush material or by brushing too often or too hard. Additional brushing again results in an extended moulting period, which means that the moulting period does not seem to end. We are happy to help you and can help your dog through the moult with the right treatment.

COWED HAIR OR WIRE HAIR

The rough coat consists of a woolly undercoat and hard guard hairs as an outer coat. Depending on the breed, the topcoat hair is hard and straight or wavy or messy. Wire-haired dogs that have a heavy undercoat lose large amounts of wool hairs that regularly get stuck in the guard hairs, so that the shedding in the undercoat is not always noticed. The rough coat is ready for trimming when the undercoat has been changed and the coat on the neck and buttocks is just as loose.

LONG HAIR

Dogs with a long-haired coat have long guard hairs and a long undercoat. During the moulting period, in some long hair coats you mainly see that the undercoat is replaced in a relatively short time. Long-haired dogs need regular combing to prevent tangles and dirt from forming. Important comb and brush parts are the beard and mustache, at and behind the ears, in the armpits and groin, the trousers and the feet, the feathering and the back. We are happy to help you with advice and show you the best way to brush or maintain your dog.

FRIZZY OR CURLY HAIR

This coat type is very far removed from the primitive form and is a popular coat type. Dogs with these coats are particularly suitable as pets because the coat has little shedding problem. It is a myth that frizzy-haired dogs do not shed. A hair has a genetically determined length and lifespan. However, because the hair is crimped or curled, loose hairs often remain stuck in the coat. Regular brushing and combing will loosen these hairs from the coat. Frizzy-haired dogs really need to be maintained with a brush and comb to prevent tangles. Shortening this coat makes brushing and maintenance easier, and these coats are ideal for cutting beautiful models.

NAKED DOGS

Hairless dogs have increased sebum production. Its spread does not always go smoothly. Regular washing, massaging and sometimes oiling the skin may be necessary.

FELT COATS

If the guard hairs and the wool hairs are the same length and the wool hairs cause strong tangling, then we are talking about felt hair. The coat is guided into paths by dividing this tangle formation into cords. Together with the groomer, prevent felt formation from coming too close to the skin.

CASTRATE COATS

Some coat groups experience a change in coat structure after castration. The degree of change that the coat undergoes varies per dog.