goldens coats

[taxijeff]

i have 2 goldens one is 12 mos and silky and smooth. My female is 5 mos old and has a much rougher and coarser coat. I am wondering if thats normal they are both pure breds and have papers but just have diff coats can anyone tell me about this thanks golden lover taxijeff

[KatysPal]

From the <a href="http://www.grca.org/standard.htm" target="_new">Official Standard of the Golden Retriever (AKC)</a>:

<blockquote><strong><em>Quote:</em></strong><hr>Coat -- Dense and water repellent with good undercoat. Outer coat firm and resilient, neither coarse nor silky, lying close to body; may be straight or wavy. <hr></blockquote>

I would say that chances are your 5-month-old just happens to be closer to the breed standard in this respect.

Anne S

[3 goldens]

Hunter and KayCee were littermates. I lost him last Oct. after his 3rd ProHeart6 injection. Anyway, his coat was straight and soft and fairly silky while her's is soft, yet a little more coarse, and wavy. He had a beautiful mane, and nice lenght fur on tail and back of legs, where her mane isn't so thick and long, but the hair on her tail and her legs is unreal. Their coats were entirely different, even tho they were littermates.

[taxijeff]

thanks for you both that answered me i really appreciate the info as i no longer have to worry if some thing is wrong with one of my babies smile:dogbark