1. Fur Types By Mrs. Salvati

2. Definitions Moult – Shed Matted – Knots, tangled hair Undercoat – Soft fluffy hair, keeps dog warm Guard hair – Longer hair, protect undercoat Whiskers – Special sensory hair Furnishings – The longer decorative hair on a dog’s ears, body, legs and tail. Also referred to as feathering Shed – Natures way of eliminating the dog’s dead hair from its coat.

3. Smooth Coated Smooth, short coat close to body. Ex/ Boxers, Dobermans

4. Short Coated Harsh thick short coat close to body Ex/Lab, Rottweiler

5. Combination Coated Combination of long coat and short smooth coat. Short coat on face and front of legs, longer furnishings on legs and underbody Ex/ golden retriever, Border collie

6. Double coated (Heavy coated) Outer harsh guard coat with soft undercoat. A lot of shedding Ex/ German Shepherd, Chow Chow

7. Silky Coat Long silky coat as well as short smooth coat Ex/ English cocker spaniel, Springer Spaniel

8. Long Coated Long coats (Drop coat) –Long coat over entire body. Considered non shedding. Need a lot of attention Ex/ Shih tzuLhasa Apso

9. Curly Coated (non-shedding) Soft curly or wavy hair. Do not moult (shed). Ear hair needs to be plucked. Ex/Bichon, WheatenPoodle

10. Wire Coats Soft dense undercoat with wiry guard hairs. Ex/ most terrier breeds: Border terrier, schnauzer, PBGV, Scottish terrier Giant Schnauzer

11. Hairless Occasional bath Ex/ Chinese crested

12. Corded Hair hangs in cords. Special Bath Ex/ Puli, Komodor

13. References: Pictures taken from www.dogfancy.com http://en.wikipedia.org http://www.ecsca.org/difference.html www.dogfancy.com