Does a  dog with a long coat feel the heat more than that of a short coat?

That depends on a) what you mean by long/short and b) if the breed has a single coat or an undercoat as well.

The latter means that there is more insulation so that the dog is warmer/cooler than dogs with single coats.

I understood that in GSD, a long coat did not have an undercoat but a short coat did.

Thanks TOHME - that means then that a short haired dog would be best able to cope with a holiday in France than a long haired dog., due to it's extra insulation.

Meg, I think Tohme means the opposite. A double coat keeps them warmer in winter and cooler in summer as the sun does not go straight to the skin (I think) insulates heat and cold.

I have two Longcoat shepherds, one is all black, and consequently feels the heat terribly, the other handles it well. Both of them have undercoats.
Kat

>>A double coat keeps them warmer in winter and cooler in summer

hmmm not sure about that, my pup is double coated.... can cope with minus 20/30 degrees but any kind of heat above 22/23 deg c and he over heats very quickly :(

A well groomed (not saying that yours isn't!! ;)) coat will insulated against the heat as well as against the cold.
In hot countries it's only mad dogs and Englishmen who take their clothes off and go out in the mid day sun!  Locals stay in the shade and wear lots of layers of thin clothing, like a well groomed long haired dog.

I'm really confused. Is it to be a long or short coat that's able to cope best on hols in France! Perhaps it just depends on the dog.

i think it all depends on the breed, some breeds originate from very cold countrys so cant cope with heat where as others come from warmer climes.... :)

for what its worth i used to have a gsd (long haired ) and he didnt particularly like it when it got very hot, used to lay in a cold brick shed.... but loved laying out in the snow when the sun was shinning  :D

Certainly short coated dogs like labradors, pointers etc struggle in the heat, as do clipped off Cockers and Westies, who when scalped, have no protection from the sun. :)

Hi there

My GSD is short coated but with a VERY thick undercoat, but she feels the heat terribly, her undercoat is usually "Shot" twice a year, but when it gets hot and especially humid, it starts coming out again.  I have now got a puppy who is long haired, I think he will have an undercoat, not too sure yet, he is still a ball of fluff, but I have been told that he will tolerate the heat and cold better, we will have to wait and see.