Hi

My litter is due soon and I was wondering if I would be able to tell straight away if the pups were rough coated or not. So far  I have only bred smooth coated. The stud I used the last time was rough but all the pups were smooth. Used a different stud this time so would really like at least one rough this time.

She is a terrier but dont want to say what type as it will be edited out.

Wendy

My breed is white and I can tell by 3 things, the colour shade of coat , the tightness of it and after about 3-4 weeks a softer one wisps at the ears. Hope that makes sense.

I can't even tell if a 13 week parson would have a rough or smooth coat (looks smooth to me but owner say's she will be rough....no idea how she knows that but she knows more then me!  I guess there's small signs to look out for.  You could always find an experianced person in the breed to tell you what will be what.

I know in shar-pei you can tell from birth the horsecoats (very short coat) from the brushcoats (slightly longer) and there is probably only a quarter inch difference in coat length when they are adults. However, the bearcoats (not standard) have a coat like a golden retriever as an adult and you can't tell them from the brushcoats for at least 2 to 4 weeks. They don't turn up that often, so it can be quite a shock for a breeder when their pick of litter puppy goes *PLOOF!* overnight and turns into a chow puppy.

I'd have a good guess that the roughs might have a slightly more plush and plump appearance in comparison to what you are used to, but in all honesty you might just have to wait and see. Do you know any breeders of both coat types who may be able to enlighten you?

Just a thought... Do you know the mode of inheritance of coat types in your breed? I know the longcoat in most breeds is dominant recessive i.e. both parents need to carry the gene but if they do you're very likely to get rough pups out of even two smooth parents, but hardly ever smooth pups from two rough parents. Don't know with that broken terrier type coat, though.

why would it be edited out? In most breeds of terriers you generally cannot tell until about 3 weeks.

Hi

It would be edited out as it can be seen as a form of advertising. I mentioned in one post what she was and it was removed and replaced by small breed of dog.

Pups arrived this morning. 3 healthy little girls. Bit disapointed as I was hoping for a male to keep for myself but at least they are healthy and mum managed with no problems. I was a bit concerned as there was a 2 and half hour gap between the first and second one born. She wasnt pushing until 10 mins before it was born the third one followed straight away feet first. The feet are slightly discoloured do you think they will be ok. They are  a lot better than when she was born. Almost like bruising.

As for the coats some have what look like ridges in the coat. I spoke to the studs owner and she said you can normally tell after acouple of days that they are not short coated but it can take up to 4 months to know how rough coated they will turn out.

They are all wee smashers and  I am very pleased with them

Wendy