Wheaten Darling
PUPPY COAT
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In the standard there is lot of said about coat in puppies. Wheaten belongs among late developing breeds, including his coat. The pups are born dark, often with black muzzle. Their coat is harsh and straight. After some time dark coat grow away, lighter wheaten colour is visible from the age of two months. Black tips of the hairs could be cut out. Coat of Irish type is developing very slowly, till two years of age, as it is said in standard. Coat in young dogs is sparse and till one year of age could be harsh.
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Irish pup at 3 months
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You can see typical coat development in the pictures. What do you think? Is not is better to wait and leave the nature to do itīs job? Wonderful, soft, silky and shiny coat will be the result of your waiting. You could see this coat just on typical Irish wheatens. You will be proud of your Irish Wheaten after proper care, adequate bathing, using of mink oil.
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Irish pup at 6 months
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You can see coat development nicely on the picture. Karla is on the left in 10 months, coat
is soft, but still sparse and short. Pamppy is in the middle, in four months the coat is still harsh, darker. Finn is on the right in four years. His coat is in the highest quality and condition, typical.
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American coat is thicker,
mostly streight, colour differs from white
to apricot, often with black muzzle.
You could see it in the picture.
Do you find them being attractive? Are the pups more
like teddy bears? American breeders took advantage of this amateur point of view.
There are still lot of non standard dogs produced. People who are not informed about
the coat types and the standard like them. The antient Irish breed can not be destroyed
just for ignorance and different trends. One breeder of Irish Wheatens said: " what was Irish,
must remain Irish". It is deep thought, which gives the truth picture of situation
in Whaten
breeding.
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