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Originally Posted by z Peronówki
Second similar case is the "Husky" coat - some breeder selected dogs which have coat similar to the huskies - such dogs do not have long coat like "longhaired" Wolfdogs but thick and "standing" (the difference is mosty visible on the back legs). They look nice but also: such dogs do not shed properly and do not have typical "wolfish" coat...
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As a breeder and owner of working Siberian Huskies (in Finland) I must say that there is a huge difference between the typical coat of a modern SHOW HUSKY and (original) working Husky. -The coat type you described above, belongs to the show type dogs. And is not (as my personal opinion) the correct coat type for a Northern Canine.
The working type Siberian Huskies (like all the other Northern Canines) have relatively rough and oily coats (rejecting water & dirt etc) and will develope very thick coats during the winter, when they grow the warm, "woolly" undercoats. In the spring they shed heavily (in another words; their coats "explode") when they "undress" the woolly undercoat, and they look half the size of the dog they were with the full coats. During the summer, they have (like wolves) only the rough (over*)coat.
*I'm sorry, I do not know if the term is correct, but I hope you understand what I mean
And the difference between the wintercoats of an indoor-living canine vs outdoor-living canine is obvious.
The animal will adabt to it's surroundings, and naturally: if kept inside, they would suffer if they'd had the same coats as the ones that live outside.
And vice versa.
Most CsV's and Saarloos wolfdog that I have met, has had shorter coat lengt than wolves have; -even during the winter in their full wintercoats.
Wolves actually have quite long coat length. If you mesure one full grown back hair of a wolf, it is almost the same length as the long haired GSD for example. -But the coat type is different form the LH GSD.
And one wolf trait that is missing from CsV's & SWH's is also the relatively long & thick hair inside the ears. If you look wolves ears (especially in wintercoat), they are small, round and very hairy inside and out!
Wolfdogs ears look similar to the East & West Siberian Laika or Swedish Jämthund; -bigger, sharper and less furry than wolves ears.
But what is interests me is that is is even the purpose/goal to get the CsV to look as wolfy as possible? I think that it is a beautiful breed just like it is, and has enough wolfy traits to be "wolffy", but also doggy traits to be reasonably considered as a breed of dog, -not a wolf.
Of course it is nice to have discussion about coat types too, but as my opinion, what is more important is to have serious discussion about the temperaments, and about ethical & responsible SELECTIVE breeding, and good ownership.