Long Coat - Genetic Problem?

[Mirkawolf]

Originally Posted by massimo

Can anybody give me some info about past or present dogs with very long fur??
I think it's a very interesting genetic issue.
massimo

Yes, Massimo, I can. Maybe I should not, because the father of the puppies is from my kennel, but I believe the reason of "longhair" on these dogs is the strong inbreeding, that was done by the breeder. Unfortunatelly, she made TWO !! litters with strong inbreeding (first time she said it was accident, second time she said she liked the long-haired dogs..). No use of me, Jesus or even Sona Bognarova talking to her..
Anyways, here are some long-haired dogs from the first litter:

See here:

dogs card in WD - http://www.wolfdog.org/ces/dbase/d6299.html


dogs card in WD - http://www.wolfdog.org/ces/dbase/d6297.html

and second litter

dogs card in WD - http://www.wolfdog.org/ces/dbase/d7061.html


dogs card in WD - http://www.wolfdog.org/ces/dbase/d7058.html

When you will look through all the pups from the same litters, you will see that only two or three from the litter came out with long hair, the others seem to be normal. Also with different female there are apparently no long haired pups in the litter.

I believe though, that the chance for long hair must come somewhere from the line of Krivoklatsky Atos. I had once at home as a foster dog (before we found him new home) male Eros Krivoklatsky Atos, who had very dense and rather long coat -

It is nothing when you compare it to the photos above, but as Liesbeth mentioned, maybe if you put two dogs together (as in the case of strong inbreeding) it might bring out really long haired pups. I find it rather scary.