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WHAT IS A LONG COAT?

While we no longer breed Akitas or Shibas and instead have only Pembroke Welsh Corgis now...We will utilize this page and our past experiences with them to give a visual and to help explain this "long-coat" recessive gene that has occurred in our past and also now in our present. 

Long-coat puppies do occur in litters out of standard coated parents on occasion. While there is not currently an AKC recognized coat length variety in the Pembroke Welsh Corgi breed, there is one in some of the other AKC breeds ..such as the Chow-Chow, the Collie and the St. Bernard, for example. 

Long coated Pembroke Welsh Corgis are certainly not disqualified from the AKC ring but they are not typically shown. There are some long coated AKC Champions in these breeds but it has been some time since they have been exhibited. 

It's true that the long-coats in these breeds are becoming less and less common as time goes on and especially since there is a test now to see if breeding animals will throw a longer coated variety in their puppies.

We at DTR do not breed or exhibit our long-coated puppies but we just wanted to make a note that it has been done and so therefore we feel it deserves mentioning. 

Our own long-coated / "Teddy Bear" puppies are STILL very much champions in our homes and in our hearts.

The long coated versions usually carry approximately 3 inches more coat than the standard coated examples. Long coats do not shed more than their standard coated counterparts but they can and sometimes do require a bit more brushing and overall coat care. 

Below, are some examples of long coated Akitas and Shibas, from our past and from our friends and also some pictures of a "Teddy Bear" coated Pembroke Welsh Corgi. 

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Here is a lovely, long-coated Pembroke Welsh Corgi female ...

Photo courtesy of Cheryl Luce.

.... and also an adorable long-coated "cream colored" Shiba, for your viewing ...

Photo courtesy of Laura Lange.

 and now for the Akitas ...

These two puppies, shown above, are litter-mates. The one on the right is a long coat.  

They are BOTH as cute as can be.

Below, "Maximus Wildman" says....Fly me....I'm yours!

Below, is: "Lola", a Clifford X Krystal daughter, auditioning for "Red Door" perfume and also giving the public a sneak peek into her world.

Below, a Wizard X Kazari long coated puppy, "Delilah", kicking back with her best friend, "Stevie".

Delilah, all grown up and elegant as they come.

Below, is a fantastic example of a mature, Long Coated Akita, named "Mo".  Mo is seen here providing quite the security blanket for his young human companion.

Photo courtesy of, Shelly Womack.

Thanks to; Anthony Tyler,  for his expert care with Thor ...

(He's always groomed to perfection) and for sharing these wonderful photos of your travels. 

Below, are some great shots of : "Thor", a long-coated, Nitro X Kazari son shown basking in the 

"Nordic sun". 

... and again, below, monitoring the activities of his "human"  nephew.

Hope you've enjoyed your viewing of these cuddly, "Teddy Bear" versions of each of these wonderful breeds.