k9delboy 138 Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 Ihave a nice looking working russell bitch. Her coat is quite dense but soft and wooly. I want a good rough coated stud dog for her when time comes but someone has told me that i should go for a tight smooth coat to improve the jacket of the pups. Can anyone advise me if this is right or wrong. I want good tight rough coats like a lot of Lakies have but don't want to go away from Russells. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
skycat 6,174 Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 I've not had a lot of experience when breeding terriers for coat (as long as its waterproof and tight I don't mind if they're rough or smooth) but I do know that in lurchers if you have one parent that is woolly coated and the other parent is smooth you often improve the woolly coat, getting a harsher yet still rough coat. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the_stig 6,614 Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 try a rough coated white lakie or even a red will throw whites ...offspring from say a smooth coated russell will carry smooth genes ..some offspring will still carry the soft coat but by being selective after a few generations you could have bred it out .. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Terrier man 38 Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 Jesus if that was the only thing to be worried about when breeding a litter of terriers... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OldNog 432 Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 Have you stripped the coat back? my bitch looked like a wooly gorilla until i stripped her, now she has a good rough coat...100 times better than it was before Quote Link to post Share on other sites
k9delboy 138 Posted January 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 Have you stripped the coat back? my bitch looked like a wooly gorilla until i stripped her, now she has a good rough coat...100 times better than it was before i stripped her coat last year and it was very difficult to do as it wouldnt come away and was sore for her. i dont want to use a red dog as ive always bred russells and want to try and toughen her coat up. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the_stig 6,614 Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 Have you stripped the coat back? my bitch looked like a wooly gorilla until i stripped her, now she has a good rough coat...100 times better than it was before i stripped her coat last year and it was very difficult to do as it wouldnt come away and was sore for her. i dont want to use a red dog as ive always bred russells and want to try and toughen her coat up. sounds like you need to find a russell stud with a good tight lakie jacket then let us know how you get on .. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
donnyc 1,203 Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 A good smooth should put the coats right.Feck putting coloured stuff in her Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wazza 18 Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 A good smooth should put the coats right.Feck putting coloured stuff in herstick with using a smooth coated russell dont mix breeds Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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