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Originally Posted by Dillydoodle
This will be very interesting- my thought is that breeding is part of it but i wonder if there is special grooming done to a show dog ...the other thing is that i wonder how much hormones have to do with it, remember these dogs are show dogs and not neutered or spayed..
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Yes, there is some grooming that makes a difference. The dogs showing are usually freshly bathed. Some times bodifiers or mousse is used and yes that will make the coat look fuller.
As for hormones yes, it does make a difference but not like you're thinking. IMO, and I have both intact dogs and altered ones here, the intact dogs blow their coats more thoroughly than the altered ones do. Especially the females.
What the dog is fed can make a diffrence. The amount of grooming, humidity, etc. The dogs you see as the top winners are out every weekend and kept bathed, groomed and on very good foods. All that makes a difference.
The thing that makes the biggest diffeence is genetics. The amount of coat a dog carries is very much genetic.
Peggy