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Originally Posted by Michael Romanos
Out of coat can also mean when a Corgi is in full scale shedding
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Um, that's what blowing coat means, full scale shedding.
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and the problems this promotes including in a the show ring when been handled by a judge. - running his/her fingers through the coat which could rake up a bunch of loose hairs.
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Depends on the judge and how good your dog is. The standard says they should not be penalized for seasonal lack of undercoat. (But they usually are!) If the judge knows that and goes by they they might not care.
I was showing Blackjack once and the judge going over him (getting a handful of hair), says "oh, he's blowing coat". My reply was "he needed to!".
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Also shedding can make a coat appear dulled and lifeless.
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Again, depends on the dog. The coat usually looks dull and lifeless just before they blow. I've shown dogs out of coat, Trixie looked better when she was a bit out of coat. Morgan carries so much coat he can be shown out of coat. Lacy has a Reserve Winners Bitch at a specialty when she was out of coat.
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Constant brushing and combing to a shedding Corgi can also alter the overall shape of the Corgi.
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Actually it doesn't. When you loose the coat, then you see what you've really got. When the dog is in full coat, you often have an illusion of what's really there and it's easier to "sculpt" out faults.
Peggy