whats the coat like when been in the rain ?
 is it true they dont do well in the rain? living in the north east of England it rains quite a bit lol! and I walk dogs a least an hour a day wind, rain or shine what actually happens if it gets wet ? replys much appreciated. Kay x |
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| It doesn't shed water like some other breeds. Just a bit, it rolls off the outer coat and the undercoat is dry. After while the undercoat gets wet. You can get mats especially if the coat wasn't combed out before. Blow dry him when you get home and comb out. Or invest in a nice rain coat for him. |
| Their coats are really water resistant, it would take a long long time in heavy rainfall for them to get soaked to the skin. This is a good thing, because it will then take forever to dry, and would be best dried with a heavy-duty blow-dryer. Going out for short walks in the rain, it can be sufficient to towel them afterwards, only the surface of their coat will be wet. This is speaking of full-coated sheepdogs of course. If you want yours to swim or do lots of water activity, it's best to keep them in a shorter coat. |
| I have a bit of a different experience with Oscar. His hair is clipped year round, never getting to more than an inch or two, so keep that in mind. Oscar and I walk every morning, no matter what the weather. I will not go out if there is lightening, but just plain old torrential rain, no problem. Oscar doesn't care. Even when it's just sprinkling though, Oscar gets wet to the skin pretty quickly, maybe because of his short coat. We don't have the matting problems, but I do have to towel dry him, THEN blow dry him when we've been out, otherwise he will start to smell a bit moldy. Also, Oscar is 110 lbs, so he is larger than most sheepdogs, and it takes us a bit longer to dry him completely. A small price to pay for a knucklehead like my boy.  Laurie and Oscar |
| Thanks for replys everyone thats great, looking forward to saturday when i will meet lots of old english sheepdogs at the dog show im going to |
| What show are you going too |
| Hi It was the Darlington dog show in Ripon on the 15th Sep, it was really good day seen lots of old english they were gorgeous, seen lots of lovely looking dogs newfoundland, malamute, I was impressed with the Briard never seen them before was talking to some of the breeders of the oes and briard and got lots of information some of them saying i would be best of cutting them (old english) if I cant cope with the coat. I'm hoping to be in a position next september for a oes puppy lots of saving up to do |
| Well I was at Darlington showing also the judge was not very good as well |
| Depends if he's a show dog or not, why do I say that you may ask? A show dog is more likely to be bathed more often than a none show dog, this can strip the natural oils in the coat, the un-pampered pooch is more rain friendly, Archie is like a walking thatched cottage he gets wet on the outside but rarely soaked to the skin apart from his feet that is (blotting paper wellies) he even occasionally sleeps in the rain. When he gets a good heavy downpour and we stay out in it and let him have fun he comes home with a perm' I don't towel dry him, it'll cause more matt's, I may throw a towel over him, but I let him drip dry and let the dehumidifier do most of the work. After all these were working outside dogs bred for the British climate which is occasionally moist |
They only bath feet & face  and a lot lees than your normal dog |
| Thanks for replys Im wanting a oes for a pet not to show thanks, kay |
| A blow dryer and a slicker brush work wonders on a rainy coat; as for mud... well that's another story. |
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