COAT & COLOR PATTERNS

There are 3 distinct coat types.

Smooth, broken and rough.

Here at MBF we own and breed all 3 coat types.

Below you will find a simple explanation of coat types and color patterns that will hopefully be helpful to those who have asked me about it.

I like all 3 but there are distinct differences.

None of the coats are non shedding but some believe the broken and rough coats shed less. I do not find this to be true, all of my dogs shed in the spring and fall when their coats change. I do not find any of my dogs to be heavy shedders, compared to a breed like a lab, at other times of the year.

Classic examples of our smooth coated dogs.

I find a smooth coat a very easy coat to manage, nothing to manage really. I prefer a slicker smooth coat rather than a very thick one, as these tend to shed more. If you are looking for a very low shedding coat, Olive, Clady, Skylar all have that type of coat. Gidget does have a slightly thicker smooth coat.

Classic examples of our broken coated dogs.

CHARLIE @ 3 MONTHS

A broken coat is another very easy coat to manage, especially a lighter broken like Nellie. I do find the light broken coat sheds a bit less than a smooth and is extremely easy to keep. Broken coat can vary a lot and it can be the hardest coat to predict.

A broken coat can come in very slowly and may continue to develop over the first year or two. What can appear as a light broken as a pup can develop into a heavy broken as an adult. Charlie is a perfect example of this. Although Charlie's coat is very easy to manage. Nellie, Charlie, Ruby, Rancher are all broken coats.

CHARLIE AS AN ADULT

Lastly, there is the rough coat. I do find this coat to be the most work as it does need to be managed but it is an adorable look.

Most rough coats are obvious at a very young age, I find this particularly true when I breed a rough coat to a smooth coat. Pups as young as 2 weeks can be obviously rough coated but on when I breed rough to broken coat sometimes it can be harder to tell as sometimes even the rough coats will take time to develop. My rough coats are not heavy shedders, some barely shed but the coat does need to be stripped or groomed regularly. I have never had the coat mat but things do get stuck to the coat and the coat can get very long around the eyes, ears tail area etc. I hand strip my rough coats at least once a year to help keep the coat at a more manageable length. It is an absolutely endearing look and I don't think there is anything cuter than a rough coat pup. Slaney, Divot and Bree are all rough coated Jacks.

SLANEY W/HIS COAT STRIPPED

COLOR PATTERNS

The various colors explained.

Red or red based is anything from a pale tan to a dark chestnut.

Brown is well brown with no red hues and often with black tipped hairs through the coat.

Lemon is the dilute expression of red.

Tri colored refers to a dog that is Black based with tan marking, normally inside the ears, on the cheeks and eyebrows.

Faded tri refers to a pup that will start out very dark but the colors will fade from black and tan to silver and gold.

Black and white.

These are all the colors I have seen here at MBF.

Ticking appears like freckles on the dogs legs and sometimes on their torso. I do have some dogs that have ticking with their winter coat but not with their summer coat, normally very faint ticking. Nora and Ruby have ticking all year.

Below I will share some pictures to show the different markings.

HALF MASK & PATCH EYE

RED & WHITE WITH WIDE MASK

RED/WHITE PATCH EYE, PARTIAL MASK

BROWN/WHITE HALF MASK

RED & WHITE WITH TICKING

SOLID HEAD WITH WHITE SNIPPET

TRI WITH SOLID COLORED HEAD