Long haired or Short Haired? / myLot

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Philippines

April 28, 2010 4:38pm CST

I honestly prefer long-haired dogs because they just look sooooooo adorable and cuddly and fluffy.. And stop. I'm drooling already. Hahaha! How about you? What kind of dogs do you prefer? :D

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carmelanirel

@carmelanirel (20942)

• United States

28 Apr 10

I always had short hair and now I have both a short hair and long hair. I think I prefer short hair because though both shed, with the long hair you have to trim areas on the dog to keep it looking good. My puppies is a border collie/beagle mix and Ciara has the long border collie coat while Penny has the short hair beagle coat. When I clip Ciara's nail, I have to trim her fur in order to find her nails. Penny I don't have to do that. Plus Ciara needs trimming between her pads and behind, but I save that for my groomer daughter to do...lol

@nenyalorien (899)

• Philippines

29 Apr 10

Haha, your daughter is a professional dog groomer? Or does she just love grooming dogs? :) How old is she? :)

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carmelanirel

@carmelanirel (20942)

• United States

29 Apr 10

Yes she is a professional groomer. She will be 21 this July and was the only one in her class get a certificate on good groomers skills. She loves all dogs and has finally gotten the job she wanted just over a year ago at the best groomer business in the county. Then soon after she bought a toy poodle which she keeps groomed very nicely..

arunvenu

@arunvenu (273)

• India

29 Apr 10

I like short haired dogs because they are not hard to manage. We don't have to comb the hair every day. The long hairs would fall all over the place in the house which is not at all good for me. If he have a short haired one there is no such problem

nenyalorien

@nenyalorien (899)

• Philippines

29 Apr 10

Yeah, the cleanup does seem to be a problem, but I think if you love the dogs, you'd be willing to make sacrifices, haha. :D

Galena

@Galena (9110)

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28 Apr 10

I prefer short haired dogs. my lurcher has a very short, very fine, very soft coat, and he feels like velvet or silk to stroke. he's so soft and smooth. short haired dogs are usually lovely and shiny too.

nenyalorien

@nenyalorien (899)

• Philippines

29 Apr 10

Wow, I looked up Lurchers, and they are beautifully built dogs. :) Yes, I guess the short-haireds win on the point of being shiny. :D Thanks for your input, Galena!

Patsie Hatley

@Hatley (163776)

• Garden Grove, California

29 Apr 10

hi nenyalorien I also prefer long haired dogs as they are usually very sweet tempered and

they look so cute.

nenyalorien

@nenyalorien (899)

• Philippines

29 Apr 10

Haha, do you have a dog where you're staying, Hatley? :) Hmm, I guess the small long haireds and the retrievers do have sweet tempers. But the Siberian Huskies seem to be stern, while Chow-chows are very temperamental. But they still look great anyway. :D Heheh! Nice seeing you in most of my posts, Hatley! What's your first name, btw? :) I'm Lorie. :)

wonttakelong

@wonttakelong (3555)

• United States

28 Apr 10

I prefer short hair dogs when I kept my dogs indoors I hated having hair all over everything

nenyalorien

@nenyalorien (899)

• Philippines

29 Apr 10

Ahh yeah. This is the bane of beautiful long-haired doggies. Too bad. Which short haired breeds do you prefer, if I may ask?

jeffdepositar

@jeffdepositar (102)

• Philippines

28 Apr 10

Oh i prefer long haired dogs because its cute and very cuddly like my shih tzu named chuchie, i always play with her, shes very adorable and sweet!

nenyalorien

@nenyalorien (899)

• Philippines

29 Apr 10

Ahh yes, cute little long-haireds are adorable. Though I find shih-tzu's pretty goofy, I think Lhasa Apso's are actually cuter. :D I once knew a Lhasa Apso named Cetrin, and she was the sweetest, most adorable dog I've ever met... Until I met a pug named Budz. Heheh. Thanks for your input, Jeff. :D