You can make a coat look like a silk coat, but it still does not feel like a silk coat, and a good judge knows the difference. Some judges will put up soft coated dogs because they like them, not because they are fooled into thinking they are silk coats. I have seen coats that look like really nice coats, but once you get hands on you can tell the difference.
I disagree, I know of a show breeder here in Oregon currently finishing a soft coat boy, he needs only one more major. You would never know he is a soft coat once she has him groomed for the show ring. There are many tricks available (many talented groomers can make silk out of a sows ear with the vast amount of products available). A professional handler will not arbitraily enhance a coat (dye it) unless he/she as a professional deems it necessary get the win.[/QUOTE] |