It also has a lot to do with genetics Jamie...Samson's coat is a lot longer and thicker, very coarse, altho with me feeding the raw eggs and such it's gotten a lot softer.He also sheds terribly..Angel, even in the dead of winter has a very short, tight coat and very shiny...Buck also had a very short tight coat, Tia my rescue was like Samson, longer and coarser....Breeding, breeding breeding