What is the difference between the 3 kinds of coats on a jack russell terrier?

Question

What is the difference between the 3 kinds of coats on a jack russell terrier?

Answer 1

Smooth Coats- a coat that does not have trace hairs on the head, face, legs, or body. A smooth coat does not require any alterations to be ready for the show ring. The coat should not be sparse or soft - it should provide protection from the elements. It is double coated.

http://www.littleedenjrt.com/Studs/Hudso...

Broken Coat- a coat that is very similar to a smooth coat but has trace hair on the head, face, legs, or body. A broken coat needs minimal alterations to be ready for the show ring. They will generally only require a quick tidying up. A broken coat should not be soft - it should be harsh to provide protection from the elements. Brokens are double coated.

http://www.littleedenjrt.com/Studs/Littl...

Rough Coats- a coat that has excess trace hair on the head, face, legs, or body. The hair is longer than on a smooth or broken coat. A rough coat requires more alterations than a broken coat to be ready for the show ring. A rough coat should not be soft or wooly - it should be harsh to provide protection from the elements. Roughs are double coated.

http://www.littleedenjrt.com/Girls/Littl...

Trace Hair- uncontrollable lengths of hair that does not lay close to the body.

I've shown, worked, and studied Jack Russell Terriers for 9 years. We breed Jrts. Currently we have 6, but we've had way more.

Our current Jrts:

Daydream Truman - Smooth Coat.

Rebely Yelp Storm- Rough Coat

Mouse- Broken Coat

Zi's Magic Dream- Broken Coat.

Krystal Kourt Scootin' Scamper- Broken Coat

Krystal Kourt Laffy Taffy- Smooth Coat

Personally, I prefer the brokens.

Hope that helps! xD Have a nice day!

Answer 2

smooth coat:  All short hair.

broken coat:  Mostly short hair with some longer hairs mixed in.

rough coat:   All longer hair that is wirey.

Answer 3

i hace JR and he wirey kind of smooth but you can get wirey or smooth i think :) why you looking for a dog

Answer 4

well one is smooth and shiny double coat which is the smooth coat(lol) and.... then there is the wire coat im not sure what that look like. and then there is a broken coat that iz not a double coat i think. hope i helped!

Answer 5

I only know of two.  Smooth coat looks like the dog Wishbone and wire coat looks like Eddie from the t.v show Frasier.

Answer 6

Smooth- Smooth Coated all over

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Jrt02...

Broken/Wire- Short, harsh coat with bushy eyebrows and muzzle

http://lambfam.files.wordpress.com/2008/...

Rough- Longer haired all over

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Pinky...

Hope that settles it!