Long haired or short haired dogs?

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Do you perfer long haired or short haired dogs?

I perfer short haired dogs, they require less grooming and their coats don't get matted. They also don't shed as much.

[GreyhoundGirl]

Short, i'm probably biased, though, cuz i've never had a long- haired dog before. Only greys ( 'bout as short as it gets ) and a beagle.

[Sevaede]

I like both.

[PinkSunshine]

I like both and have both

[Pam]

Curly haired dogs! Actually I voted for *short* because I keep my two clipped short, although poodles' hair will easily grow long (and matted ) if not maintained.

[Zippy]

Long haired dogs.

[luvofallhorses]

even though both isn't on the poll, I like both.

[Tollers-n-Dobes]

Long coated, most definitely. I will highly, highly likely never have another smooth coated breed again. Rottweiler length with the under coat is fine, but I'm a long coat person. I can't stand short hairs imbedded into absolutely evrything and I don't enjoy petting them as much either. They look nice but I do much prefer long hair. Personally, I don't think a lot of long coated breeds shed any worse than short coated breeds. Its just fluffy instead of short and pokey. Tango sheds the least of my dogs, Winston's the worst. Of course this isn't true of all long haired dogs/breeds but Tango isn't the only long coated dog I know who barely sheds at all.

[cali]

medium to short, before Misty I was strictly a long haired girl, but After Misty I shall stick with my smoothies, Happy is a rough, and I keep her hair cut shortish, because I really hate the maintinance(I love to groom, its not fun if the dog is terrified of being groomed) Blair is a VERY rough coat and I HATE it, looks pretty, sure, buts it the absolute most horrable coat I have ever dealt with in my life, when we allowed his coat to grow he had to be bathed at LEAST 5 times every single day, in other words every last time he set foot outside he had to have a full bath, because EVERYTHING got stuck in it, we ones brushed him out and found branches hidden in his coat! we finally got sick and tired of it, and shaved him down, and I keep his paws shaved to the skin leaving only a tiny amount of stubble(like a poodle)