lol thanks, I prefere her coat to me trimmed shorter, it drived my nuts what it gets long lol my mom on the otherhand was like "whay would you do that to your border collie? it winter" she likes to make a point of Happys being a BC because apperntly that makes her case stronger? lol and in responce to the its winter thing? here hair is SHORTER not THINNER, she is not shaved she is trimmed, AKA non of her coats insalation is lost lol all it will do is make her look better, and better prevent snowballs from forming