The horse-coat is generally thought to be more active and predisposed to dominant behavior than the brush-coat. The brush-coat variety has slightly longer hair and a smoother feel to it. The brush-coat is generally considered to be more of a 'couch potato' than the horse-coat. Any coat longer than one inch at the withers is called a 'bear-coat' and is not considered the breed standard, as it occurs only when both the male and female carry recessive coat genes. The personality of the bear-coat is very much like that of the brush-coat. Some people may experience a sensitivity to the harshness of the coat of either length.
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