Petsmart Academy PREP Study Guide
Solutions Updated 2024
Define smooth coated - ANSWER✔✔-In general, the smooth coat is clean and odor-free.
It is close to the body, and individual hairs are short and stiff.
Examples of a smooth coated dog - ANSWER✔✔-Examples include Pointers, Whippets,
Boxers, Bulldogs, Chihuahuas, Doberman Pinschers, Boston Terriers
Define short coated - ANSWER✔✔-The short coat is short, harsh, and close to the body.
Examples of a short coated dog - ANSWER✔✔-Examples include Labrador Retrievers,
Beagles, Rottweilers, Pugs
Define double coated - ANSWER✔✔-The double coat is straight. It has a harsh outer
guard coat, and a dense, thick, soft undercoat, which protects against extreme weather.
Examples of a double coated dog - ANSWER✔✔-Examples include Akitas, German
Shepherds, Norwegian Pomeranians, Shelties, Siberian Huskys
Define heavy coated - ANSWER✔✔-The heavy coat has both long, thick, silky coat and
limited short, smooth coat.
Copyright ©SOPHIABENNETT 2025 ACADEMIC YEARALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Page 1/7
, Examples of a heavy coated dog - ANSWER✔✔-Examples include Newfoundlands,
Chow Chows, Pekingese
Define silky coated - ANSWER✔✔-The silky coat has both long, silky coat and limited
short, smooth coat. A very short, tight coat is on the face and front sides of the legs; a
short coat is on the body; and a longer coat is on the tail, the undercarriage, and the rear
sides of the legs.
Examples of a silky coated dog - ANSWER✔✔-Examples include all Setters, English
Springer Spaniels, Cocker Spaniels, Cavalier King Charles
Define natural long hair - ANSWER✔✔-The natural long-haired coat is characterized by
long coat covering the entire body, and is often considered non-shedding.
Examples of a natural long haired dog - ANSWER✔✔-Examples include Tibetan
Terriers, Lhasa Apsos, Shih Tzus, Afghan Hounds, Yorkshire Terriers, Maltese
Define curly/wavy coat - ANSWER✔✔-The curly or wavy coat is soft, curly or wavy,
and non-shedding.
Examples of a curly/wavy coated dog - ANSWER✔✔-Examples include Irish Water
Spaniels, Old English Sheepdogs, Poodles, Bichon Frises
Define wired coat - ANSWER✔✔-The wire coat has a soft, dense undercoat that covers
much of the body, and wiry guard hair that covers the entire body (face, ears, body,
legs, and tail).
Copyright ©SOPHIABENNETT 2025 ACADEMIC YEARALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Page 2/7
