The breed comes in two coat varieties, the smooth-faced and the rough-faced, and several colors in both varietys - all described in the Standard. These coats, although they look like they require a lot of maintainance, suprisingly do not. A coat with a proper texture is easy to maintain and stays very clean. A quick brushing once every couple of weeks will keeep his coat in tip top shape. A long-haired pyr shep, whose coat is not brushed, may cord. One must remember to trim his double dewclaws or these nails grow very long and may cause injury.
The breed comes in two coat varieties, the smooth-faced and the rough-faced, and several colors in both varietys - all described in the Standard. These coats, although they look like they require a lot of maintainance, suprisingly do not. A coat with a proper texture is easy to maintain and stays very clean. A quick brushing once every couple of weeks will keeep his coat in tip top shape. A long-haired pyr shep, whose coat is not brushed, may cord. One must remember to trim his double dewclaws or these nails grow very long and may cause injury.