What is the difference between a fleece and a wool coat?
The main difference between the two is the texture of the hair, not the amount of curl in the coat. While a wool coat is never straight, many curly fleece dogs can look as curly as a loose-textured wool coat, but the feel of the coat is different. Wool coats are always curly and are warmer to the touch and often slightly coarser feeling where fleece coats are soft to the touch. When testing the feel of a coat, always ‘sample’ the coat on the side rather than along the back, as the presence of kemp fibres down the spine can trick one into thinking that a fleece coat is really a wool coat! Both coats should be non-shedding and suitable for most people with allergies, but as some people have differing degrees of allergies, it is always recommended to meet a few labradoodles in person or to work with an allergist. We are happy to provide hair and saliva samples if severe allergies are a problem, and wool coats are often recommended for severe allergies. Click on the gray wording to refer t
The main difference between the two is the texture of the hair, not the amount of curl in the coat. While a wool coat is never straight, many curly fleece dogs can look as curly as a loose-textured wool coat, but the feel of the coat is different. Wool coats are always curly and are warmer to the touch and often slightly coarser feeling where fleece coats are soft to the touch. When testing the feel of a coat, always ‘sample’ the coat on the side rather than along the back, as the presence of kemp fibres down thespine can trick one into thinking that a fleece coat is really a wool coat! Both coats should be non-shedding and suitable for most people with allergies, but as somepeople have differing degrees of allergies, it is always recommended to meet a few labradoodles in person or to work with an allergist. We are happy to provide hair and saliva samples if severe allergies are a problem, and wool coats are often recommended for severe allergies. Click on the gray wording to refer to
