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Anonymous  #480814  Sat, 23 Feb 08 09:10 PM
 Is this sentence correct?

My dog has black hair.

Maybe I should use the word fur instead? 
  
Clive  #480834  Sat, 23 Feb 08 10:40 PM

Hi,

For dogs, we commonly use the word 'coat'.

My dog has a black coat.

Clive
  
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Anonymous  #480858  Sun, 24 Feb 08 12:06 AM
If the dog sheds, it has fur.  If not, it has hair.
  
Verade  #480863  Sun, 24 Feb 08 12:18 AM
The undercoat of a dog, the part that sheds, makes it a dog that has a fur coat rather than a dog that has a hair coat.  That undercoat can actually be spun into yarn! 
  
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