The improper coat/furnishings (IC) Locus determines whether a dog may have longer hair around the muzzle and eyebrows (facial furnishings.

This may also show as a lack of furnishings (called improper coat in breeds for which facial furnishings are standard).

In breeds in which the trait is desirable, this phenotype is known as “Furnishings”.

In other breeds, the trait is expected; a deviation from it is a fault, and it is termed “improper coat”.