Raimey, my non typical coated Wirehair will lie in the sun for hours. She would love to live in Alabama. Seriously, many breeders of Wirehairs end up with a short coated dog occasionally and would be glad to have someone like you pay good money for it. I have seen a picture of such dogs on a Wirehair website. They describe the trait as "not approved for breeding". Who cares? My pup has all the attributes of a normal Wirehair except long kinky hair. She looks like a black and white English Pointer with docked tail. Murphy