Blimlasas Posted June 24, 2009 Report Share Posted June 24, 2009 Hello. i have a 3 month old pup thats furry like a mal. I have seen older long hair huskies that look hot and look like a mess of long hair. Geno doesnt look messy, just plush. is that just a puppy coat or... idk are some pics. let me know your .02. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siberianandy Posted June 24, 2009 Report Share Posted June 24, 2009 not really sure could be a puppy coat suka our husky has gotten fluffier over the months. but what ever you do never shave his coat you put him at more risk from the heat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Posted June 24, 2009 Report Share Posted June 24, 2009 Oh i love those pics - so CUTE!!!!!!!!!!!! Looks like he's going to be long haired, agree with andy - never shave them, they can adjust easily with the heat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blimlasas Posted June 24, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2009 now, when you say long haired..do you mean like this? is that still considered a long hair? longhairs are sitll pure breed right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siberianandy Posted June 24, 2009 Report Share Posted June 24, 2009 yes huskies can be long haired if mom and dad were both pure bred huskies then the pup is still purebred Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bec Posted June 24, 2009 Report Share Posted June 24, 2009 Where did you get your pup from? The only way to know for sure if your pup is 100% purebred is if it came with pedigree papers. Wooly or long coats are considered a fault, these links may be useful if you want to look at the differences between a correct coat and a long/wooly coat: http://www.huskycolors.com/wooly.html A comparison between a long/wooly coat and a regular length coated Siberian: http://www.huskycolors.com/coat.html So yes a Siberian can still be purebred if it has a long or wooly coat, but it's considered a fault as it can impact on the dog's working ability and as such, long or wooly coat dogs should not be bred from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazz Posted June 24, 2009 Report Share Posted June 24, 2009 Our first Husky, Elke was a long-haired Husky. Zoya, our current Husky, is a short-haired Husky. To be honest, with Elke, the long hair did not really develop until she was about 8 to 10 months old. I have some photos of Elke when she was a pup (somewhere?) and there was no indication which way she was going to go. Her dad was a long hair and her mom was a short hair. Attached a few photos of Elke (RIP) who was a long-haired Husky. The bottom two were taken when she was 14 years old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazz Posted June 25, 2009 Report Share Posted June 25, 2009 I was under the impression that there was a difference between wooly and long hair. Wooly being tightly packed and curly undercoat and the long hair being the outer coat. Elke was a long-hair and developed a wooly undercoat when she was bout 13 years old, and only on her hind legs. Before that, her undercoat was normal, just her outer coat was long. Two of the photos of her in my previous post show her when she was blowing her coat. Fault or not, she was a great dog and it did not matter to us, although having had both, the short hair is much easier to deal with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bec Posted June 25, 2009 Report Share Posted June 25, 2009 I'm not sure to be honest Mazz. Looking at the pics in the first link I posted it looks like there may be varying degrees of long or wooly coated Siberians. Your old girl was lovely. That coat makes her look huge! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blimlasas Posted June 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2009 smeagle - Both of his parents have papers, the pups were not a planned litter so they were not registered. Geno will not be breeding or showing so im not worried about that. I was more or less just curious. I know the three looks of the coats ( the normal short coat , the plush but not long coat and the long knotty coat) i just wanted to see what people might think he would be based on how he looks as a pup now.. he seems to be growing into it a bit so im not sure. hes obviously not a short coat. i would love for him to look like the dog i showed a few posts ago, more fluffy then the normal coats but not really long. i guess im just anxious to see what he ends up lookin like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bec Posted June 25, 2009 Report Share Posted June 25, 2009 smeagle - Both of his parents have papers, the pups were not a planned litter so they were not registered. Geno will not be breeding or showing so im not worried about that. I was more or less just curious. I know the three looks of the coats ( the normal short coat , the plush but not long coat and the long knotty coat) i just wanted to see what people might think he would be based on how he looks as a pup now.. he seems to be growing into it a bit so im not sure. hes obviously not a short coat. i would love for him to look like the dog i showed a few posts ago, more fluffy then the normal coats but not really long. i guess im just anxious to see what he ends up lookin like. No worries - have you asked his breeders what they think? They may have seen it in their lines before The dog whose picture you posted above looks like a normal Sibe coat to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raindog Posted June 25, 2009 Report Share Posted June 25, 2009 I agree with Smeagle - just looks like a normal arctic coat to me. Mick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rose Posted June 25, 2009 Report Share Posted June 25, 2009 sisko has quite a dense, longish coat, well its longer than kavik/ mishka's coats noticed this since she has got older, she is 6 months @ present. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gankez Posted June 25, 2009 Report Share Posted June 25, 2009 that is such a cute puppy lol ur making me want to get another... tho i dont think id be able to breathe if i had 2 (duke is blowing his coat atm) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siberian_wolf Posted July 2, 2009 Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 I agree with everyone else, I would say Geno is going to have the more artic long/thick coat. Ive seen a few purebred sibes with the long coat, if the parents are purebred and have the pedigree papers saying so then Geno will be a purebred too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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