Nico Mouton Posted July 9, 2013 Report Share Posted July 9, 2013 Hi this is a bit of a spur of the moment post so i don't have the best pic ever, but about a year ago I rescued a 2 year old husky from a life on the streets. What me and my wife has noticed is that she has stripes on her back at first we just thought it was hut fur that was scruffy and it would go away once shes been washed , but they actually just got more pronounced after a bath and a brush. I cant find any pictures on Google with stripy huskies . Is this normal for huskies ? and if so is there a name for it.? thx in advance Nico Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted July 9, 2013 Report Share Posted July 9, 2013 Hi, and welcome to the forum. No idea what it's called. However it is quite common. My Darwin has it too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mydiamond Posted July 9, 2013 Report Share Posted July 9, 2013 nope there's no name for it and nope it's not abnormal I do think it's just coloring.. since dilute black huskies are supposed to have gray or white right in the middle of their black fur? I'm no expert though.. Let's see what others have to say... oh and welcome to the forum! Thumbs up for rescuing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nico Mouton Posted July 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2013 ok thx i just found it strange that i could fine no pic of it doing an image search on google. Shes my first "Big" Dog and I love her to bits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BingBlaze n Skyla Posted July 9, 2013 Report Share Posted July 9, 2013 Completely fine my male who's the same colour has lines too not quite as noticeable tho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueWolf Posted July 9, 2013 Report Share Posted July 9, 2013 Looked around and it can be seen in both wolf grey, black white and copper huskies. For some more visible than others. Basically with huskies that that a bit of white mixed with their colouring. Guess it's pattern created by the way their fur grows? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nico Mouton Posted July 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2013 Looked around and it can be seen in both wolf grey, black white and copper huskies. For some more visible than others. Basically with huskies that that a bit of white mixed with their colouring. Guess it's pattern created by the way their fur grows? strip.jpg copper adult.jpg wow yes my one looks like the doggie on the left it just starts a little further back. it has to be how the fur grows cus you can actually feel the stripes they are slightly bumpy. its like the fur lies in layers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Posted July 9, 2013 Report Share Posted July 9, 2013 I notice that with Nikko sometimes..it's his pattern Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskyMom09 Posted July 9, 2013 Report Share Posted July 9, 2013 Do you by chance use a Furminator? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valkyries Posted July 9, 2013 Report Share Posted July 9, 2013 odin has them and he's the same color as your's xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nico Mouton Posted July 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2013 Do you by chance use a Furminator? sorry not familiar with the term. i assume you mean i type of undercoat brush ? i do have one and sometimes when her molting is bad the brush fitting on the vacuum cleaner ... yes she like it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleLuka Posted July 9, 2013 Report Share Posted July 9, 2013 luka looks like this too sometimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidnightPaws Posted July 9, 2013 Report Share Posted July 9, 2013 My girls usually get bad stripes when they're about to blow coat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskyMom09 Posted July 9, 2013 Report Share Posted July 9, 2013 sorry not familiar with the term. i assume you mean i type of undercoat brush ? i do have one and sometimes when her molting is bad the brush fitting on the vacuum cleaner ... yes she like it If you don't know what it is, don't look into it....it ruins the coat on double coated breeds. I just wanted to make sure since the photo looked like the dog may have had this brush used on his coat- A simple undercoat rake and comb are all you really need, and if your dog likes the vacuum even better! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elyse Posted July 9, 2013 Report Share Posted July 9, 2013 Mine looks slightly like the above - and I use a furminator knock-off (an undercoat rake). He's a beautiful boy, by the way...love his rich dark coat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazz Posted July 9, 2013 Report Share Posted July 9, 2013 Our first Husky, Elke, had that condition. No furminator involved. It is simply the way the hair grows and is emphasized by hairs that vary in shade along their length. I've heard it called "striping affect". Not all Huskies have this characteristic. I don't believe it is mentioned in the standard (at least I don't recall it if it is), so not sure if it would be considered a fault. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nico Mouton Posted July 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2013 Our first Husky, Elke, had that condition. No furminator involved. It is simply the way the hair grows and is emphasized by hairs that vary in shade along their length. I've heard it called "striping affect". Not all Huskies have this characteristic. I don't believe it is mentioned in the standard (at least I don't recall it if it is), so not sure if it would be considered a fault. Faults or not i think it looks lovely and just wanted to see how many huskies out there have it. in fact i've been looking at all these lovely pics of your dogs and ive realized what a lovely breed husky's are. Fell even more in love with my jessie now ... if thats even possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keeonah Posted July 9, 2013 Report Share Posted July 9, 2013 Is this what you mean? Just took this photo of Skye. Had never seen this before but it has happened in the last 4 weeks. Gary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nico Mouton Posted July 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2013 yes definite striping except Jessie's doesn't come and go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey.Zarly Posted July 10, 2013 Report Share Posted July 10, 2013 Seen these heaps, could possibly be from you brushing the coat a the same way, moving the under coat? Who knows! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormy Posted July 10, 2013 Report Share Posted July 10, 2013 Shadows goes a bit like that when he gets his winter coat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goingsolo Posted July 10, 2013 Report Share Posted July 10, 2013 Solo has a dark saddle and when wet goes stripey (had to bath the stinky pair sunday) Jessie is a beaut x. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjwrx Posted July 10, 2013 Report Share Posted July 10, 2013 Panda has this occassionally, especially near the hind thighs area because he has quite a bit of white undercoat. It's like black all the way down with white in the middle and black tips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueWolf Posted July 13, 2013 Report Share Posted July 13, 2013 Was looking through some photos and stumbled upon this one. Never realised Glala (right) had it as well Then I looked through some other photos and noticed she only had it for a short time Seems like it appeared as randomly as it disappeared, probably between two blows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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