Gooseman Posted September 17, 2013 Report Share Posted September 17, 2013 i have a male husky that will be a year old Oct. 27th ... his coat started out as black and white and recently is turning reddish on his back, tail and haunches ... is this normal? my previous husky was female and also black & white but never changed color at all ... if this is normal what name do i use to describe his coat now as he isnt just black & white anymore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted September 17, 2013 Report Share Posted September 17, 2013 Yeah, it's not uncommon for a Husky to go from puppy to adult and be a completely different looking dog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Removed #5 Posted September 18, 2013 Report Share Posted September 18, 2013 It's also not uncommon for a dog that's been out in the sun most of the time to turn reddish - it's like a sunburn. If that's the case then they'll go back to normal color when you bring them inside this winter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BingBlaze n Skyla Posted September 18, 2013 Report Share Posted September 18, 2013 Like al said it can be Sun burnt , my dark grey boy has hints ov brown/red in his coat which is more noticeable in the light Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nstack1228 Posted September 18, 2013 Report Share Posted September 18, 2013 I actually never knew this and I think it is really cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mydiamond Posted September 18, 2013 Report Share Posted September 18, 2013 they do change color a lot but IMO black to red is a bit too drastic of a change what color is his harness? maybe the color got to his fur? how dark of a red is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gooseman Posted September 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2013 they do change color a lot but IMO black to red is a bit too drastic of a change what color is his harness? maybe the color got to his fur? how dark of a red is it? his harness and collar are black ... is it possible that he just has red husky in his blood line along the way? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted September 18, 2013 Report Share Posted September 18, 2013 his harness and collar are black ... is it possible that he just has red husky in his blood line along the way? Pics would be helpful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gooseman Posted September 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2013 will see what i can do ... is there another way to load pics without using a URL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BingBlaze n Skyla Posted September 18, 2013 Report Share Posted September 18, 2013 his harness and collar are black ... is it possible that he just has red husky in his blood line along the way?can u get a pic? Even if he has red in his blood line it wouldn't show in his fur if he's a black n white ,, it is probably Sun staining Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BingBlaze n Skyla Posted September 18, 2013 Report Share Posted September 18, 2013 Oops double post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted September 18, 2013 Report Share Posted September 18, 2013 will see what i can do ... is there another way to load pics without using a URL Here ya go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mydiamond Posted September 19, 2013 Report Share Posted September 19, 2013 his harness and collar are black ... is it possible that he just has red husky in his blood line along the way? I was told that Diamond's mom is a red... and sure enough he has light red and brown patches on his elbow and the back of his ears. But none is as red as what you see in a red husky. After all, he's a black/white Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emma Posted September 19, 2013 Report Share Posted September 19, 2013 I'm pretty sure that it's normal for some colours particular the greys to have blonde/reddish highlights in their fur. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gooseman Posted September 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2013 forgive the crudeness of my yard we have been without rain for sometime now ... Jack was pleasantly patient for me though ... i tried to get different angles but as you can see he has a lot of red that is growing by the day ... it does go down his tail and along his haunches as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted September 20, 2013 Report Share Posted September 20, 2013 I see what you mean. . . That IS different. . . : I had something similar happen to my White German shepherd Echo. It was a food colouring in the Kibble we were feeding the dogs at the time. It didn't affect the huskies only Echo. She got brownish red colouring in her fur. discontinued the kibble and it cleared up. So, the question is what are you feeding Him ???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Removed #5 Posted September 20, 2013 Report Share Posted September 20, 2013 I'll have to recant, that definitely is not sunburn, if it were it would be more even across his back. Avalanche, who has a mixed brown/black coat (some brown hair, some black intermixed) will turn more red during the summer when he stays out in the sun, but it's a lot more even that you're seeing. It might be food or an allergy of some type - it might also be an infection of some type in his skin (which, from my point of view would be more likely as splotchy as it is). You might want to run him past the vet and see if he'd take a scraping just to confirm one way or the other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaiser Posted September 20, 2013 Report Share Posted September 20, 2013 ive a black husky, kaiser, this often happens him when he is blowing his coat, a quick brush over a few days and it goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Removed #5 Posted September 20, 2013 Report Share Posted September 20, 2013 ive a black husky, kaiser, this often happens him when he is blowing his coat, a quick brush over a few days and it goes. I hadn't thought about that since the undercoat on both of mine is stark white. But it does match the pattern of a dog throwing his coat ... it doesn't look right in the pictures since there doesn't seem to be any loose hair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaiser Posted September 20, 2013 Report Share Posted September 20, 2013 I hadn't thought about that since the undercoat on both of mine is stark white. But it does match the pattern of a dog throwing his coat ... it doesn't look right in the pictures since there doesn't seem to be any loose hair. i was thinking that myself, kaiser usually gets it around his neck, thats the only thing i can think of unless its the food coloring dye as someone mentioned earlier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gooseman Posted September 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2013 ive a black husky, kaiser, this often happens him when he is blowing his coat, a quick brush over a few days and it goes. well this has been going on for about the last 3 months or more ... it started with just a but of red and now it is spreading ... i dont think its a brushing issue as i brush him frequently Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BingBlaze n Skyla Posted September 20, 2013 Report Share Posted September 20, 2013 Yeah that doesn't seem like Sun burnt to me either , I mean it could be but not sure , does he spend A LOT ov time out side in the Sun? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted September 20, 2013 Report Share Posted September 20, 2013 Looking at my "Siberian Huskies for Dummies" page 13, this reckons that dark huskies can turn red on occasion. That was the only reference I could find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stranger Posted September 20, 2013 Report Share Posted September 20, 2013 that is pretty amazing. So, what food is he on, have you added or started giving him treats or anything different? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJS Posted September 20, 2013 Report Share Posted September 20, 2013 Kodiak was purely black and white when he was a "small" pup... Then he went through a phase where the black turned to grey, and now his fur is striped... If you look at the individual strands of fur, they go white grey, black, grey black... It's strange but not unheard of.... Kala was pure grey and white when she was born, bit now she's getting blonde, black and grey, and white colours on her Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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