Smithy Posted December 1, 2009 Report Share Posted December 1, 2009 Yep another question about Husky tails, but not how much they curl, but, and I'm sorry to exclude those of you who have pure white Huskies, does your Husky have a dark / darker patch on the base of their tail? I'm sure that I read somewhere why they have it but now I'm curious if anyone elses Husky has it. Both Noushka and Smithy do and here's Smithy modelling his... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BingBlaze n Skyla Posted December 1, 2009 Report Share Posted December 1, 2009 yep blaze has 1 n so does pagan her tails all white but she has a brighter white patch on her tail in the same place u can just see it in the pic ive attached ov Blaze Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice Posted December 1, 2009 Report Share Posted December 1, 2009 shadow and storm do, the top of ice's tail is pure black all the way along and underneeth is white Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice Posted December 1, 2009 Report Share Posted December 1, 2009 oh and to add, these darker hairs on shadow and storms tails feel harder than the rest of the tail hairs, dont know if any of yours is the same? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smithy Posted December 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2009 oh and to add, these darker hairs on shadow and storms tails feel harder than the rest of the tail hairs, dont know if any of yours is the same? Well, just checked both out and yes they are, never noticed that before... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynnmw1208 Posted December 1, 2009 Report Share Posted December 1, 2009 Pongo has a dark stripe of fur from the back of his neck to the tail, so I don't see a dark spot. He has a white tipped tail though. His darker fur does feel coarser than the rest too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Posted December 1, 2009 Report Share Posted December 1, 2009 yup the hairs on their tail are coarser - never really noticed before And smithy - yup My boys have the same splodge on their tail in the same place Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ISDW Posted December 1, 2009 Report Share Posted December 1, 2009 At the back of my mind I have some vague recollection of it being an extra scent gland in the past. Dunno where I got that from though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erikkj2001 Posted December 7, 2009 Report Share Posted December 7, 2009 It is in fact where a scent gland is or was located. I say was because at some point they no longer were in need of the gland and genetics decided it wouldnt grow it anymore. However... Some huskies still have the gland especially those whose family tree had alot of Huskies who were kept outdoors. This gland is leftover from thousands of years ago when they were first being Bred from wolves. Hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smithy Posted December 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2009 Cheers Erik, that's that sorted ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Posted December 7, 2009 Report Share Posted December 7, 2009 ahh you learn something new everyday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BingBlaze n Skyla Posted December 7, 2009 Report Share Posted December 7, 2009 sorted lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val (Zebedee) Posted December 7, 2009 Report Share Posted December 7, 2009 Blimey! Goes to show, you're never too old to learn!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csavinski Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 The patch that you are refering to is called the Scent Gland.. here is a description of what it looks like on your dog "There is a scent gland about 1/3 down the tail (usually has a dark patch of hair around it)" The Gland itsself is small so it is hard to find (you cannot see it with the naked eye). But it is on top of the tail about 1/3 of the way down. A huskies coat is usually a darker color around the gland. It looks like a circle or oval. If you have a white husky or a solid coated (red, or black with no delution) husky you can't use that trick. On a grey, sable or agouti dog you can usually find it easly because of the darker coat area or even a black or red with a deluted (sabled) coat) this info came from a website Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazz Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 It is in fact where a scent gland is or was located. I say was because at some point they no longer were in need of the gland and genetics decided it wouldnt grow it anymore. However... Some huskies still have the gland especially those whose family tree had alot of Huskies who were kept outdoors. This gland is leftover from thousands of years ago when they were first being Bred from wolves. Hope this helps. It would be interesting to know if wolves today, have that scent gland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smithy Posted December 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 It would be interesting to know if wolves today, have that scent gland. Apparently they do, it's called the precaudal scent gland, have a Google on it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewbacca_&_me Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 Is this dark spot a "purebred only" trait? If so that would explain why my boys may not/dont have it. Solo is developing color on his back, tail and legs so maybe he might have it later, but chewy is completely dark except the white tip...the only thing that might be related is that at the base of chewy's tail the black and silver stripe starts out very wide and then narrows about 1/4 or 1/3 of the way down. Hmmmm.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val (Zebedee) Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 The patch that you are refering to is called the Scent Gland.. here is a description of what it looks like on your dog "There is a scent gland about 1/3 down the tail (usually has a dark patch of hair around it)" The Gland itsself is small so it is hard to find (you cannot see it with the naked eye). But it is on top of the tail about 1/3 of the way down. A huskies coat is usually a darker color around the gland. It looks like a circle or oval. If you have a white husky or a solid coated (red, or black with no delution) husky you can't use that trick. On a grey, sable or agouti dog you can usually find it easly because of the darker coat area or even a black or red with a deluted (sabled) coat) this info came from a website Great info, added to rep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cathy Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 Wow. Not only did I not know this, but I had never noticed that both my boys have it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csavinski Posted December 21, 2009 Report Share Posted December 21, 2009 @erika and chewy... "The other major difference between wolves and Malamutes is the lack of a scent gland on the upper surface of the Malamute's tail." So what i am gathering from this is that the Malamute/Husky mix may or may not have the gland I would think that would be determined by which way the dog pulls, and from the look of Chewy you he looks more like a Malamute then a husky based on his size, tail, and colors... Don't get me wrong Chewy is a cute dog but that is why you may see that spot on the tail. Info from " http://www.helium.com/items/1504164-dog-breed-facts-alaskan-malamute " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Lana Posted December 24, 2009 Report Share Posted December 24, 2009 Lana does too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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