lynnmw1208 Posted December 24, 2009 Report Share Posted December 24, 2009 I was just wondering if anyone else's dogs did this. Whenever Pongo plays with another dog or gets really ruffed up when we play at home he raises the hair on his back. I thought dogs only did this when they were nervous about something. He does this everytime he plays. Just wondering if this was a normal behavior. Also when does their puppy fur complete it's growth into adult fur? Pongo's fur seems to be growing really slow to me hahaha. Maybe I just want it to grow really fast so he can be prettier (oops handsom-er) He's about 7 months now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csavinski Posted December 24, 2009 Report Share Posted December 24, 2009 Aloha, Yes Sadie does that as well, I think she does that to show that she is on guard then she lowers it when she starts to play.... So i wouldn't be to worried until the teeth come out... As for the puppy Hair I would thinkat about the 6 mo to year is when the guard hairs start to take shape... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidjk Posted December 24, 2009 Report Share Posted December 24, 2009 i cant find it, but this was posted not long ago. although people see it as a sign of agression, its not always. dogs hair can stand up when its excited or aroused also micha does this also when playing. ********************* edit here it is http://www.husky-owners.com/forum/index.php?/topic/6185-raised-hackles-while-playing/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynnmw1208 Posted December 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2009 Awesome, thanks for that link! Good to know it's not a sign of aggression. As for the fur, Pongo's guard hairs are starting to come in and I assume the rest of the hair with follow that length. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasp Posted December 28, 2009 Report Share Posted December 28, 2009 I was curoius of the same thing (hair length). Sky is about 8.5 months now and her hair still seems short to me. I'm used to poofy huskies but that's just not always the case. I think someone posted a link here (don't ask me where i found it!) that even said the very poofiness was not really desired. If i ever find it I'll try to post it back here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yukihana Posted December 31, 2009 Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 I have two Huskies and the one that comes from racing lines has fur that does exactly this. You can distinctly tell that the hair on her back is of different length/quality than the hair on her sides which is shorter in length. Is this considered the "guard hair"? I'm hoping that this part of her coat continues to fill out because it looks abnormal to me. She is only 14 months old right now. I'm assuming she hasn't completely grown into her adult coat yet. Would this be correct? I will try and take a picture to help further illustrate if needed. - Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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