Husky Fur?

[crow_noir]

LOL... I'm half tempted to take you up on the offer of Paxil's extra fuzz! She is just so beautiful. I also think her fluff is the most wonderful color for a skien. (I think she is almost as beautiful as King )

I bathe my dogs (with shampoo) three to four times a year. I've had to bathe (just water or water and baking soda) Koli a LOT more often though... she's always getting into something. That and she's so low to the ground that if there's any moisture she sprays mud and stuff all over her belly.

An don't worry about hijacking the thread. You've actually been asking wonderful questions and are helping me learn too! Thank You.

Hmm.. Maybe I shouldn't worry about how often I brush her, then.

I'm wondering how often to bathe her, though? And what to do this summer, for when it gets really hot out.
I should probably make a thread of my own.. Sorry!

But uh, if you really want some fur I can hook you up. Although I have to say Paxil is more hardcore [about shedding] than Mika has been, so far.

[-Pickle-]

owning a husky myself, i know that huskies are notorious shedders- especially in the lead up to summer if your summers going to be hot- but you can get moult formula to put in their food which depleats the intesity of the shedding- it works for most animals methinks.
apparently you can get husky fur spun into wool to knit with
i love huskies undercoat- its REEEEAAAALLLLLYYYY soft

[Wahoo]

Having owned Malamutes I can share the following:
I expect the coat to blow twice a year with some minor shedding being constant. I brush weekly to help control it- spritzing with water helps prevent hair damage and also assists in containing what would be clouds of fuzz floating all over. I bathe him every 6 weeks or so.

I would not shave a northern breed unless absolutely necesssary. (severe matting, wooly coat, medical condition etc). You are correct in assuming it helps insulate from heat, as well as cold. The note about it not coming back correctly is also true.

Dodgemonster has not yet begun his moult this year- maybe June?
I have been collecting shed fur for spinning/knitting- maybe an afghan someday?

[Jessika]

My two have been blowing their coats for about two weeks now... and it's awful... vacuuming twice a day only to have a fresh coat of fur all over EVERYTHING not even 10 minutes later... showing up at work with a shirt that you'd thought was white but is really black... yeah it's pretty bad. It's slowing down now, thank God, but man, this year it was even worse than normal for them lol

[Glacier]

I'll have to get a picture of Antare soon. He looks like a sheep who is way way overdue for a sheering!

[Glacier]

I'll have to get a picture of Antare soon. He looks like a sheep who is way way overdue for a sheering!

As promised:

Think he needs a brushing??

[polarpooch]

Wow, that's a good looking sheep you've got there Glacier!

As for general shedding issues, huskies can, and do shed on different schedules. My old husky, Cookie, used to shed November into December. My new one didn't start blowing her coat in earnest until this spring (she just turned 2). I had thought I'd gotten a lucky, magic husky that wasn't going to shed whole dogs onto my carpet and clothes. Silly me.

I wouldn't worry. (Don't shave her!)

[crow_noir]

OMG that would have been driving me nuts! I would have picked those out by now. Then again I'm obsessive compulsive when it comes to things like that. Things have to be perfect... shirt sleeves, dog fur, etc. I'm a picker.

As promised:
Think he needs a brushing??

P.S. Those are some purty stones there on the ground too beside the purty pup.

[crow_noir]

*sigh* I wish that was my problem... I can deal with that type of shedding. It's so easy for me. (Lots and lots and lots of brushing. Two or three different types of brushes. Brushing until my arm falls off. And you just pick up the tumble fweeds as they form around the house.)

Koli's just doesn't want to come out.

You're weird dog. Weird i say.

Have you tried vacuuming the dogs? Seriously. I did that a few times with King. (Using the hose attachment.)

My two have been blowing their coats for about two weeks now... and it's awful... vacuuming twice a day only to have a fresh coat of fur all over EVERYTHING not even 10 minutes later... showing up at work with a shirt that you'd thought was white but is really black... yeah it's pretty bad. It's slowing down now, thank God, but man, this year it was even worse than normal for them lol

[buttercup132]

*sigh* I wish that was my problem... I can deal with that type of shedding. It's so easy for me. (Lots and lots and lots of brushing. Two or three different types of brushes. Brushing until my arm falls off. And you just pick up the tumble fweeds as they form around the house.)

Koli's just doesn't want to come out.

You're weird dog. Weird i say.

Have you tried vacuuming the dogs? Seriously. I did that a few times with King. (Using the hose attachment.)

Sounds like she's blowing her coat. Maybe book a appointment with the groomers. Getting a bath and blow dry really helps and they brusht hem after all that too.