Why NOT to Shave Your Husky

[Damrod]

Tails of the Tundra Siberian Husky Rescue:

Why NOT to Shave Your Husky

This is a Public Service Announcement... Please DO NOT SHAVE YOUR HUSKIES!

• The Siberian Husky should NEVER be clipped / shaved except in the case of a medical emergency. There are "professional" groomers out there who will tell you to shave your Husky. They will even do it without asking for your consent! There are vets who will tell you to shave your Husky. These vets are uninformed about the breed.
  
  
• Dogs do not sweat like humans. Their cooling process is done via panting from the mouth, sweating at the paws and cooling the blood in their ears. Shaving the dog does nothing to keep the dog cool. It just makes the human feel better when looking at the coated dog.
  
  
• The Siberian Husky has little to no pigmentation in its skin. If you shave the Husky, you expose it to the sun without protection. Now you have a dog that can come up with a variety of skin problems including skin cancer.
  
  
• Fur acts as a protection against insects and parasites. You remove that protection the dog is exposed to even more insect problems than he would have had if he had been allowed to keep is protective coat.
  
  
• Furthermore, if you clip or shave a Husky it will eventually ruin the coat and disturb the proper shedding process.
  
  
• Shaving/clipping makes Huskies more susceptible to skin allergies, sun burn and parasite infestation. The treatments for these problems can then lead to more serious conditions.
  
  
• The husky “color-coat†also known as the top coat works as the reflective barrier. Shaving this coat exposes the undercoat and when the two coats grow they no longer “blend†properly to allow the maximum protection necessary or maintain the look in which the husky is known for.

We hope that this will prevent people from shaving their poor Husky's beautiful, protective coat, and will serve to educate people so that they won't go telling Husky owners to shave their dogs!

Ways to Keep Your Husky Cool In the Heat

• For dogs that like to wade, lie or play in water, a plastic kiddie pool is AWESOME!
  
  
• If your Huskies like to play in water, let them run through the sprinkler with the kids!
  
  
• Make a "sand box" in your yard where your Huskies are allowed to dig. Many Huskies will dig ditches and lay in them to keep cool.
  
  
• ALWAYS make sure that your Husky has plenty of fresh, cool water!
  
  
• NEVER leave your Husky out in the heat for long periods of time without checking on them and giving them the option to come in and cool off!
  
  
• A cooling mat - You get it wet in the bath tub, wring it out, and then put it in the freezer for 5 to 10 minutes. Then put it in your dog's crate and they can lay on a nice icy cold mat!

[KSNS]

i had to cut my sakari's fur about 3 times

But only in the odd patch because, some annoying retchid little sh*t for brains can't be botherd to put their chewing gum in the bin and its a fecker to get out of their coat.

Which is a good point does any one know of ways of removing this rubbish from husky fur that does not involve cutting ir or putting dog through pain by pulling on it... ?

[Damrod]

i had to cut my sakari's fur about 3 times

But only in the odd patch because, some annoying retchid little sh*t for brains can't be botherd to put their chewing gum in the bin and its a fecker to get out of their coat.

Which is a good point does any one know of ways of removing this rubbish from husky fur that does not involve cutting ir or putting dog through pain by pulling on it... ?

http://www.ehow.com/how_3391404_remove-gum-from-dogs-coat.html

http://www.tipking.co.uk/tip/4451.html

[Arooroomom]

Had to shave Mickeys back last weekend. Apparently he's allergic to beef now.. Sores everywhere. He's pretty much under house arrest until it clears

[KSNS]

Nice will keep these in mind as i hate the stuff when people can't dispose of it properly :-D

the only thing i don't agree with is in the 1st one it says

*The hair will grow back quickly*... Has any one had to cut husky coat for such reasons as i have.. it takes FOREVER to grow back i was going to buy her a wig or some thing to cover the bald spot..

But top pointers cheers :-)

[Sibe77]

Damn it and there was me thinking of giving Grey A mohecan!!

[valkyries]

lol Tony xx no never had to cut mine xxx

[Lil Miss Bump]

good advice......i would agree with the baldy thing....ozzy has only just got hair back on his paw from where it was shaved in jan for his operation!!!

[magical Merlin]

Merlins had his back leg shaved 4 times. The fuzzy under coat grows very quickly but the longer outter hairs take much longer. Its also true that the coat blends and it never grows back the same.

[Andy]

Great advice thanks.

[BingBlaze n Skyla]

lmao tony i gave blaze and skyla shampoo moheicans last night lol

good thread

[Hock]

well there goes Kaiens summer mohawk lol

[Ross]

i had to cut my sakari's fur about 3 times

But only in the odd patch because, some annoying retchid little sh*t for brains can't be botherd to put their chewing gum in the bin and its a fecker to get out of their coat.

Which is a good point does any one know of ways of removing this rubbish from husky fur that does not involve cutting ir or putting dog through pain by pulling on it... ?

I don't know what the links in the post below yours say, but peanut butter (might be a problem around the dog) or mayonaise work well. Spread it on and let it soak into the gum and pick/brush it out.

Ross

[Sarah]

oh nice tip ross added to rep

[Val (Zebedee)]

Mike, that's some good info you've posted there - must admit, Myshka has only been shaved for operations, twice on her leg for anaesthetics & her tummy for spaying.

When we picked Diesel up, he had been "hacked at" all on his tummy area, they said he had lay in oil, but we think he was just matted & they wanted him to look a bit more respectable - fortunately, he has grown back OK & often lies on his back, legs akimbo, to show us!

[StormFi]

The Siberian Husky should NEVER be clipped / shaved except in the case of a medical emergency!!!!

So true!!! Never ever cut or shave Husky fur!

[BingBlaze n Skyla]

Mike, that's some good info you've posted there - must admit, Myshka has only been shaved for operations, twice on her leg for anaesthetics & her tummy for spaying.

When we picked Diesel up, he had been "hacked at" all on his tummy area, they said he had lay in oil, but we think he was just matted & they wanted him to look a bit more respectable - fortunately, he has grown back OK & often lies on his back, legs akimbo, to show us!

he just wants 2 show u how well its grown back bless him atleast u no hes a happy and contented now