Each serves an important purpose in protecting the dog s skin and keeping him either cool or warm as needed.
Siberian husky coat.
As a working dog bred for harsh conditions a siberian husky has what is known as a double coat.
According to the american kennel club standard for this breed all coat colors are allowed ranging from black to pure white.
You might also see that your husky starts to blow his coat too.
Siberian huskies originated in northeast asia where they.
While single coated dogs have only one layer of fur huskies have two.
Siberian husky colors siberian husky colors can range from a single solid self color to a multi color pattern or solid colors alternating with markings in a vast array of variations.
It protects the dogs effectively against harsh arctic winters but the coat also reflects heat in the summer.
A dense undercoat and a longer topcoat of short straight guard hairs.
A top coat and an undercoat.
It is recognizable by its thickly furred double coat erect triangular ears and distinctive markings and is smaller than a very similar looking dog the alaskan malamute.
As you already might know i have two beautiful and stubborn siberian huskies.
These husky colors are generally acknowledged as the most common coat colors in the purebred siberian husky today.
Here are some examples.
Coat colors siberian huskies have a variety of coat colors and patters.
The breed s ancestors were originally bred in.
Although the siberian husky has a double coat downy soft undercoat and longer guard hairs the hair should not be excessively long as with the dogs pictured on this page.
The siberian husky is a stunning breed per se and part of this breed s beauty relies on its coat which can come in a variety of colors.
The long hair collects snow possibly causing irritation and injury.
And they shed a lot nowadays.
Long hair is not only a fault in a show dog siberian it can be dangerous in a working siberian.
September 9 2015 in siberian husky by zsoltm1778 being a true northern dog the siberian has a double coat consisting of a thick soft undercoat and an outer coat of longer coarse guard hairs.
The siberian husky russian.
A siberian husky s coat is thicker than that of most other dog breeds comprising two layers.
The siberian husky s compact body well furred coat erect ears and thick sickle shaped tail immediately suggest the breed s northern heritage.