# Don’t shave your husky! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 11, 2018, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-t-shave-your-husky/821150 "2018-09-11T03:00:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2018, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-t-shave-your-husky/821150/1 "2018-09-11T03:00:50Z")
Or this results: [https://s3.amazonaws.com/gs-geo-images/8f8632d8-5441-46c5-838e-fd79cded123f.png](https://s3.amazonaws.com/gs-geo-images/8f8632d8-5441-46c5-838e-fd79cded123f.png) 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2018, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-t-shave-your-husky/821150/2 "2018-09-11T03:04:26Z")
Crazy! I knew a family who shaved their full coated Lassie style collie every summer. He looked like that for a couple of weeks. But, boy, when that new hair come in it was baby soft ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2018, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-t-shave-your-husky/821150/3 "2018-09-11T03:16:05Z")
[I feel your pain, bro.](https://samoyedlife.com/images/banners/article-banners/samoyed-shaved.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2018, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-t-shave-your-husky/821150/4 "2018-09-11T03:22:45Z")
heh wish some one would groom our very long hair cat …….its getting matted and clumpy and she gets all hissy when she sees a brush …… ---
**Author:** ![Map\_Ylow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/map_ylow/32/85_2.png) [@Map\_Ylow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Map_Ylow)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2018, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-t-shave-your-husky/821150/5 "2018-09-11T03:30:14Z")
One shouldn’t be shaving double-coated dogs like huskies anyway - it mucks up their temperature regulation as it’ll never grow back _quite_ the same… That said, tthat is bloody adorable. ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2018, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-t-shave-your-husky/821150/6 "2018-09-11T03:31:02Z")
Meet Dolores the spectacled bear. > **[Who's taken my fur coat? Vets baffled by bald bears with mystery condition](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1225042/Germanys-bald-bears-Fur-disease-afflicts-Dolores-baffles-vets.html)** > > You'd have thought a fur coat would have been the ultimate bear necessity. ---
**Author:** ![Bookkeeper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bookkeeper/32/281_2.png) [@Bookkeeper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bookkeeper)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2018, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-t-shave-your-husky/821150/7 "2018-09-11T03:35:30Z")
> [@nightshadea](#): > > heh wish some one would groom our very long hair cat …….its getting matted and clumpy and she gets all hissy when she sees a brush …… So does ours. [Fluffy, matted Zen looking innocent, like it might just be possible to groom him](http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b305/Bookkeeper2/IMG_2941.jpg). So… [Shaved Zen](http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b305/Bookkeeper2/Zen%20shaved%202017-07-22s.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2018, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-t-shave-your-husky/821150/8 "2018-09-11T03:48:10Z")
> [@Lucas\_Jackson](#): > > Or this results: [https://s3.amazonaws.com/gs-geo-images/8f8632d8-5441-46c5-838e-fd79cded123f.png](https://s3.amazonaws.com/gs-geo-images/8f8632d8-5441-46c5-838e-fd79cded123f.png) > > 🙂 LOL! That dog’s head looks like it was Photoshopped on. ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2018, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-t-shave-your-husky/821150/9 "2018-09-11T04:24:56Z")
> [@Riemann](#): > > Meet Dolores the spectacled bear. > > [Germany's bald bears: Fur disease afflicts Dolores and baffles vets | Daily Mail Online](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1225042/Germanys-bald-bears-Fur-disease-afflicts-Dolores-baffles-vets.html) Aww that’s so sad. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2018, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-t-shave-your-husky/821150/10 "2018-09-11T04:33:01Z")
There’s an autoimmune bird disease that causes them to lose their feathers. Here’s a picture of one. > **[Rhea the Featherless Bird – AKA Naked Birdie](https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/featherless-bird/)** > > Rhea the featherless bird suffers from a disease that has caused all of her feathers to fall out permanently, but now she's found a loving home. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Bookkeeper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bookkeeper/32/281_2.png) [@Bookkeeper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bookkeeper)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2018, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-t-shave-your-husky/821150/11 "2018-09-11T04:42:30Z")
> [@nearwildheaven](#): > > There’s an autoimmune bird disease that causes them to lose their feathers. Here’s a picture of one. > > [Stories | Ripley's Believe It or Not! | Aquariums, Attractions, Museums](https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/featherless-bird/) > > ☹ Soon to be walking south in his dirty underwear! ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2018, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-t-shave-your-husky/821150/12 "2018-09-11T05:29:56Z")
> [@Map\_Ylow](#): > > One shouldn’t be shaving double-coated dogs like huskies anyway This is correct. It’s a myth that huskies will somehow be miserable and die in hot weather. Their coats shield them from the sun in the summer and keep them warm in the winter. Dogs can get badly sunburnt if you shave them. They should be groomed and brushed but never shaved. As long as they have access to shade and water in the summer they’ll be fine. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2018, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-t-shave-your-husky/821150/13 "2018-09-11T06:31:38Z")
Or laying on the couch, chillin’ in the AC. I hate to have my Yorkie cut too short. Its always a tug of war with the groomer. She tends to be over zealous. I like her long silky hair. I tie it up in hair ties if it’s damp out when we walk. She’s too stupid to care and it eases up the brushing out. Beagle chews the hair off where she can reach, which ain’t far, because she’s obese. ---
**Author:** ![Dag\_Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@Dag\_Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dag_Otto)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2018, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-t-shave-your-husky/821150/14 "2018-09-11T07:23:01Z")
> [@Lucas\_Jackson](#): > > Or this results: [https://s3.amazonaws.com/gs-geo-images/8f8632d8-5441-46c5-838e-fd79cded123f.png](https://s3.amazonaws.com/gs-geo-images/8f8632d8-5441-46c5-838e-fd79cded123f.png) > > 🙂 That would make an awesome novelty lamp. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21825_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2018, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-t-shave-your-husky/821150/15 "2018-09-11T13:49:56Z")
> [@nightshadea](#): > > heh wish some one would groom our very long hair cat …….its getting matted and clumpy and she gets all hissy when she sees a brush …… Ours was so badly matted, we took her to the vet and they gave her a lion cut. It’s growing back nicely, and I’m going to do my best to keep it from getting matted again. Unfortunately, she hides most of the day because she doesn’t like my daughter’s dog and that leaves me with very limited brushing opportunities. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2018, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-t-shave-your-husky/821150/16 "2018-09-11T14:22:01Z")
> [@friedo](#): > > This is correct. It’s a myth that huskies will somehow be miserable and die in hot weather. Their coats shield them from the sun in the summer and keep them warm in the winter. Dogs can get badly sunburnt if you shave them. They should be groomed and brushed but never shaved. As long as they have access to shade and water in the summer they’ll be fine. I am a dog groomer and I used to have a few customers who wanted their husky or golden shaved for the summer. Any dogs that were getting shaved by the previous owner I kept doing that way but refused to do it for new customers. “But the dog is panting”, they say, “he must be hot”. Seriously, learn a bit about dogs. If your dog isn’t panting in the summer, then you start to worry. ---
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2018, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-t-shave-your-husky/821150/17 "2018-09-11T15:03:10Z")
My very long haired Persian mix cat gets shaved every few months. It I didn’t have it done, she will shed enough fur for to make coats for 3 other cats. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2018, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-t-shave-your-husky/821150/18 "2018-09-11T15:13:48Z")
> [@nearwildheaven](#): > > > [@Lucas\_Jackson](#): > > > > Or this results: [https://s3.amazonaws.com/gs-geo-images/8f8632d8-5441-46c5-838e-fd79cded123f.png](https://s3.amazonaws.com/gs-geo-images/8f8632d8-5441-46c5-838e-fd79cded123f.png) > > > > 🙂 > > LOL! That dog’s head looks like it was Photoshopped on. It might well have been Photoshopped. I’m skeptical about the legitimacy of the photo. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2018, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-t-shave-your-husky/821150/19 "2018-09-11T15:21:30Z")
“Come on baby, don’t shave the husky Baby take my hand, don’t shave the husky We’ll be able to fly, don’t shave the husky Baby I’m your man” ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2018, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-t-shave-your-husky/821150/20 "2018-09-11T15:34:45Z")
[A gallery of hairless/featherless animals.](https://www.buzzfeed.com/beatrizserranomolina/hairless-cuties) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-t-shave-your-husky/821150.md?page=2)