Hello everyone,
Toshi has this weird fur thing going on right now and I wanted to know if anyone else has experienced this same issue with their growing shiba.
When I got him at 8 weeks he had his typical puppy fluff and then around 12 weeks or so he blew that and became a somewhat short haired shiba with stiff (guard hair) like fur and no undercoat. I figured he would just end up being one of those kind of shibas.
However, at the end 4 months, he started getting fluffy hair on his sides and so I figured maybe he would get an undercoat and become a fluffy shiba. But, he is just about 6 months now and he's got like two different fur textures. His sides have remained fluffy but right down the middle of his back from neck to tail he has flat, straight, guard-like hairs with no undercoat. I figured maybe this was just an awkward transitional stage and that the fluff would even out but I'm not sure.
I live in central FL and it has gotten down to the 50's on some days so idk if its a weather thing, but now I have no clue how he's going to turn out in adulthood.
Toshi has this weird fur thing going on right now and I wanted to know if anyone else has experienced this same issue with their growing shiba.
When I got him at 8 weeks he had his typical puppy fluff and then around 12 weeks or so he blew that and became a somewhat short haired shiba with stiff (guard hair) like fur and no undercoat. I figured he would just end up being one of those kind of shibas.
However, at the end 4 months, he started getting fluffy hair on his sides and so I figured maybe he would get an undercoat and become a fluffy shiba. But, he is just about 6 months now and he's got like two different fur textures. His sides have remained fluffy but right down the middle of his back from neck to tail he has flat, straight, guard-like hairs with no undercoat. I figured maybe this was just an awkward transitional stage and that the fluff would even out but I'm not sure.
I live in central FL and it has gotten down to the 50's on some days so idk if its a weather thing, but now I have no clue how he's going to turn out in adulthood.