Matted Woolly Malamute

Matted dog hair aside from being unsightly in more severe cases goes beyond being a simple cosmetic issue.

Matted woolly malamute. The alaskan malamute has an extremely thick and waterproof double coat that needs daily brushing. Danny is grumpy and scruffy in this video because we just got back from a w. The unique experience of living with alaskan malamute dogs breeding health personality training and funny real life stories. The under coat is a softer paler wool and is very thick.

Assuming yours is pretty young look out for next summer when she s both blowing her coat and transitioning from her puppy coat to adult coat at the same time. The outer coat consists of darker grey hairs and is long straight and harsh and will shed dirt and water to some degree. Bathing a matted pet will cause it to be even more matted. A wooly or long coat is a lot of coat but so beautiful when groomed properly.

The latter can be used for spinning knitting and weaving into garments. The coat of a woolly husky is also a double coat but significantly longer with the outer guard hairs tending to drop due to the weight of them looking most similar to the coat of a collie dog. Both are standard size malamutes. Mats can develop that harbor fungus and create infection.

It took a long time to complete this task and over 125. We are planning a breeding between our long woolly coat male moot and my mother in law s standard coat female cora. Now is about the time she might blow her coat mine just did. It s very important to brush a dog with a double coat.

As always there s no real fur on this channel except for danny s fur. Regular brushing is one of the best things you can do to keep your pet healthy and happy. This dog was so well behaved for such a painful task. Boy pups will likely get to be between 85 110 lbs and girl pups will likely get between 75 100 lbs.

It can cause your dog discomfort especially if the mats form in areas where they move a lot such as behind the ears in their armpits under the collar and where the dog s legs rub together. How to groom a malamute with a wooly or long coat a little trimming and a lot of elbow grease. The combination of thick undercoat and long outer hairs is what makes grooming so difficult time consuming and important to be done regularly.