Rough strip of hair

Stephanie17s · 07-17-2009, 05:26 PM

I was just curious if this was normal. Lex has a strip of hair going all the way down her back, about and inch and a half wide that is very course, but shiny hair. The rest of her is very soft and shiny. Is this just her adult coat coming in? She's had it for about a week now. It's a little longer than the rest of her coat as well, and slightly wavy.

gsdlove212 · 07-17-2009, 06:02 PM

yep thats her big girl fur

Stephanie17s · 07-17-2009, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted By: gsdlove212yep thats her big girl fur

Oh no...her baby fur is leaving so soon?!

How sad

lol

elisabeth_00117 · 07-17-2009, 06:58 PM

Stark's back and part of his had all adult fur now...

It's coming in a tad wavy and is really course, it is still soft (love the all natural puppy shampoo and conditioner I have!) but it is definitely his adult fur coming in..

He also lost 2 teeth today at the vets..

He is growing up too fast for me!

Jinx913 · 07-20-2009, 12:23 PM

Mieshka has this. We are calling it her punk phase with the Mohawk.

OkieAmazon · 07-20-2009, 12:43 PM

I have seen several GSDs do this. It does look pretty wierd, but it's all normal!

SunCzarina · 07-20-2009, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted By: Stephanie17sOh no...her baby fur is leaving so soon?!

How sad

lol

The baby fur will stick around for a few more months.

rockhead · 07-20-2009, 02:42 PM

Yup. Rookie's back grew in about two weeks ago, and he lost his two front/upper puppy teeth today... hooray for the beginning of the end of the landshark days!

elisabeth_00117 · 07-20-2009, 03:01 PM

Stark has lost a few baby teeth.. Waiting for those razor K9's to disappear!

He isn't mouthy but when he grabs a toy and my hand is in the way

man, oh man.. does it hurt!

onyx'girl · 07-20-2009, 09:45 PM

Karlo got his big boy coat in almost overnight. It happened around 12-13 weeks. He is a sable, so the color change was dramatic. He has no more puppy fuzz at 20 weeks. All incisors are in. I got a molar yesterday, most of his adult molars are in, they came in alongside his puppy teeth, but he hasn't lost his canines yet. Here are a couple of pics of the color/coat change:
12 weeks

14 weeks

07-17-2009, 05:26 PM	#1 (permalink)
Stephanie17s Master Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Greene County, NY Posts: 776	Rough strip of hair I was just curious if this was normal. Lex has a strip of hair going all the way down her back, about and inch and a half wide that is very course, but shiny hair. The rest of her is very soft and shiny. Is this just her adult coat coming in? She's had it for about a week now. It's a little longer than the rest of her coat as well, and slightly wavy. __________________ ~Stephanie Alexa (04/25/09) Princess (GSD/Pit Rescue) October 1996-September 2004 [img]/forum/images/graemlin/rip.gif[/img]

07-17-2009, 06:02 PM	#2 (permalink)
gsdlove212 Knighted Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: South Texas Posts: 2,950	Re: Rough strip of hair yep thats her big girl fur __________________ ~Alison Shadow-10 year old GSD (03-16-99) Duchess-4 year old GSD (11/04) Gianna vom Wildhaus-GSD (3-2-09)

07-17-2009, 06:58 PM	#4 (permalink)
elisabeth_00117 Crowned Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Waterloo, Ontario Posts: 8,338	Re: Rough strip of hair Stark's back and part of his had all adult fur now... It's coming in a tad wavy and is really course, it is still soft (love the all natural puppy shampoo and conditioner I have!) but it is definitely his adult fur coming in.. He also lost 2 teeth today at the vets.. He is growing up too fast for me! __________________ Battleborn Hundesport K-W German Shepherd Club

07-20-2009, 12:23 PM	#5 (permalink)
Jinx913 Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 65	Re: Rough strip of hair Mieshka has this. We are calling it her punk phase with the Mohawk.

07-20-2009, 12:43 PM	#6 (permalink)
OkieAmazon Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.A. Posts: 217	Re: Rough strip of hair I have seen several GSDs do this. It does look pretty wierd, but it's all normal!

07-20-2009, 02:42 PM	#8 (permalink)
rockhead Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Putnam County, NY Posts: 377	Re: Rough strip of hair Yup. Rookie's back grew in about two weeks ago, and he lost his two front/upper puppy teeth today... hooray for the beginning of the end of the landshark days! __________________ Cary NY - 10509 Rookie 4/16/09 Eich 3/4/01 - 9/30/08 (HSA)

07-20-2009, 03:01 PM	#9 (permalink)
elisabeth_00117 Crowned Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Waterloo, Ontario Posts: 8,338	Re: Rough strip of hair Stark has lost a few baby teeth.. Waiting for those razor K9's to disappear! He isn't mouthy but when he grabs a toy and my hand is in the way man, oh man.. does it hurt! __________________ Battleborn Hundesport K-W German Shepherd Club

07-20-2009, 09:45 PM	#10 (permalink)
onyx'girl Crowned Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: SW, MI Posts: 21,204	Re: Rough strip of hair Karlo got his big boy coat in almost overnight. It happened around 12-13 weeks. He is a sable, so the color change was dramatic. He has no more puppy fuzz at 20 weeks. All incisors are in. I got a molar yesterday, most of his adult molars are in, they came in alongside his puppy teeth, but he hasn't lost his canines yet. Here are a couple of pics of the color/coat change: 12 weeks 14 weeks __________________ Jane~ Kept by Onyx, Kacie and Gideon v Wildhaus aka Karlo

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