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On Sat, 24 Jan 2004 20:55:05 -0600, John F. Eldredge
wrote: -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 One of my boss's dogs is a mixed-breed named Clipper. Her shape, size, and coloring look German Shepherd, but she has an unusual growth pattern to her fur that I have never seen on any other dog. It grows in distinct ridges, about one inch apart, running lengthwise on her back and flanks. It looks as if someone had run their fingers through her fur, but grows that way naturally. What dog breed has that fur pattern? -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGPfreeware 7.0.3 for non-commercial use http://www.pgp.com iQA/AwUBQBMv+jMYPge5L34aEQKbSwCgpXIJ2jaDG5/wsur3y+/1tdT/AgAAoMTE 2F+cVw5UEuHLpYg+Fxl7UZtP =pX0c -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- Suggestion: Post to a dog group. One of the experts there might have an answer. I remember seeing (many years ago) a very large dog with brown tighly curled short hair. Perhaps a breed of this sort might produce offspring with ridges. |
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"John F. Eldredge" wrote in message
... -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 One of my boss's dogs is a mixed-breed named Clipper. Her shape, size, and coloring look German Shepherd, but she has an unusual growth pattern to her fur that I have never seen on any other dog. It grows in distinct ridges, about one inch apart, running lengthwise on her back and flanks. It looks as if someone had run their fingers through her fur, but grows that way naturally. What dog breed has that fur pattern? Fluffy, who obviously has alot of border collie and Australian Cattledog in her heritage, has an interesting set of "waves" on her neck and near her tail. At the top of her head, near her ears, the direction of fur turns right around, leaving little "poofs" of sticking up hair. Around her neck, the hair goes in such a way that thre is a very obvious collar line - but the strange thing is she has had that since she first starting getting adult fur - long before she wore a collar. Perhap sthese ridges are nothing more thant "waves" like Fluffy's. And I have no idea why they are are there butnot present on standard border collie sor cattledogs. Yowie |
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Takayuki wrote: "badwilson" wrote: I've only heard of the Rhodesian Ridgeback. The fur along the spine grows in the opposite direction and sticks straight up, creating a ridge. A lot of the Thai street dogs seem to have ridges too. To go off on a strange tangent - do cats have ridged fur too? Betty has seven distinct ridges of fur on her forehead. The first time I saw them, I thought that maybe they were just slight black-on-black tabby markings, but they're very prominent, textured ridges, like someone ran a comb across her head. It feels like I'm petting a little Klingon (or maybe cling-on) when I stroke her little head. I may be wrong, but don't the various breeds of "Rex" cats have sort of ridges, caused by their curly (actually wavy) fur? |
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"EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" wrote:
Takayuki wrote: To go off on a strange tangent - do cats have ridged fur too? Betty has seven distinct ridges of fur on her forehead. I may be wrong, but don't the various breeds of "Rex" cats have sort of ridges, caused by their curly (actually wavy) fur? You and Kristy both mentioned Rexes - I didn't know that about Rexes. Maybe Betty and Bruiser are part Rex or Abyssinian? I haven't had any cats besides Betty, so I didn't know if it was a common feature or not. I'll have to check for head ridges the next time I'm at the shelter! |
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On Tue, 27 Jan 2004 8:40:26 -0800, Takayuki wrote
(in message ): You and Kristy both mentioned Rexes - I didn't know that about Rexes. Maybe Betty and Bruiser are part Rex or Abyssinian? I haven't had any cats besides Betty, so I didn't know if it was a common feature or not. I'll have to check for head ridges the next time I'm at the shelter! You may be onto something, Bruiser's mom looked to be mostly Abyssinian, at least in shape and body, she had the markings of a jungle cat. She was gorgeous. When I got him I was really hoping against the odds those markings would come out as he got older and the kitten fur fell out. He looks nothing like her, he looks like a Maine Coon, which his dad must have been, but he must have gotten at least some genes from her. Its funny to think Bruiser came from that elegant exotic cat. Bruiser is a good looking guy in a Russell Crowe kind of way but no one would ever call him elegant or exotic. |
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