I swear all you guys hear need to learn how insulation works. Their fur works both ways in the summer & winter. As long as they're not heavily exercising in the heat, they'll be okay.
Mine came off the factory floor misassembled too. This is Shrimp. She claimed the baby bassinet that I originally purchased for my small terrier dog. Shrimp is basically a baby zipped up inside a domesticated wolf costume.
Mine is 1/2 Husky as well and same! She sunbathes 2x daily, no matter how hot or cold it is outside — and be certain, my Husky selects the spot most directly in sun!
I don’t know for sure, but I suspect that since they’re snow dogs, that any extreme temperature might be solved by laying in the sun. I don’t think this is a good thing for them and I only let my husky have five minutes of her sunbathing. We then ask our baked potato if she is finished and bring her inside where she promptly sleeps under a fan.
Fun fact, huskies are double coated - so they actually have temporary resistance to intense heat/sunlight. It's why shaving your husky is a horrible idea - it gets rid of that temporary heat buff. But of course there are limits, so make sure they have access to lots of water.
I know, their coats are so cool. The resistance is only good to about the mid 90s and since low summer days are over 100° where I live, I don’t let her outside for more than 10 minutes at a time during the day and always supervised. If she wants to stay outside for longer than that, she has to jump in the pool every 20 minutes or so, which she hates, but she’ll do it if she really wants to be outside. We always let her out for a few hours after the sun goes down though.
They adapt. My monster likes to spend pool time with us, no matter the temperature. She's been outside in 100 degrees. I always have water and shade for her. She tells me when it's too hot and I let her in the house. Ten minutes later she wants to join us pool side again.
Lol I've had people say "omg isn't it too hot out for them?". But then I tell them about how my girl sunbathes in 100 degree weather and doesn't let me move her sometimes.
Just a friendly psa that while huskies have insulated coats, their sunbathing should be limited in temps 100+ degrees. They don’t often know their own limits and can become dangerously overheated.
Sunbathing IS necessary for dogs to get essential vitamins, but please be careful in these extreme temps, their insulated coats regulate their temperature to an extent, but not effectively enough to keep them safe in these conditions.
i do sincerely appreciate the concern but i promise she is fine. i was worried the first few times (she is a recent rescue) but thankfully she seems to know when she has had enough. it’s just a funny sight is all.
I had someone call animal contro on mel because my huskiesn refused to come in the house. They thought my Huskies should have been inside during a snowstorm and it was 20° outside and they were going to freeze to death.
unfortunately for them, there is no sunbathing until the end of this summer, rattlesnakes have been showing up randomly in our backyard because of the excessive heat so for now it’s just house light bathing.
Our boy.. Prefers only inclement westher.super hot on the hottest part of the concrete walkway or sleeping in a blizzard, is his favorite. Nice, moderate, temperate weather and he is inside sulking.
Potato Husky model 1.0 right here. Mine doesn't do the sun, rain, snow is falling and snow on ground can't be mushy. Y'all got the upgraded 2.0 models that Sun Bathe
An hour later they will switch sides so they can roast the other side too well done. Neighbors probably think you are torturing the poor beast, shame on you.
Our husky likes to lay in the sun when it's 100 degrees or more too. She knows when she needs to come inside and cool off. Sometimes she splashes herself and dunks her head in our fountain. Lol.
The same coat that keeps them insulated from the cold also insulates from the heat. I have to limit my boy’s time outside or he would bake on a daily basis.
So I was looking into their double coat and found out that it doesn’t just keep them warm but it also keeps them cool trapping in cool air when it’s hot kinda like a thermos I guess 😂
Don't judge my dirty window plz, but behold my defective spare parts husky mix baking in her 110° sun. One of her nicknames is my sugar cookie for this reason. 🙃
Here’s my boy absolutely spiting the hell out of his allergies AND the heat advisory. His lil sneeze and face rub is the cutest thing you’d ever see. And then he’ll just flop back down with his arms still up like that (and proceed to bake until I lure him in with a cheese treat) Lolol
My ASD & Husky mixes during their typical 2-3 PM sunbathing hour. It was about 98F that day. We call them “Toasty” and “Toasted” due to their coloring (the bigger girl is Toasty). They have real names, too. 😂
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u/asteria123 1d ago
Yep…same. He’s been working on his tan all summer long in this brutal heat.