Dragoon 45 Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 When I adopted Zipp, my Red and White male, his coat was in terrible shape. Evidently he had run loose for a while before he was rescued, I suspect this was because of the wild fires we had a month or so prior to his rescue. His coat was sunburnt and wind burnt. Over time his coat has lost most of that damaged hair. My question is how do I prevent or at least keep most of his coat being damaged again this coming summer? I feed Taste of the Wild, which he seems to thrive on. I brush him out regularly. What else can I do? Thank You. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juliepoudrier Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 I don't think you can really stop the fading that the sun causes. FWIW, my dogs are house dogs (i.e., they don't spend most of their time outdoors), and yet the red dogs all seem to fade. When they blow their coats, the new coat will come in nice and dark and then the fading process begins anew... J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSnappy Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 Tweed doesn't fade all that much, except for his tail. He remains pretty dark, his tail bleaches out to a weird orange colour. He looks ridiculous. If someone figures out a way to make that not happen, sign me up! RDM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smalahundur Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 I heard show breeders of Frysian horses (they must be deep shiny black, in the sun this fades inevitably towards brown) have a solution for this problem. They only let their horses out at night... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Journey Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 I had a deep liver chestnut Morgan, yep, only allowed out at night. Now this was in South Fl. so it was a win-win especially during the summer, or he went out with a fly sheet on. Fall and winter, day time turn out. We also made sure to keep him on Kelp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejano Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 When I adopted Zipp, my Red and White male, his coat was in terrible shape. Evidently he had run loose for a while before he was rescued, I suspect this was because of the wild fires we had a month or so prior to his rescue. His coat was sunburnt and wind burnt. Over time his coat has lost most of that damaged hair. My question is how do I prevent or at least keep most of his coat being damaged again this coming summer? I feed Taste of the Wild, which he seems to thrive on. I brush him out regularly. What else can I do? Thank You. Robin is a very dark red. His coat fades a bit in summer to a brighter auburn shade with gold "highlights" -- also pretty but I prefer the darker red. It turns right back again in the fall. By November (here in PA), his normal coat color has returned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWBC Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 Solid Gold Seameal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Bo Boop Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 For horses they feed paprika for darkening the hair, some folks swear by it...maybe it would work on dogs as well. I wouldn't think it would be toxic to canines, but would research it before hand just in case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragoon 45 Posted January 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2012 Thank you for the replies. I was hoping some one knew something to help with this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olivia Posted January 14, 2012 Report Share Posted January 14, 2012 Huh, interesting. I have a dark red and white girl who is a house dog except for the fun we have outside all year round. She is 12 years old now and she has never faded in the summer, her coat stays deep auburn all year round. I'm honestly not sure why. I don't do anything special and have fed a variety of foods over the years. I never really thought about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vickkers Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 I have 2 girls from the same line... one is always a nice deep red and the other always fades to a pale red/orange. They both spend the same amount of time outside and I think it's just their individual coats... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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