I shaved my husky/shepard mix. We didn't do it this year though. I read before the season that (now take this with a grain of salt b/c I don't really know) when you shave huskies you aren't really helping in the long run. They say that you end up cutting that outer protective layer off then the thick under coat grows in thicker to help protect since the outer layer is gone. I don't know if its true or not. I still would shave mine knowing this though....
I had always heard not to shave them but never knew why so I shaved ours anyway and he looked like he felt so much better. We just didn't do it this year b/c he was still fairly short from last year, I cut him later in the summer. He doesn't like to sit still that long but boy when its all over he really does seem to like it. Our vet shaves them, he says they use horse clippers, our dog clippers kept clogging not to mention probably almost died having to shave all that off. Oh and our vet has never mentioned anything about not shaving them. I saw one shaved at the vet the other day and she was gorgeous, she was also black and white with blue eyes, at least she looked black and white once she was shaved.
I bet you and her both feel a lot better.
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