"Guard hairs" refers to the long and coarse hairs that animals, such as dogs, cats, or bears, have on the outer layer of their fur. These hairs act as a protective shield against elements like rain, snow, or dirt, helping to keep the animal warm and dry.
Full definition
Do not expect a harsh coat in a puppy but in older puppies or adolescents, separate the coat and you should see the beginnings
of guard hair coming in.
In the broken coat, the coat is intermediate with
longer guard hairs than the smooth coat variety.
The hair loss in these dogs begins at puberty with the loss of the
outer guard hairs of their coat leaving them looking like puppies.
Due to color variations depending on their age, they will have
black guard hairs with a light silver color overall.
These dogs have their double coat divided into an upper coat which is comprised of so -
called guard hairs.
The
white guard hairs against the dark surface color create the silver look that the rabbit is known for.
The long
guard hairs form the outer layer and protect against snow or ice and even shed water.
Coat and Color: They have a short to medium coat with
coarser guard hairs over a softer undercoat.
This graceful elegant cat is a bright even blue colour with silver tipped
guard hairs giving it a silver sheen.
The Cornish Rex have soft, wavy, rippled coats which
lack guard hairs, and therefore they don't shed like other cats.
Sable — Sable Pomeranians have a distinct solid base in its coat with black -
tipped guard hairs.
The texture of this coat also matches that environment — longer, coarse
guard hairs over a dense undercoat.
Signs include proportionate dwarfism (rather than the disproportionate form of dwarfism characteristic of congenital hypothyroidism), loss of
primary guard hairs with retention of the puppy coat, hyperpigmentation of the skin, and bilaterally symmetric alopecia of the trunk.
The
wiry guard hair can be hand - stripped or easily plucked from the coat.
The coat of the Husky is thicker than most and is comprised of two layers — a short, thick, fluffy undercoat that keeps the canine warm, and a longer topcoat made up of water
repellent guard hairs.
Coarse
guard hairs in the outer coat trap the shedding undercoat hairs, keeping them off the floor and furniture.
Double - coated breeds like Siberian Huskies and Samoyeds have thick fur with a soft downy undercoat and coarse
guard hairs on the top layer.
After the nearby barbed wire snags coarse
guard hairs from the bear's outer coat, the fur's DNA is sequenced to divulge the number of individuals, their species and gender.
Starting with second - or third - day hair (which will give your hair extra hold), mist Fructis
Frizz Guard hair spray all over to keep it polished.
The raw product is the fine downy undercoat of goats, grown during the winter months under the coarse, outer, weather -
resistant guard hair.
This calf - length coat is crafted from off - white cross mink fur with
grey guard hairs.
Wolf Sable — It's a light gray undercoat mixed with steel
gray guard hairs with a dark shade.No hint of orange or cream color.
Its fur is short and plush with short,
erect guard hairs that give it the feel of velvet.
All of these have beautiful double coats, with downy, soft undercoats and
upper guard hair.
The Blanc de Hotot rabbit has soft, rollback fur that is relatively short, except for the
extra-long guard hairs that give the rabbit its frosty sheen.
The Kuvasz has a double coat, formed
by guard hair and fine undercoat.
Tibetan Mastiffs have thick, fluffy coats that are heavier around the neck; they also have a woolen undercoat and
rough guard hair.
It combines a dense undercoat with an outer coat consisting of
abundant guard hairs that are long, well - fitting, straight and of medium harshness.
Coat The coat is double, but without the harsh
standoff guard hair and woolly undercoat usually associated with double coats.
Sable German Shepherds are best known for those characteristic multi-colored individual hairs, though they may be masked by dark or black
guard hairs too.
Stiffer, longer
guard hairs work to direct snow or water away from the undercoat and skin.
Wispy scraps of soft, fluffy undercoat and stiff strands of
guard hair wend their way under furniture, cling to carpets and clothing, and invade cabinets and closets.
The dog's thick undercoat and long, coarse
guard hairs typify those of northern breeds such as the Siberian Husky.
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