| Re: Tan patches on back of neck- A fault?
I had a pup from my first litter that had huge tan patches on both sides of his neck as well. It was an enigma to me until I saw the pup in handling classes what his owners were referring to. What had happened is that the pup was wearing a choke chain 24/7 and what the chain was doing was breaking the guard hairs on his coat and that all that was visible was the undercoat. I had his parents stop making him wear a choke chain and within 6 weeks or so he was back to normal.
They have chain collars that you see frequently at Sieger shows 'fur saver' collars which don't break the guard hairs as well as some of the wider banded collars.
Perhaps this is what has happened with your boy??
Heather |