I've been real curious if Kavik (14 weeks old) is possibly a wooly coat husky. How can I tell if he is? He’s so fluffy compared to other huskies I've seen his age.

Parents were both plush and standard coat. Any insight would be awesome! Thanks

Oh, I like!!! I you ever decide you can't handle him, I'll help! (( completely non-serious! ))

From what I see definitely a plush but I'm not so sure that I'd go out on a limb and say a wooley. @TwisterII would have a better idea there than I.

Haha thanks for the offer! He’s definitely quite the handful, but already pretty bonded to our family “pack”! Although dog sitting is always on the table

Appreciate the insight! His long guard hairs and ear tufts are quite a bit different then huskies we’ve raised in the past. All said, he’s one of the more adorable puppies I’ve ever been around

I will go out in a limb - with that ear tufting, he's got at least partial wooly gene expression. Look at his legs and tail - if there are long "feathers" there, definitely a wooly.

Interesting! Well, with that in mind- I’ll add a complimentary husky butt pic as reference haha. Maybe slight feathering? Can’t say I’ve ever looked for that trait (feathering) or know what the expression of it appears like in a dog!

I'm betting better than even odds you have a wooly. A very beautiful wooly btw.

Here's mine at his worst:



And best

Laughing!  I looked and did "A dog butt!?!?! He's camera shy?" before I read your note.  When I refer to feathers on my dogs, it's primarily the hair that grows on the back side of their legs (front and back though mostly on the back)   Feathering, I'm told, can also refer to the extra fluffiness of some Sibes tails ... but they're all fluffy if you ask me!  On your picture of the dogs hind end, the white area is where you'll find most of the feathering.

"5) FEATHERED COAT. Dogs with this type of coat have fringes on their ears, legs and tummy. The hair on the rest of their body is usually short and more or less wiry, like the Setter or Cocker Spaniel. You need to brush the fringes out every day using a pin brush and bristle brush."

https://www.google.com/amp/s/blog.ferplast.com/en/types-of-dog-coats/