A dog was picked up along the interstate (mountainous area) and brought
to the shelter. No collar, as usual. It is very thin and had a lot of
undercoat which he allowed me to comb out. He is energetic, yet
incredibly gentle. He is a very likeable dog.

It is being listed as a "shepherd/huskily mix," to reduce the likelihood
of anyone asking if it isn't a wolf/dog mix or a coyote/dog mix. He is
very pretty and really looks the part.

I've noticed that he does not smell like a dog. The most peculiar thing
I've noticed is that I didn't find a single tick on him. Considering
what most stray dogs come in with, its amazing to have found no ticks on
him.

My question is, could any wolf of coyote genetic material in this dog
cause him to naturally repel ticks?

Thank you.



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In article ,
Michael A. Ball wrote:
My question is, could any wolf of coyote genetic material in this dog
cause him to naturally repel ticks?

I don't know, but I've never had a tick on any of my huskies
and we spend a lot of time in the woods. Also, they don't
smell "doggy" (although 8 wet huskies do smell a bit),
mostly because of the way they get rid of their undercoat, I
think. From the little you've described it wouldn't
surprise me to hear the dog is part husky.
--
Melinda Shore - Software longa, hardware brevis -

Prouder than ever to be a member of the reality-based community

(Melinda Shore) spoke these words of wisdom in news:g50j7d
:

In article ,
Michael A. Ball wrote:
My question is, could any wolf of coyote genetic material in this dog
cause him to naturally repel ticks?

I don't know, but I've never had a tick on any of my huskies
and we spend a lot of time in the woods. Also, they don't
smell "doggy" (although 8 wet huskies do smell a bit),
mostly because of the way they get rid of their undercoat, I
think. From the little you've described it wouldn't
surprise me to hear the dog is part husky.

Same ..or elkhound

In article , diddy none
wrote:

(Melinda Shore) spoke these words of wisdom in news:g50j7d
:

In article ,
Michael A. Ball wrote:
My question is, could any wolf of coyote genetic material in this dog
cause him to naturally repel ticks?

I don't know, but I've never had a tick on any of my huskies
and we spend a lot of time in the woods. Also, they don't
smell "doggy" (although 8 wet huskies do smell a bit),
mostly because of the way they get rid of their undercoat, I
think. From the little you've described it wouldn't
surprise me to hear the dog is part husky.

Same ..or elkhound

Isn't that a cool feature! Ticks like the corners of Rudy's eyes. The
same thing with my first Golden.

--
Janet Boss
www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com

In article ,
Janet Boss wrote:
Isn't that a cool feature!

Well, sure, but there are tradeoffs. I posted photos of one
of those yesterday.
--
Melinda Shore - Software longa, hardware brevis -

Prouder than ever to be a member of the reality-based community

In article ,
(Melinda Shore) wrote:


Well, sure, but there are tradeoffs. I posted photos of one
of those yesterday.

oh yeah. Maybe I'd rather pick one or two ticks a *summer* off than
pick OMG amounts of tufted hair! Thanks for the slap back to reality!

Heck, I'd rather bandage a tail every other day for 2 months (but hoping
we never have to go back to that and it healed amazingly well - it got a
workout this weekend and held up - YAY!).

--
Janet Boss
www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com

On 8 Jul 2008 16:38:05 -0400, (Melinda Shore) wrote:

In article ,
Michael A. Ball wrote:
My question is, could any wolf of coyote genetic material in this dog
cause him to naturally repel ticks?

I don't know, but I've never had a tick on any of my huskies
and we spend a lot of time in the woods. Also, they don't
smell "doggy" (although 8 wet huskies do smell a bit),
mostly because of the way they get rid of their undercoat, I
think. From the little you've described it wouldn't
surprise me to hear the dog is part husky.

My huskies rarely got fleas. However, a couple of months ago we found
a tick wandering around on Mukluk's face. This resulted in the yard
being sprayed with Adams for the first time in years.

Mustang Sally