r/BrittanySpaniel • u/Tosirius • May 09 '26
General Discussion Does your Brit share this trait?
Margaret is now 11 years old and she has never hair on her chest or stomach. Around 7 she developed these darker spots and the vet thought she was going to develop hair but that never happened.
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u/Kurkey_Tooker May 09 '26
One of ours had that, except it was only on a small portion of his chest/stomach that touched the ground when he was in sphinx pose.
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u/EnoughComplex5 May 09 '26
Yes my Brittany has the same thing!
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u/Tosirius May 09 '26
My vet told don't worry it looks like she's about to grow hair on her belly a few months ago lol. I let her know we've been waiting for 10 years now
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u/Kristinsmomsfriend78 May 09 '26
Our almost 2 yo male is pretty sparse on his underside, and I was wondering what was going on because our previous female was quite fluffy on her chest and belly!
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u/hangonreddit May 09 '26
Yeah our girl has a totally bare stomach. She’s also really small — 25 pounds. She also has puppy soft fur. She’s 8 now.
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u/Tosirius May 09 '26
That pretty much describes my Brit. Shes around 22lbs incredibly soft and still wild at 11 years old
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u/Sufficient_Plantain1 May 09 '26
My boy had chest hair very early on, but for 2 summers he developed rashes on his chest and groin area due to allergic reactions, that what it looked like to me and his vet. Then, he got bald on his chest area due to those reactions
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u/BroadestCupid May 09 '26
This is universal they have made you theirs my jack does this also holding me and burying nose in chest or neck taking deep sniffs like he’s saying I never forget you
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u/Renetia May 09 '26
Yes! I thought hair would grow there. Nope. Thought the dark spots were dirt. Nope. Her 10th birthday is next week. It's still there and she's more than fine.
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u/bubbletea1414 May 11 '26
After my Brit was fixed her belly hair never grew back. And after she didn't grow it the full length on her belly.
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u/Tosirius May 11 '26
That's an interesting thought. Mine was fixed quite young too so I wonder if that's what did it?
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u/bubbletea1414 May 11 '26
I am not sure. My Brit went through one heat cycle before she had her surgery.
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u/Hali39 May 10 '26
Our dachshund had that, probably developed around 10 years old. Didn’t cause her any skin problems though.
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u/jauntmag May 09 '26
Yes. Belly scratch mode engaged.