Dog whiskers question...

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  1. SteveCampbellArt

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    Hi, I'm new to labs. Our guy Rex is 5 months old his whiskers are really short, curly and incredibly spiky. Is this normal?
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    Hi @SteveCampbellArt

    You will need to give us additional details. How short in terms of cms?

    Have you been using a Halti? Any other actions that would wear down the whiskers, accepting your observation that they are short?
     
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    Hi, they're 3-4cm long but curled, never used a halter of any kind. He's a tricky customer to photograph, but I'll try to get a close-up pic.
     
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    Try holding a piece of kibble near your camera.

    Have the whiskers always been so?
     
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    Yeah, ever since he's been with us. We got him at 12 weeks, lived with a family with little girls, I'm wondering if something happened when he was younger...
     
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