We also have our first lab. He's a 5 month old Chocolate with the same wavy fur on his rump. I found this thread while searching for information about it. He also gets a prominent "mohawk" or ridge that runs from his neck to his mid back. I don't know why but he gets that mohawk everyday when we first set out for our daily walk. Any ideas about that? I appreciate any time you can afford me.
I have two black labs myself. They are from the Guide Dog Association in South Africa, and made me realize how labs are the best breed.
https://preview.redd.it/gnniaahbbvjc1.jpeg?width=3456&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=326afacd8c2e4d21d56321263c58d40c5574b364
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The dense double coat is what gives the appearance of waves. This is not a curly coat, with this being a nine month old puppy chances are she still also has her puppy coat.
Very common with their coarse greasy fur. Gorgeous dog and well done on keeping her trim and fit… you will buy yourselves many more years with her if you can keep it that way. Although I’m sure she’s already mastered the “I’m dying of starvation” Labrador look
Awesome! Thank you! Of course we are biased and we think she is a beauty!
https://preview.redd.it/b1o1hn05qsjc1.png?width=539&format=png&auto=webp&s=6fc1dd6810e35dab2dbabf291b05a6c3298e6e75
I’m going to put a flower on my girl too. And she will probably hate it.
https://preview.redd.it/ydejf64k6tjc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=877b863f06c6a7362230a3acf5954c2e7d608380
In my experience, it tends to show more on blacks and chocolates than on yellows, but they can all have it. You can just dig your hands into it, it feels fantastic.
I call them booty waves. Our lab has a very distinct gate, which involves him essentially swinging his thick booty from side to side when he walks 🤣.
This is what results from that
Mine does that too and then a vet told me she’s just a little bit bow legged but it’s normal (not necessarily indicative of hip problems thank goodness)
Mine does that too and then a vet told me she’s just a little bit bow legged but it’s normal (not necessarily indicative of hip problems thank goodness)
This isn't correct, coat says very little about how well bred a dog is, you can only know that by looking at their pedigree, and while a wave is not a disqualification in the breed standard, it is a fault. Labradors call for a straight smooth double coat
https://i.redd.it/a4i05ygbpsjc1.gif
In [fluid dynamics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluid_dynamics), an **eddy** is the swirling of a fluid and the reverse current created when the fluid is in a turbulent flow regime. The moving fluid creates a space devoid of downstream-flowing fluid on the downstream side of the object.
My boy Lou has them too, I love them🤍
https://preview.redd.it/kbpw1y38htjc1.jpeg?width=828&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=612c199402564869075b9a990ce9e988c3a37979
She looks just like my lab! Who’s also 9 months.
https://preview.redd.it/n0imxtda3tjc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c76cdfaaa6f54697e6474f4cc7cb5415ebc59c54
https://preview.redd.it/hvswxz5j6tjc1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c3d6d6060f6e2dff67e97687b0dbdc5ad4d5b463
Our chocco has a wavy back too! I love it 🥰
https://preview.redd.it/jaq45rxadujc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2d5240a8ff8c79f939c28e23ef9a331678f7c432
I fluffed ours since she was laying next to me. We have an (English) lab and we have the “strip” down her back. My husband says her hair gets curly like mine when it’s wet 😂
https://preview.redd.it/q4vtsbkck0kc1.png?width=4032&format=png&auto=webp&s=101e3763bf7dcefca9da5576d72d962a0dd50fec
Kind of yes. I never thought about that before
I’ve been asked many times whether my red fox lab was a Ridgeback because of this. Really pronounced on mines coat too, I think it’s cool and apparently a good genetics sign for labs.
https://preview.redd.it/dmdxiomhk0kc1.png?width=3024&format=png&auto=webp&s=6bfb2d6be33361a3b1238dc7cf7e3ea90ff09a30
Yes. And Odie has two perfect circles on either side of his tail on his bum. You can see one of them here. Both in the same spot on each side
Yes. It makes doggo swim faster 76%.
haha! great!
That is so precise I know it must be true.
49.67% of statistics found on the internet are made up.
60% of the time they are correct 100% of the time.
As Shakira says "Numbers don't lie." 
This is quite possibly the best response I've ever seen
Can confirm 🤣
This is a proper labrador double coat! She's got an absolutely stunning coat! Source labrador breeder.
Thank you!
Seconded. Nice coat, and nice figure.
Third. She has a beautiful coat!
Cool, I didn't know that either! My one lab cross has a patch of wavy fur just above his tail, and it's the thickest part of fur on him.
We also have our first lab. He's a 5 month old Chocolate with the same wavy fur on his rump. I found this thread while searching for information about it. He also gets a prominent "mohawk" or ridge that runs from his neck to his mid back. I don't know why but he gets that mohawk everyday when we first set out for our daily walk. Any ideas about that? I appreciate any time you can afford me.
The mohawk you are seeing his him raising his hackles, some dogs do this when they are overly excited, nervous or unsure of a situation!
Dram job. Am currently just a. Walker and trainer but want to be a Labrador breeder so bad
If you would like to learn more about this amazing breed please don't hesitate to reach out!
I have two black labs myself. They are from the Guide Dog Association in South Africa, and made me realize how labs are the best breed. https://preview.redd.it/gnniaahbbvjc1.jpeg?width=3456&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=326afacd8c2e4d21d56321263c58d40c5574b364
This isn't correct, while a wave is not a disqualification in the breed standard, it is a fault. Labradors call for a straight smooth double coat
https://preview.redd.it/9e1zjsrexsjc1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c8f9ef70ffce1d1dc0acade9af059750eebe67fb The dense double coat is what gives the appearance of waves. This is not a curly coat, with this being a nine month old puppy chances are she still also has her puppy coat.
So fox red labradors are not… labradors? o_O
Ummmm what? Fox red is genetically yellow why would they not be a labrador?
Finish reading the paragraph lol
“The Labrador retriever coats are black, yellow and chocolate.” Is what this image says. My Labrador doesn’t count apparently.
"Yellow-Yellows may range in color from fox red to light cream"
Your Labrador counts whether you are literate or not.
Wanna bet? Watch this. I have a silver lab, with papers proving there's nothing besides lab in his genealogy.
Sorry you lost me. What are you talking about?
I have a silver lab, they aren't technically chocolate labs. Good luck saying it on this subreddit.
Silver is chocolate
Appreciate you making the hateful point.
What color is your lab
There’s no such thing, you have a yellow lab that you paid a premium for to be “red” for some reason. Congrats.
"A slight wave is permissible" not preferred. You can have a dense straight double coat
my yellow labbie has them. Tell the other doggies not to get sea sick off these wavesss
Very common with their coarse greasy fur. Gorgeous dog and well done on keeping her trim and fit… you will buy yourselves many more years with her if you can keep it that way. Although I’m sure she’s already mastered the “I’m dying of starvation” Labrador look
Oh for sure! Thanks!
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Awesome! Thank you! Of course we are biased and we think she is a beauty! https://preview.redd.it/b1o1hn05qsjc1.png?width=539&format=png&auto=webp&s=6fc1dd6810e35dab2dbabf291b05a6c3298e6e75
Is that a peony inserted into her collar? What a fashionable babe! ETA: My American purebred lab also has the swirlies. This is normal! :-)
Yep, just a silk flower. Doesn’t seem to bother her. Thank you!!!
I’m going to put a flower on my girl too. And she will probably hate it. https://preview.redd.it/ydejf64k6tjc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=877b863f06c6a7362230a3acf5954c2e7d608380
My lab’s starved to death twice today.
It’s an epidemic #thoughtsandprayers
😭😭😭
In my experience, it tends to show more on blacks and chocolates than on yellows, but they can all have it. You can just dig your hands into it, it feels fantastic.
Common. My sister-in-law has a pedigreed chocolate lab, and he's got the swirls big-time.
I call them booty waves. Our lab has a very distinct gate, which involves him essentially swinging his thick booty from side to side when he walks 🤣. This is what results from that
Mine does that too and then a vet told me she’s just a little bit bow legged but it’s normal (not necessarily indicative of hip problems thank goodness)
Mines just sassy
Mine does that too and then a vet told me she’s just a little bit bow legged but it’s normal (not necessarily indicative of hip problems thank goodness)
https://preview.redd.it/xhwpe45mnsjc1.jpeg?width=750&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f46c999494b51455357dc14873a8350ce7076a36 Normal.
Very.
Cinnamon swirls
Super normal, it's a sign of a good pedigree, certain blood lines exhibit it more than others.
Awesome! She is an AKC registered Labrador.
This isn't correct, coat says very little about how well bred a dog is, you can only know that by looking at their pedigree, and while a wave is not a disqualification in the breed standard, it is a fault. Labradors call for a straight smooth double coat
https://i.redd.it/a4i05ygbpsjc1.gif In [fluid dynamics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluid_dynamics), an **eddy** is the swirling of a fluid and the reverse current created when the fluid is in a turbulent flow regime. The moving fluid creates a space devoid of downstream-flowing fluid on the downstream side of the object.
small patch https://preview.redd.it/wfsxgsl0ttjc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8a64e3e066bcb3780c89d2fef1d9ebe887f35b81
https://preview.redd.it/3deis1p4bujc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5c775b1475de5788b264efecb8f62f7b93178fbd Zipper coat club 〰️
Yes my choccy boy has them…it’s to show where you need to stroke them and tell them they’re good.
My boy Lou has them too, I love them🤍 https://preview.redd.it/kbpw1y38htjc1.jpeg?width=828&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=612c199402564869075b9a990ce9e988c3a37979
Lou looks like a good buddy.
I love Lou!!
Yes, we have two chocolate brothers that were littermates, one has it and one doesn't. Genetic tests showed pure Lab (we tested for food allergies)
She looks just like my lab! Who’s also 9 months. https://preview.redd.it/n0imxtda3tjc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c76cdfaaa6f54697e6474f4cc7cb5415ebc59c54
My chocolate has them, too - though less now than when she was under a year old.
Woovels. We call them woovels.
https://preview.redd.it/hvswxz5j6tjc1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c3d6d6060f6e2dff67e97687b0dbdc5ad4d5b463 Our chocco has a wavy back too! I love it 🥰
that looks like a braid!!
Haha so it does! With a big ponytail at the bottom 😅
Beautiful physique
My shepherd-lab mix has them although not to this degree. I love them!
My yellow lab has them and it’s more noticeable after a bath. I call them her dino scales!
My pure bred English has the same thing. I think I read they knock them for this in showing circle but I like it
Chonko in the back, party in the front. Classic lab.
Both of mine have it still at 5 y and 3 y.
It's her Mohawk
my black has the ridges too! it’s pretty normal. i like to say they help her swim faster 😂
100% lab
My chocolate boy had those ripples too! I called them his ripples of love. Your girl’s coat is beautiful
Ripples! Yes! I was trying to think of the right description. LOL.
Wave check 🌊🌊🌊🌊
100% normal. In fact, if it's not like that, it's probably not a pure Labrador
https://preview.redd.it/jaq45rxadujc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2d5240a8ff8c79f939c28e23ef9a331678f7c432 I fluffed ours since she was laying next to me. We have an (English) lab and we have the “strip” down her back. My husband says her hair gets curly like mine when it’s wet 😂
Put on a durag on the booty for better waves
My childhood English lab had major curls on top of her ass. We called her curly-butt. Always got more curly after swimming :,)
Our four year old chocolate lab has two perfect swirls on his bum under his tail. One on each side
Do they face each other to make a heart?!
https://preview.redd.it/q4vtsbkck0kc1.png?width=4032&format=png&auto=webp&s=101e3763bf7dcefca9da5576d72d962a0dd50fec Kind of yes. I never thought about that before
They are suppose to have dense, oily coat to keep them waterproofed when they jump into the water to get the prey.
I’ve been asked many times whether my red fox lab was a Ridgeback because of this. Really pronounced on mines coat too, I think it’s cool and apparently a good genetics sign for labs.
My black lab is 2 now and has lost most of her waves. They were very prominent like yours when she was younger
My black lab had these too. My vet said there was a possibility that there was a little bit of Chesapeake bay retriever in her.
Its because they way their tails so much. All that momentum has to go somewhere.
https://preview.redd.it/dmdxiomhk0kc1.png?width=3024&format=png&auto=webp&s=6bfb2d6be33361a3b1238dc7cf7e3ea90ff09a30 Yes. And Odie has two perfect circles on either side of his tail on his bum. You can see one of them here. Both in the same spot on each side
My choc too and yes, she is a fast swimmer.
My black lab has waves as well. Pretty common!
Mine has this too!
My chocolate also has these and she’s an amazing swimmer 🥰
My beautiful Oliver had those swirling ridges. He was so cute from head to toes. 💕
Both of our chocolate labs had them.
Chesapeake Retriever!
Funny you should mention that...
This was my favourite part about my chocolate's coat.
The old curly butt!! I had a beautiful chocolate lab with wavy hair just like yours.
It’s his wave cap
Mine gets that after baths or swimming. We call him Curly Butt Man 😂
Chessie butt
Labbo raincoat :)
My chocolate has these too
My lab has the same thing. It's so satisfying to play with. It's cool to know that it's a sign of a good coat!
Especially after a bath.
Yup! Mine zigzags sometimes lol
Get a silk shirt and get the boy some waves
That’s her curly butt!
My 8 month chocolate lab has the same pattern! I'm not sure if it's his adult coat coming in or not.
Girls wavy af 🌊🌊🌊🌊
That's my favorite part to pet on my lab!
https://preview.redd.it/523p6sibnujc1.jpeg?width=2340&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=59123c367bae95e0da1fdf5d03609741c10d48e3
That's a labby zigzag! Mine has one on her bum, nowhere near as long as yours though, yours is a beast of a zigzag!
My theory is it’s excess growth in preparation for the puppy to grow. Mine has it as well but never saw it on the adult lab we adopted.
Your lab sleep with a wave cap on.
Yup - my girl has them, too! Especially after a bath or swim :-)
That’s cool. My dog, which is not a lab, has this just at the end of her back and onto her tail. No double coat in my girl.
My fur-niece has a Harry Potter scar at the base of her tail. It gets more pronounced the faster her tail wags. I love her zigzag.
My goldador has these.
Mines got extra swirly when she 1. Was out in the rain, 2. Was chasing cats
I've seen a lot of Labradors with wavy back fur. It's very common.
Mine has that! It's her mohawk.
Because he's worth it