My husky/shep Cody is STILL shedding out too. She blew out most of her undercoat in spring. But all those silly q-tippy things are still popping out on her flanks, base of her tail and around her neck! I too thought about having her clipped in springtime. She is sooo hot in summer, always digging a cool hole in the dirt or sitting in the shade. Bathing with that undercoat is almost impossible!!! I can't even get her soaped up well...and drying takes hours.