Does Your Dog Sheds

[DoggiesAreTheBest]

Drake sheds a bit. In the spring and fall more than the winter. He gets shaved in the summer.

I am very obseessive compulsive when it comes to cleaning though, so I am always running around behind him with a duster, vacuum cleaner, and broom. He gets brushed daily and bathed every 3 weeks in the winter and once a week in the summer.

[kobieeli]

Kobie and Eli shed very little--mostly in the spring as the weather warms up. They get brushed every couple of days, though, and then there's hair all over the back lawn! I think diet does make a difference, too: the cheaper foods loaded with corn seem to make dogs scratch a lot and have dull, fall-out coats. Like Dixieland Dancer, we feed K & E Innova and are happy with it.

[AdoreMyDogs]

Graham does not shed much, but he lacks an undercoat, so there's not much to shed.

Cassie, the pigalet pugalet sheds SO much! I never thought such a tiny little doggie (17 pounds) could make SO many fawn colored hairs EVERYWHERE! Maybe I notice her shedding so much because I am always cuddling and holding her and playing with her when I see her

[jackiesdaisy1935]

We have two Schnauzers and they don't shed at all. We brush them every other day and they have a bath every two weeks, the only time we get hair is when we brush them and then comb them after their bath., but not very much.
But like Pam, Don trims Perry every 4 weeks and we take Daisy in to get groomed also every 4 weeks.
Jackie

[mary_jsn]

Leika doesn't shed much but when I pick her up, all my t-shirt gets full of hair!. It looks like a hairy t-shirt!. I think it depends on the food. I give her Eukanuba small breed for puppies. I had a labrador and he shed a lot I used to give him Champion, ;cause he ate a lot. Eukanuba is a lot more expensive but Leika eats less.

[C.C.'s Mom]

I asked a befriended vet about this, and he told me to first try and mix oil with the food the dog gets now instead of changing the brand. He said it was best to use thistle oil or sunflower oil. As for Cookie, he said she's most probaby changing her puppy coat into the adult coat.

[aussieshep]

We knew that Aussie's shed a lot from researching the breed. We were ready for this. (But somehow....it just seems to be SO much)! She sheds all year because in actuality, she is an inside dog, so by her not staying outside for long periods, she doesn't really develop a "winter" coat. And this means she sheds all year.

One thing I'm a little confused on, the frequency of bathing? We were told by our groomer (and our vet) (& dog books) that Guinness shouldn't be bathed more than 2-3 times a year as it is not required for her breed. Bathing seems to only make her shed more.

However, we do live up north and it is VERY dry here. I think this may have something to do with it. If we bath her too frequently, she develops white flecks of dry sky all over her coat. We use a very good protein shampoo from the groomer so don't think that is the culprit. We brush her 2x a day, and she eats nutrience supreme dog food.

We have resigned ourselves to the fact that her shedding will not change. We bought a convenient cordless vacuum that works great and we use it 2-3 times a day here and there. We also have many lint brushes placed in strategic places like the front door...and our bedroom (yes, we let her sleep on our bed). And we tredge on, trying to remove as much hair from our fleece jackets as possible!

[Chris J]

Has anyone here used Mrs. Allen's Shed Stop or Linatone?

[Crikit]

Oh yeah my dogs shed, it mainly depends on the weather and if they're feeling and stress or anything like that. Smudge is pretty constant with the shedding just because well he's sort of a stressed dog at times (it's his issues) and Winter is mainly depending on the weather outside which this winter is really messing with her.

[Mindy]

My dog sheds tooo much. My husband sweeps 2-3 even 4 times a day. But we still love her

[sammi]

Buddy goes through his shedding spells also. I think it bothers men more than women!!! At least my husband is always worried about dog hair! I hold him he should be used to it by now! And yes I try to be a very clean housekeeper I just never get worked up about dog hair - but tracking with shoes on in the house is a diferent matter! LOL

[Logan]

Originally posted by Chris J
Has anyone here used Mrs. Allen's Shed Stop or Linatone?

I used Mrs. Allen's Shed Stop for a while, but I have to tell you, at $20/bottle (the Petsmart price), and two large dogs, I decided I really wasn't getting my money's worth. They were still shedding and I didn't see a significant change in their coats.

Honey is blowing her coat right now, and each day we are getting the fur off in handfulls when brushing. Poor Lilly lost so much hair when had her fungus that she doesn't have the nice, thick curls like Honey, but they are coming back.

And Candy, thanks for the links to the Natura web site. I had been meaning to go over there and check out their site, and you gave me the boost I needed. Now, if you know the answer, help me out here. What's the difference in an Innova versus California Natural? And which one is supposed to be better? They also have a third brand of dogfood, but I have forgotten that name. Just curious. I guess it is like Iams and Eukanuba, but which would they suggest people use?

Honey and Lilly just started on California Natural, Lamb and Rice Reduced Calorie, on Saturday, as we are working on those angry allergic breakouts that they both periodically get. I'm keeping them on light food because I don't want them to get fat again. They love it, by the way, and it is no more expensive than the Iams Weight Control was. But I have to tell you that I questioned the serving sizes they suggested. It was double what I am currently feeding Honey, and more than double for Lilly's weight.

[sammi]

Guess I need to fess up on this dog food issue! I know this has been talked about many times but I never had much concern about it. The dry food he has is maximum nutrition with lamb listed first and then rice. He has done well with so I didn't see a need to upgrade to food thats real expensive - but his coat is so dry and he is itchy all the time! With the lab we had b/4 Buddy had severe allergies and was dry and can food of duck and potatoes only for almost a yeaar and boy was it expensive. I don't mind buying the more expensive food but only if it would be truly better for him. What does anyone suggest?