My Goldens do not shed a lot of hair except twice a year (spring and fall) for about 1 1/2 weeks. The rest of the year is very minimal. Usually if you have a golden who sheds uncontrollably it is the diet you are feeding them.

Goldens tend to have allergies that are produced from primarily grain based foods. Dogs are conivers (meat eaters) and should be fed food that they were meant to eat. If they were meant to eat grains then they would be garden raiders and not animal killers in the wild.

Super Premium dog foods like Innova (3 meat products as the first 3 ingredients) tend to fair well with helping the shedding out of control situation. I'm sure this applies for all dog breeds and not just Goldens!While super premium foods cost more to purchase, you feed less and it actually costs less in the long run per pound of food to feed.

If any of you have dogs that shed really bad, try switching their diet and maybe that will help!