Shedding already? - Page 2

Wolfiesmom · 06-05-2010, 10:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by doggiedad

i was able to fill one of those bags. now that i brush
4 days out of 7 days i don't fill the plastic
bag anymore.

That's what I like to hear! I was wondering how many days to use the furminator. I usually brush him every day and was wondering if I could just use the furminator in place of his regular brush.

R3C0NWARR10R · 06-05-2010, 12:34 PM

Well I guess I will have to start taking my furminator to him. I was just surprised to see that he was shedding already. Though he has a thick puppy coat. This should be fun! I guess I will have to keep more of the grocery bags around. My little pup is turning into a dog...

jakeandrenee · 06-05-2010, 01:49 PM

Wolfiesmom, I don't think you use the furminator daily....I always heard using it to much can break the coat....

Wolfiesmom · 06-05-2010, 02:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jakeandrenee

Wolfiesmom, I don't think you use the furminator daily....I always heard using it to much can break the coat....

ok thank you for telling me this

jakeandrenee · 06-05-2010, 02:26 PM

I think you use it as adults more often when they BLOW their coats...but I am pretty sure not for puppy use?

DJEtzel · 06-05-2010, 10:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by doggiedad

i think we need to go on
"Maury" and find out "who
your puppy sire be" because
at 9 months and no shedding
that's un-Shepherd like.

,

.

-shrugs- I know my pup's father, and he had a really nice coat, but he shed. I like to think that Frag's amazing diet and oils keep his coat from shedding, but idk. We brush him once a week just to keep his coat in order and are lucky to cover the bottom of the slicker in any hair. He does have a very stock coat, which I think may help, but I'm not real sure.

Jessica H · 06-06-2010, 09:15 AM

Dozer didn't really shed at nine months old either, he also doesn't shed that bad now. I was really happy that a year he still didn't shed and I know his parent, his is 100% DDR.

Rerun · 06-06-2010, 11:00 AM

Some will say if you feed your dog an excellent diet it won't shed "hardly at all." Others will know if you feed your dog top quality vs the crappiest food on the market, they still may shed buckets of fur. Good diet certainly will help skin/coat, there is no denying that. But if your dog is a shedder or a non-shedder, don't expect miracles just by changing to a different food.

The reality is different coat types (not lengths) and different dogs even of the same breed shed in different amounts. Of all our dogs, our czech pup seems to have never ending fur. I'm pretty sure he regrows an entire coat each night while he sleeps. Does this mean all czech GSD's shed buckets of fur; certainly not. But this one does!

Our 6 yr old female hardly sheds at all, no matter what time of yr. The other two are I would say "average" for an adult GSD.

06-05-2010, 12:34 PM	#12 (permalink)
R3C0NWARR10R Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: WV Posts: 247	Well I guess I will have to start taking my furminator to him. I was just surprised to see that he was shedding already. Though he has a thick puppy coat. This should be fun! I guess I will have to keep more of the grocery bags around. My little pup is turning into a dog... __________________ Dogs: Akira-7-8 y/o Mutt Munchkin-N/A y/o Sh-it-zu Reno-2yr old GSD GOOFBALL Persephone-16 month old GSD TERROR Orcan-waiting for me at the bridge Cats: Mitzie- 1 y/o spoiled brat

06-06-2010, 09:15 AM	#17 (permalink)
Jessica H Master Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Deering, NH Posts: 610	Dozer didn't really shed at nine months old either, he also doesn't shed that bad now. I was really happy that a year he still didn't shed and I know his parent, his is 100% DDR. __________________ Jess Dozer (9/23/08-GSD), Scooter (12/26/03- Cairn Terrier) Sadie (7/24/2004- Carin Terrier) Mylo (6/99 Maine Coon Kitty) Ally (8/12/99 Ragdoll Mix Kitty)

06-05-2010, 01:49 PM	#13 (permalink)
jakeandrenee Knighted Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Huntsville Alabama Posts: 3,103	Wolfiesmom, I don't think you use the furminator daily....I always heard using it to much can break the coat....

06-05-2010, 02:26 PM	#15 (permalink)
jakeandrenee Knighted Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Huntsville Alabama Posts: 3,103	I think you use it as adults more often when they BLOW their coats...but I am pretty sure not for puppy use?

06-06-2010, 11:00 AM	#18 (permalink)
Rerun Crowned Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 5,608	Some will say if you feed your dog an excellent diet it won't shed "hardly at all." Others will know if you feed your dog top quality vs the crappiest food on the market, they still may shed buckets of fur. Good diet certainly will help skin/coat, there is no denying that. But if your dog is a shedder or a non-shedder, don't expect miracles just by changing to a different food. The reality is different coat types (not lengths) and different dogs even of the same breed shed in different amounts. Of all our dogs, our czech pup seems to have never ending fur. I'm pretty sure he regrows an entire coat each night while he sleeps. Does this mean all czech GSD's shed buckets of fur; certainly not. But this one does! Our 6 yr old female hardly sheds at all, no matter what time of yr. The other two are I would say "average" for an adult GSD.

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