B Point Posted April 21, 2015 Report Share Posted April 21, 2015 Well, it hasn't started yet but when it does it's going to be epic with the amount of fur Tio has. And here I was thinking back in November.....I hope Tio gets more of a coat for winter. BOY did he ever. Looks like a black and white Samoyed. Have any of your dogs started shedding their winter coat yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RemsMom Posted April 21, 2015 Report Share Posted April 21, 2015 Nattie is a smooth coat and doesn't shed much but my GSD (Rem) thinks shedding should be an Olympic sport! Rem is super slim but you would never know it unless you ran your hands over his ribs because his coat hides how slim he is. I am always amazed at how much my dog can shed and not be bald. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teresaserrano Posted April 21, 2015 Report Share Posted April 21, 2015 Tess hasn't yet which I find a bit strange as high temps are over 20 celsius and I'm walking around in a t-shirt. It's almost summer here. I guess she's saving all her hairs so she can have an epic house-flooding shed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moosikins Posted April 21, 2015 Report Share Posted April 21, 2015 YES. Callie is leaving huge clumps everywhere and then trying to eat them. We can't even pet her without racking fur out! I'm hoping a nice brushing tonight will resolve it for a day or so and maybe I can eat something in the house without double-checking it for sneak dog fur. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maralynn Posted April 21, 2015 Report Share Posted April 21, 2015 Kolt already shed his winter coat out. Like crazy! I was running a rubber curry over him twice a day and getting tons if hair. Thankfully it only lasted a few weeks and has since greatly subsided Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cass C Posted April 21, 2015 Report Share Posted April 21, 2015 My cats are starting to shed, but so far my dogs shedding is not that bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geonni banner Posted April 22, 2015 Report Share Posted April 22, 2015 Nattie is a smooth coat and doesn't shed much but my GSD (Rem) thinks shedding should be an Olympic sport! Rem is super slim but you would never know it unless you ran your hands over his ribs because his coat hides how slim he is. I am always amazed at how much my dog can shed and not be bald. It's a little known fact that German Shepherd Dogs (and Dalmations) have a solid core of hair that just keeps migrating outward and falling off. Â As an ex-groomer, it's my opinion that the furriest Husky that ever drew breath could not out-shed a German Shepherd Dog. I was kibitzing with a guy once who was working on a clothes dryer in the garage of a friend of mine. He pulled out a wad of hair as big as a vollyball from the underparts of the dryer. I looked at the hair, and said,"You have a German Shepherd mix, huh?" He looked up, surprised. "Yeah, how'd you know?" Â "Male, I asked?" Â He nodded. Â "Older?" Â Now he was really freaking out. "Are you psychic?" he asked. Â "No," I answered. Â "Well, how did you know all that?" Â "Well," I said, pulling off a wisp of the dog hair. "It looks like German Shepherd hair, but a bit shorter. It's sort of dry and brittle, so I guessed the dog was older." Â "Well, how did you know he was a he?" Â "Lucky guess. Males usually have more coat. And besides, it was a 50/50 chance." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloria Atwater Posted April 22, 2015 Report Share Posted April 22, 2015 I just gave ALL my four the spring grooming treatment. The Aussie went to my favorite groomer and the three smooth-coat BCs I took the the do-it-yourself dog wash. YES, they're shedding! ~ Gloria Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RemsMom Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 It's a little known fact that German Shepherd Dogs (and Dalmations) have a solid core of hair that just keeps migrating outward and falling off. Â As an ex-groomer, it's my opinion that the furriest Husky that ever drew breath could not out-shed a German Shepherd Dog. GSD's should come with warnings. Your post is spot on and should serve as a cautionary tale to anyone that wants a GSD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moosikins Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 I tried to vacuum Callie a little after her brushing and she wasn't having it. She hates the big stand up vacuum but usually just stalks the small handheld one as I'm using it, so I figured if I just kind of slowly crept closer to her and poked her hindquarters a little bit, she might not notice that I was sucking up fur... Â She didn't get freaked out because she already knows it won't eat her (unlike the large vacuum, obviously that's the dog gobbler), but she just froze up and looked at me with her "why are you torturing me?!" eyes and then darted away. I figured in the interest of preserving her peaceful relationship with the small vacuum, I'd let it be and just brush her again soon. Â So...much...fur. I've never had a dog that shed SO MUCH for SUCH A LONG TIME. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcv-border Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 I tried to vacuum Callie a little after her brushing and she wasn't having it. She hates the big stand up vacuum but usually just stalks the small handheld one as I'm using it, so I figured if I just kind of slowly crept closer to her and poked her hindquarters a little bit, she might not notice that I was sucking up fur... Â She didn't get freaked out because she already knows it won't eat her (unlike the large vacuum, obviously that's the dog gobbler), but she just froze up and looked at me with her "why are you torturing me?!" eyes and then darted away. I figured in the interest of preserving her peaceful relationship with the small vacuum, I'd let it be and just brush her again soon. Â So...much...fur. I've never had a dog that shed SO MUCH for SUCH A LONG TIME. I had a BC/Lab cross from '81 to '96. Lacey LOVED rolling over on her belly to let me vacuum her with the floor attachment. I could also use it all over her back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geonni banner Posted April 25, 2015 Report Share Posted April 25, 2015 My crazy dog follows me around while I vacuum (small canister) and then really enjoys getting vacuumed all over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gideon's girl Posted April 25, 2015 Report Share Posted April 25, 2015 I've had 6 GSDs in the house that didn't shed like my 2 BCs. The GSDs did shed an absolute ton...twice a year, but my BCs shed quite a bit all year round. I'm sure most of it comes from Micah. He has food allergies, so maybe he doesn't count. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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