How many times does your dog shed in a year?
By mermaidivy
@mermaidivy (15394)
United States
June 4, 2009 5:08pm CST
My puppy has shedded once already in the early spring and he has been shedding like crazy again, hairballs in every corner in the house, no matter how many times I comb him each day, hair is still falling off... I wonder if he will shed again before the fall.
6 responses
@uath13 (8192)
• United States
5 Jun 09
My wolfdogs shed a little all year long. Right now though we're going through the big fur fall. They're shedding their winter coats & it's enough to make a coat from. I have a bag full ready to be spun ( their undercoat is as soft as wool ).
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@lelin1123 (15595)
• Puerto Rico
5 Jun 09
I have a shih tzu and thankfully he does not shed at all. Growing up we had a collie that seem to shed all year round. You would have to constantly vacuum the rugs.
@breezie (1246)
• Canada
8 Jun 09
I have a mixed breed dog and it seems like she is always shedding fur everywhere. I think that she is shedding year round. I have to sweep daily ( sometimes more than once) to keep up with it. Still even with all the sweping there are still bits of hair here and there. It doesn't seem to matter how much we brush her she still sheds. I dread wearing black clothing as there is usually dog hair on it. We go through a ton of the sticky lint roller sheets.
@mermaidivy (15394)
• United States
9 Jun 09
My hubby needs to use that everyday before work because hair is all over his pants especially when he is shedding right now.
@msmell (1378)
• Australia
5 Jun 09
OMG Dog Hair! I am so over dog hair its not funny.....
I have 2 pug's and they shed hair all year round none stop! there is always hair everywhere and on everything and you can just run you hand over their back and you pull off a handful of hair just by patting them nope pug's are bad when it comes to shedding I must say
@mermaidivy (15394)
• United States
5 Jun 09
Yea... I know exactly what you mean! What my puppy is shedding, I need to cover the food carefully in the kitchen, otherwise, they get lots of hair.
@beachstarz (1092)
• United States
4 Jun 09
Hi mermaidivy, Well we live in a hot climate and my 3 german shepherds shed all year long . In the spring my male , who has thicker hair then the other two has a total blow out ! He is still going through it now . I comb him every day and I'm sure it helps some , but geez the hair !!!! Sometimes I tell him I'm gonna shave him .. but I would neve do it . I'm glad we have tile instead of carpet. I sweep and mop at least once a day and use a dust mop in the evening because of hair
@mermaidivy (15394)
• United States
5 Jun 09
When he is shedding, I need to comb him outside everyday too, hair just flying everywhere outside! And he likes to play with the hairball, chokes himself sometimes :-p
@janiceines (799)
• Singapore
5 Jun 09
i have a shih tze and i alway shedded him whenever i find hair or fur flying around the house when the wind blow, i think usually aroung 3-4 months, although it look a bit ugly after shedded, but he feel comfortable due to the hot weather.
@mermaidivy (15394)
• United States
9 Jun 09
I just combed like 3 dogs off of him! lots of lots of hair...