Comments on: How do you cope with your dogs shedding? http://www.feverishthoughts.com/2008/07/12/how-do-you-cope-with-your-dogs-shedding/ Random Thoughts about life in general, living in the big city of Toronto Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:28:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Peter http://www.feverishthoughts.com/2008/07/12/how-do-you-cope-with-your-dogs-shedding/comment-page-1/#comment-40987 Peter Mon, 13 Dec 2010 07:18:06 +0000 http://www.feverishthoughts.com/2008/07/12/how-do-you-cope-with-your-dogs-shedding/#comment-40987 I have a straight coat jack russell and they are not a hairy dog and she sheds all over the house. Worst is to wear black as she has a white coat. Before her I had a rough coat jack russell and she also shed a lot. The bad news is dogs shed and it's something you will have to live with. Just keep up the regular grooming and maybe increase it to daily as well as your sweeping. But just love your furry friend. I have a straight coat jack russell and they are not a hairy dog and she sheds all over the house. Worst is to wear black as she has a white coat. Before her I had a rough coat jack russell and she also shed a lot. The bad news is dogs shed and it’s something you will have to live with. Just keep up the regular grooming and maybe increase it to daily as well as your sweeping. But just love your furry friend.

]]> By: Tricia http://www.feverishthoughts.com/2008/07/12/how-do-you-cope-with-your-dogs-shedding/comment-page-1/#comment-27796 Tricia Wed, 16 Jul 2008 20:19:48 +0000 http://www.feverishthoughts.com/2008/07/12/how-do-you-cope-with-your-dogs-shedding/#comment-27796 Chris - Midnight was very sick when we got her. She looked fine when we picked her up from the breeder but we quickly discovered that she really wasn't. She was full of round worms, pooping out the shredded pine bedding she was kept on - had a gastro infection and later ended up having both eye and ear infections. It took us about three months to get her in good health and she still gets loose stool almost daily. Sensitive stomach we presume as she is healthy now. The breeder had been feeding her Purina puppy chow. When I saw how sick she was and read the label on the food (in pet store - - we had been supplied with some free food from the breeder) I chose not to continue her on that food because it was full of food dyes, and chemical additives. I did a lot of research on dog foods and decided to try her on Blue Buffalo Chicken and Brown Rice for large breed puppies. As a back up (and good thing since both of these companies have had trouble with their ingredient supply lately) we also started her on Nutro Natural Choice Lamb and brown rice formula for large breed puppies. Both dog foods are full of natural ingredients, whole chicken or lamb, chicken meal or lamb meal, don't contain fillers like corn and don't have added chemicals. Both foods also contain Omega 3 fish oils. We are satisfied that the diet she's on is a good one for her health and her coat. In fact a few weeks after we started her on these foods there was a dramatic improvement in her coat. She's a black lab and people are always commenting on how shiny and healthy her coat looks. Even people seeing photos of her comment on her beautiful coat. This is only her third shed. She's 10.5 months old and it's her first full summer. I don't think there's anything unusual about her shed ... we're just having trouble coping with all the hair and extra cleaning involved. I sat outside with her yesterday grooming her and ended up with half a small wastebasket of fur! Hopefully she's almost done her shed. Chris – Midnight was very sick when we got her. She looked fine when we picked her up from the breeder but we quickly discovered that she really wasn’t. She was full of round worms, pooping out the shredded pine bedding she was kept on – had a gastro infection and later ended up having both eye and ear infections. It took us about three months to get her in good health and she still gets loose stool almost daily. Sensitive stomach we presume as she is healthy now.

The breeder had been feeding her Purina puppy chow. When I saw how sick she was and read the label on the food (in pet store – - we had been supplied with some free food from the breeder) I chose not to continue her on that food because it was full of food dyes, and chemical additives.

I did a lot of research on dog foods and decided to try her on Blue Buffalo Chicken and Brown Rice for large breed puppies. As a back up (and good thing since both of these companies have had trouble with their ingredient supply lately) we also started her on Nutro Natural Choice Lamb and brown rice formula for large breed puppies.

Both dog foods are full of natural ingredients, whole chicken or lamb, chicken meal or lamb meal, don’t contain fillers like corn and don’t have added chemicals. Both foods also contain Omega 3 fish oils.

We are satisfied that the diet she’s on is a good one for her health and her coat. In fact a few weeks after we started her on these foods there was a dramatic improvement in her coat.

She’s a black lab and people are always commenting on how shiny and healthy her coat looks. Even people seeing photos of her comment on her beautiful coat.

This is only her third shed. She’s 10.5 months old and it’s her first full summer. I don’t think there’s anything unusual about her shed … we’re just having trouble coping with all the hair and extra cleaning involved. I sat outside with her yesterday grooming her and ended up with half a small wastebasket of fur! Hopefully she’s almost done her shed.

]]> By: chris http://www.feverishthoughts.com/2008/07/12/how-do-you-cope-with-your-dogs-shedding/comment-page-1/#comment-27795 chris Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:10:48 +0000 http://www.feverishthoughts.com/2008/07/12/how-do-you-cope-with-your-dogs-shedding/#comment-27795 Tricia, We have 2 dogs and 3 cats in our house. We used to have more problems with shedding before I changed all of their diets to a natural kibble. I am careful not to feed them anything (treats included) with chemicals or byproducts, and their coats have improved dramatically. The cats no longer have a hairball problem, and the shedding is much, much less. Omega 3 fish oils are also good for the skin and coat. Hope some of this helps. Tricia,
We have 2 dogs and 3 cats in our house. We used to have more problems with shedding before I changed all of their diets to a natural kibble. I am careful not to feed them anything (treats included) with chemicals or byproducts, and their coats have improved dramatically. The cats no longer have a hairball problem, and the shedding is much, much less. Omega 3 fish oils are also good for the skin and coat. Hope some of this helps.

]]> By: Heather in Beautiful BC http://www.feverishthoughts.com/2008/07/12/how-do-you-cope-with-your-dogs-shedding/comment-page-1/#comment-27703 Heather in Beautiful BC Mon, 14 Jul 2008 03:31:04 +0000 http://www.feverishthoughts.com/2008/07/12/how-do-you-cope-with-your-dogs-shedding/#comment-27703 Heh heh - suck it up girl! As a dog owner/lover, I've had to learn to go with the flow and accept dog hair in my life even though I thought it was impossible. A small, lightweight vacuum sounds ideal. I hate dragging my monster out of the closet too, so I just bought a swiffer vacuum - which doesn't have a great deal of suction but the cloth picks up what's left - and it's easy... Heh heh – suck it up girl! As a dog owner/lover, I’ve had to learn to go with the flow and accept dog hair in my life even though I thought it was impossible.

A small, lightweight vacuum sounds ideal. I hate dragging my monster out of the closet too, so I just bought a swiffer vacuum – which doesn’t have a great deal of suction but the cloth picks up what’s left – and it’s easy…

]]> By: Trademarks by Andrew http://www.feverishthoughts.com/2008/07/12/how-do-you-cope-with-your-dogs-shedding/comment-page-1/#comment-27693 Trademarks by Andrew Sun, 13 Jul 2008 23:53:14 +0000 http://www.feverishthoughts.com/2008/07/12/how-do-you-cope-with-your-dogs-shedding/#comment-27693 Now you've got me curious about the Furminator. I saw those in Petsmart the other day, and they have a similar gadget for cats. I wonder if that would help our cat's fur issues. She's not terrible, but any fur help is good. Now you’ve got me curious about the Furminator. I saw those in Petsmart the other day, and they have a similar gadget for cats. I wonder if that would help our cat’s fur issues. She’s not terrible, but any fur help is good.

]]> By: Tricia http://www.feverishthoughts.com/2008/07/12/how-do-you-cope-with-your-dogs-shedding/comment-page-1/#comment-27680 Tricia Sun, 13 Jul 2008 21:11:41 +0000 http://www.feverishthoughts.com/2008/07/12/how-do-you-cope-with-your-dogs-shedding/#comment-27680 Wow Shari, like Nina you've got a houseful of pets too. Mud huh? Luckily we don't have to deal with that too much, although our day at the beach last Sunday ended up bringing a heck of lot of fine sand into the house. We have enclosed front and back porches so I think that helps keep some of the outdoor mess from getting inside the house - at least if we take a moment to brush off Midnight or ourselves. Snow has been our biggest problem so far other than the shedding. Midnight is black so we are slowly starting to learn not to wear too much white. ;) She also enjoys being vacuumed - had a session earlier today but she still needs to be brushed. At least it's summer - we can groom her outside! Thanks for your visit. Wow Shari, like Nina you’ve got a houseful of pets too. Mud huh? Luckily we don’t have to deal with that too much, although our day at the beach last Sunday ended up bringing a heck of lot of fine sand into the house.

We have enclosed front and back porches so I think that helps keep some of the outdoor mess from getting inside the house – at least if we take a moment to brush off Midnight or ourselves. Snow has been our biggest problem so far other than the shedding.

Midnight is black so we are slowly starting to learn not to wear too much white. ;) She also enjoys being vacuumed – had a session earlier today but she still needs to be brushed. At least it’s summer – we can groom her outside!

Thanks for your visit.

]]> By: Tricia http://www.feverishthoughts.com/2008/07/12/how-do-you-cope-with-your-dogs-shedding/comment-page-1/#comment-27679 Tricia Sun, 13 Jul 2008 20:59:43 +0000 http://www.feverishthoughts.com/2008/07/12/how-do-you-cope-with-your-dogs-shedding/#comment-27679 Wow Nina you've got a houseful of furry pets! Yes vacuuming every day probably is the only solution for you ... especially considering with just one shedding furry pet in this house I've got to do the floors at least every second day. Hmmm maybe if we had carpets it wouldn't be so noticeable or at least it wouldn't form clumps of fur balls on the floor! LOL Wow Nina you’ve got a houseful of furry pets! Yes vacuuming every day probably is the only solution for you … especially considering with just one shedding furry pet in this house I’ve got to do the floors at least every second day. Hmmm maybe if we had carpets it wouldn’t be so noticeable or at least it wouldn’t form clumps of fur balls on the floor! LOL

]]> By: Tricia http://www.feverishthoughts.com/2008/07/12/how-do-you-cope-with-your-dogs-shedding/comment-page-1/#comment-27678 Tricia Sun, 13 Jul 2008 20:57:41 +0000 http://www.feverishthoughts.com/2008/07/12/how-do-you-cope-with-your-dogs-shedding/#comment-27678 Angie is your lab light or dark colored? Ours is black and during our puppy and intermediate dog training classes lots of people said the light labs shed almost continuously. It seemed to be true from what we saw and heard. Luckily Midnight only seems to shed every few months, but this is the longest shed she's gone through - probably because of the heat of summer (it's her first summer). We are learning to cope with the hair and in truth I don't mind it that much unless I know we are having guests come by (and we get drop ins a lot!) ... those hairballs don't look so good to guests! LOL What do you use to groom your lab? We use the rubber ezgroom brush and the Furminator. I love the Furminator it really takes out a lot of the undercoat. Angie is your lab light or dark colored? Ours is black and during our puppy and intermediate dog training classes lots of people said the light labs shed almost continuously. It seemed to be true from what we saw and heard. Luckily Midnight only seems to shed every few months, but this is the longest shed she’s gone through – probably because of the heat of summer (it’s her first summer).

We are learning to cope with the hair and in truth I don’t mind it that much unless I know we are having guests come by (and we get drop ins a lot!) … those hairballs don’t look so good to guests! LOL

What do you use to groom your lab? We use the rubber ezgroom brush and the Furminator. I love the Furminator it really takes out a lot of the undercoat.

]]> By: Tricia http://www.feverishthoughts.com/2008/07/12/how-do-you-cope-with-your-dogs-shedding/comment-page-1/#comment-27677 Tricia Sun, 13 Jul 2008 20:44:56 +0000 http://www.feverishthoughts.com/2008/07/12/how-do-you-cope-with-your-dogs-shedding/#comment-27677 BengBeng oh no we wouldn't ban her to non-human areas even though we do have allergies (we both take allergy meds to cope). Labs are real people dogs, plus we have such a small yard (filled with roses!) there's no room for her to stay outdoors anyway. You're right we're just going to have to cope with it. BengBeng oh no we wouldn’t ban her to non-human areas even though we do have allergies (we both take allergy meds to cope). Labs are real people dogs, plus we have such a small yard (filled with roses!) there’s no room for her to stay outdoors anyway.

You’re right we’re just going to have to cope with it.

]]> By: Tricia http://www.feverishthoughts.com/2008/07/12/how-do-you-cope-with-your-dogs-shedding/comment-page-1/#comment-27676 Tricia Sun, 13 Jul 2008 20:41:13 +0000 http://www.feverishthoughts.com/2008/07/12/how-do-you-cope-with-your-dogs-shedding/#comment-27676 MommyKelly yeah I thought that too for a long time until we finally broke down and got our Lab in November. :) MommyKelly yeah I thought that too for a long time until we finally broke down and got our Lab in November. :)

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