Dog?help me?

Question

My grandmas dog has been shedding all over.I was just wondering what makes dogs shed?Her coat is white.Thanks

Shes been shedding ALL winter,and my Grandpa she is not getting enough protein?May this be the problem?I will choose a B.A. tomorrow morning.It is not stress,she is WAY playful.

Answer 1

http://www.healthy-dogs.net/shedding.htm

shedding is the completely natural loss of hair in dogs that allows their new coat to come in. All dogs shed, but some breeds will shed more than others. Some have seasonal shedding during spring, as their winter coats are lost. Dogs with very long hair may seem to shed more, but it is just the length of their hair that makes it seem that way.


What can I do to stop my dog shedding?

Some dogs shed a lot, and it can become quite a mess! The best way for you to reduce shedding is by regular grooming. If you can remove the hair yourself with a brush while he is outside, there is going to be much less left over to fall out while he is inside your house!

How often?

Once a week is probably fine during the non-shedding season. However, during shedding season, you will find it very beneficial to brush your dog as often as every day. If you do not remove the shedding winter coat, you are bound to find it all over your house, clothes, carpets, furniture etc for at least 5-6 weeks.

Answer 2

For the same reason humans shed hair. The hair grows to a certain length and then the follicle sheds it and grows a new hair. Some dogs shed very little like poodles and so their coats must be clipped or it gets overly long. Coat color has nothing to do with shedding - white just shows really bad.

Shedding is a normal activity. Most dogs shed more in certain seasons - spring and fall. Poor nutrition or poor health may play a role. But I've also noticed my dogs have years where the shedding is worse than others. If her coat otherwise looks healthy, I'd say it's just a bad shedding period and groom her lots.

Answer 3

A dog can be playful and also be under stress. Those 2 things are not mutually exclusive. Getting a Zoom Groom (made by Kong) is an inexpensive solution - you won't believe how much hair those things take out. They're amazing. Use this a few times a day and you should see a lessening of hair around the house (use the Zoom Groom outside....)

Stress behaviors: licking lips, yawning, avoidance behaviors, licking windows or other things obsessively, panting, licking paws excessively. You may want to examine the dog's environment to see what might be causing stress. Lots of exercise and then a quiet place where the dog can rest undisturbed may help.
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Answer 4

Some breeds shed. Our last dog shed so much that cloths pickup from the cleaner would be covered with dog hair before I got home. We always had a piece of her everywhere we went. Having a light or none shedding dogs is determined by the dog’s parents. This is one of the great things about poodles. Having a none-shedder was one of the reasons why we pick the breed of dog we have today.

Brush your dog regularly will reduce the stuff you fined, but not 100%. Dogs love being brushed. Moving from cold to hot weather will accelerate the shedding as they need to get rid of their heavy winter coat.

Answer 5

All dogs shed all year long. More in spring and fall usually, but if they are not groomed daily you won't notice a difference.

What food are you feeding? That can often play a big part in excessive shedding. Store brands like Iams, Beneful, Purina etc are basically crap in a bad. Mainly corn and by-products. If the dog is having one of these try changing to a quality brand such as Wellness, Merrick, Inovoa, Canadae etc. You may well notice a huge difference.

Answer 6

We shed, too. The white hair is just pretty noticeable. They shed to replace old hairs with new, to change coats from the summer to the winter one [which happens about now], because of stress, dietary insufficiencies, some illnesses and from hormonal changes. Taking it to a groomer for a bath a shed out helps a lot. I just took my black Pug for this and haven't had to braid the walls all week.

Answer 7

Well temperature change, like us in the winter we get cold so we add layers of clothing to stay warm , well dogs grow more fur and then in the warmer times they shed out and it probably looks like it will never stop but it will and giving the dog a bath would help the shedding come out more during the bath and not all over the floor. hope that helps

Answer 8

Ok, here is a remedy for your problem with the dog shedding, feed your dog grease such as bacon grease, or hamburger grease, this will help the dogs coat stay strong, always right before summer arrives is when a dog will start to shed, and will shed throughout summer, just get a comb and bath him once a week to help shedding,

Try Nuvet Plus Vitamin Supplement for Canines, This will also help, I use it to and also let my dog have bacon grease during the winter and spring to help her coat

check the vitamins out, read about what they all do for you dog, http://nuvetlabs.com


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Answer 9

To help this is verry normal for dogs with fur coats they are constantly replacing fur, for santitary purposes. Does she have any bald, or really low fur spots.

Dogs that are kept indoors may shed year round due to the warmth of the home. The dog's undercoat exists to help keep him warm, with a source of external heat he does not need it and so sheds it as it comes in.

Answer 10

It all depends on how old the dog is too. A dog sheds its fur when its a puppy to switch to adult fur. And also some breeds just shed fur more often than others. So, you may want to look up if that breed is known to shed often.