I need to have my german shepherd/ border collie shaved. It is geting too expensive to take her to the groomer. Can you please tell me how to have my dog basically bald but leaving about 1/4 inch of hair left. When i try to shave her it just is not easy. She ios about 70 pounds and she sits pretty still but i have no idea on how to shave her so she looks good!
PLEASE HELP ME!
2007-10-01 15:18:01 · 13 answers · asked by wouldnt you like to know 2 in Pets ➔ Dogs
I have the best suggestion for you! Buy a brush and undercoat rake and groom her yourself!!! Both of these breeds do not require a lot of grooming. Keep up with brushing her and keeping her groomed that is it! You do not need to shave this poor dog at all!!!
2007-10-01 15:26:24 · answer #1 · answered by bear 2 zealand © 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Shaved German Shepherd
2016-10-19 06:00:06 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't shave your dog. Dogs need their fur not only to keep them warm in the winter, but it also helps to keep them cool in the summer. Also, dogs like border collies and German Shepherds should not be groomed every month. My German Shepherds usually get two major groomings, once in the fall and once in the spring to help with the shedding. Oher than than, i brush them out once a week. IF you can not afford to maintain your dog, maybe you should try to find a new home for it.
2007-10-02 11:46:43 · answer #3 · answered by boleen03 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Neither of those breeds really should be shaved down.
1...It's NOT going to stop the shedding..they still shed, just small, sliver like hairs
2...If shaved too short, they are exposed to being sunburned
3...Both those breeds are double coated...meaning, they have undercoat. Their coat acts as a natural insulant...keeps em cool in the summer, warm in the winter, provided the coat is free of packed and/or matted undercoat...airflow must be allowed to get to the skin. Shaving off the undercoat, in a sense, takes away the dogs natural ability to regulate it's body temp.
4...With continual short shaving, the dog coat, overtime, will grow in thicker and thicker, which = more shedding.
What I suggest with owners who insist on shaving down breeds that should not be shaved. Is either to brush them out really good, getting as much undercoat and dead hair as I can (FURminator treatment). Or use a longer comb attachment and just get off the top hair, still leaving the undercoat and combing it out real good.
2007-10-01 15:42:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
If you are drowning in her hair she may be simply blowing her coat .. as in her undercoat is shedding out. You don't have to shave a shepherd, actually I've been told you shouldn't, but what you should do is thoroughly brush your dog. I also highly suggest taking her to a groomer and getting the coat stripped out but not shaving her. We did that with our husky/shepherd we had.
2007-10-01 16:19:09 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I agree with most of the other answers. Your dog should not be shaved in any manner at all. If you brush her daily she will feel better and look better.
You have a dog that sheds. Some dogs shed more than others. Some dogs shed a lot more when they are stressed out over something. The fur just flies............
You should have done your homework before you adopted a dog. That was a poor breed choice if you don't like fur all over the house. You should have a dog that doesn't shed at all.
2007-10-01 15:56:33 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Us a #10 blade.This will take her hair down to about 1/2 inch all over,but it won't be so short that it will irritate her skin.I have a boxer/St.Bernard/border collie who I shave every summer,and a GSD who I shaved last year.I didn't shave her this summer,though,because her hair took forever to grow back right.
2007-10-01 15:25:40 · answer #7 · answered by Dances With Woofs! 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Why would you shave a shepard ? I know that they shed but that is something you should have taken into consideration before you got her . Shepards are not meant to be shaved . ( I know , I have 3 )
2007-10-01 16:22:11 · answer #8 · answered by cindy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
invest in a good brush and spend some quality time brushing her, daily. that's the answer.
take the vacuum to her coat and your house.
i have 3 big dogs and brush daily takes about 30 min total.
2007-10-01 15:26:57 · answer #9 · answered by becker-lisa@sbcglobal.net 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
don't shave her too close because she will get sunburned and could also get skin cancer.
You really should learn how to do this before attempting it on your dog. It's easy to give them razor burn, or worse, if not done properly.
Why don't you ask your dog groomer if she will show you how.
2007-10-01 15:22:01 · answer #10 · answered by txassgirl 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋