Drowning in dog fur

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We saw a real decrease in shedding when we added salmon oil to the dog's diet. They sell pump bottles at the pet store and we add two pumps over his regular Blue Buffalo dog food.

Also, second the recommendation for a cordless Dyson - that thing makes picking up fur tumbleweeds so much easier.

+1 for both recs. Primitive breeds would especially benefit from fish based diet or an addition of salmon oil. I have really good results with Canidae Ancestral Fish.

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Anonymous wrote:I have a Samoyed who sheds daily, and blows his coat (sheds massively) once a year. This is what I do:

- Brush and comb the dog twice a week. When he blows coat, daily.
- Dryer for dogs, used outside on the porch, blows away dander and extra hair. Weekly.
- Roomba every day or every other day.
- Sticky roller clothes and the couch.
- Allow dog on main floor, not basement or upstairs.
- Dust every week as usual, and occasionally vacuum by hand, it's the only way to get into corners and under furniture.

How old is your Samoyed? Mine is less than a year and we have almost no fur (and he is massive fluff) coming off of him. I shed my hair more than he does. We haven't experienced the spring blowout yet which I know will be a ton of fur. I bought all of these lint rollers and we haven't had to use them. Do they shed more as the get older? I do give him a quick comb out almost daily and only get very little fur in the comb. You are scaring me-ha!

This is the prime example of good genetics and appropriate diet. One dog sheds nonstop and another one sheds significantly less. I had a long haired husky and he shed twice a year. So, again, healthy dogs should not shed nonstop.

Ok, so what’s the magic dog food?

I’m the one that asked the question, not the one that responded about genetics/food.

He’s on Fromms kibble with a few tablespoons canned tripe mixed in. He has whole fat yogurt as a snack. No grain. As advised by Breeder. He is show quality but we don’t plan to show.

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Me too, OP. My girl is a rat terrier mix rescue and sheds so so much. My boxer barely shed. I vacuum every other day.

[Anonymous]

Goldendoodles don't seem to shed. They have the reputation among allergy sufferers. They are also not inexpensive because of this reputation.

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Kibble type really does make a difference. My girls are on taste of the wild pacific stream. Border collie mixes with moderate shedding. When I tried switching to costcos salmon food, the shedding exploded.