Shedding In Gsd's

[Nekhbet]

I had a bit of loose hair here and there but not tumbleweeds every day. My last boy I brushed then had groomed properly, hydrobath, blow out every loose hair then not a problem until change in season. My Mals are the same.

[Tilly]

I have two GSD's ... and at the moment I brush both of them a couple of times a week and am currently getting almost a bucket full of hair off them.

It is worse after they have a bath ... but I am thankful they are outside dogs ;)

[Lugeanjaam]

The worst shedders are anything with a short double coat and they seem to shed one hair at a time, 365 days a year. So GSDs, Labs, Corgis, Pugs are all major shedders. I have owned a Lab and will never own another dog with sort of coat again.

Long coat Shepherds have a different texture coat that should only have a major shed twice a year like all the other double long coats such as Collies, BC, Aussies and most Spitz breeds. The long coats come out in clumps that are much easier to remove from clothes and furniture than the individual short hairs.

This gives me hope . Maybe I can look at a long coat Shepherd as this sounds quite manageable.

After hearing peoples stories though it seems that a short haired is out of the question for me, I really do not think I can handle that volume of dog hair! I know when I go to my friends place I am pulling hair out of my food and coffee cup

[gsdog2]

The worst shedders are anything with a short double coat and they seem to shed one hair at a time, 365 days a year. So GSDs, Labs, Corgis, Pugs are all major shedders. I have owned a Lab and will never own another dog with sort of coat again.

Long coat Shepherds have a different texture coat that should only have a major shed twice a year like all the other double long coats such as Collies, BC, Aussies and most Spitz breeds. The long coats come out in clumps that are much easier to remove from clothes and furniture than the individual short hairs.

This gives me hope . Maybe I can look at a long coat Shepherd as this sounds quite manageable.

After hearing peoples stories though it seems that a short haired is out of the question for me, I really do not think I can handle that volume of dog hair! I know when I go to my friends place I am pulling hair out of my food and coffee cup

I've had shepherds for the last 30 years and usually they shed LOTS! I've had two longcoats and have one at the moment - the first one had a double coat which was constant work, however the girl I have now has a single coat (dry in an hour after bath). I brush her weekly and even with a white tile floor her coat isn't a problem.

Even though it's a single coat it's beautiful and literally floats when she moves

[jakeyjangels]

I have never owned a GSD but have 2 Labs. Jake, our Lab who has passed, used to shed terribly. We have polished timber floors & I had to vacuum daily.

Change of season it came out in clumps but daily he still shed.

Jangels & Louis are completely different. They still shed but no where near as much & no clumps. I just run the Enjo dusting floor cleaner over the floors daily & vacuum twice a week.

We have a Meile with a power head which does an excellent job.

I don't know if it has anything to do with their diets - Jake was fed dry food & Jangels & Louis I feed raw. Maybe different dogs, different coats but I'm guessing it is diet related ?