"Self-Cleansing" Coat

Vaiva · 14-08-2011, 14:23

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Originally Posted by Lunas Mom

As a conformation gal I was always used to bathing my dogs monthly, but in Luna's case I have not - she doesn't need it and I am a little worried it would do more harm (drying her skin) than good?

I bathe my dog with shampoo usually once a year - in late spring/early summer, to help her to complete sheding. After bathing she just blows her coat off and looks funny and fluffy for some time

By the way, are your dogs shedding at the moment? At least ones in Eastern/Central Europe?

Shadowlands · 14-08-2011, 15:40

Shadow finished shedding last month (Bulgaria) - it was the worst and longest one we've had! Still, now she looks all sleek and isn't so hot for the summer

Rona · 14-08-2011, 15:57

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Originally Posted by Vaiva

By the way, are your dogs shedding at the moment? At least ones in Eastern/Central Europe?

Oh yes! Tonnes of fur in every corner of the flat... even in our dinners!

Luckily we're off to the countryside, so Lorka'll be shredding mainly outdoors and in ponds and rivers

Vaiva · 14-08-2011, 16:04

Reading this makes me feel better

I do not even comb Brukne, I pull the flocks of undercoat from her hind part pf the body

White and nice undercoat, should start to felt earrings or whatever

Gypsy Wolf · 15-08-2011, 22:39

No one shedding in our house, but I live in South FLorida, so I am not sure how their coats will "roll" down here...

GalomyOak · 15-08-2011, 23:20

We just started our autumn shed (well, I think...). They had one major shedding that finished in mid-June, then nothing (they had sleek summer coats at that point)...and now...it looks like "wolfdog winter" INSIDE of my house.

We are close to the latitude of Southern Spain, or Italy I believe...it has been a very hot and humid summer here.

14-08-2011, 16:04	#4
Vaiva ir Brukne Join Date: May 2006 Location: Vilnius Posts: 1,768	Reading this makes me feel better I do not even comb Brukne, I pull the flocks of undercoat from her hind part pf the body White and nice undercoat, should start to felt earrings or whatever __________________ Walkiria Girios dvasia

15-08-2011, 23:20	#6
GalomyOak Howling Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Colorado Posts: 436	We just started our autumn shed (well, I think...). They had one major shedding that finished in mid-June, then nothing (they had sleek summer coats at that point)...and now...it looks like "wolfdog winter" INSIDE of my house. We are close to the latitude of Southern Spain, or Italy I believe...it has been a very hot and humid summer here. __________________ "What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us."~Henry David Thoreau http://www.galomyoak.com

14-08-2011, 15:40	#2
Shadowlands Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Vidin Posts: 391	Shadow finished shedding last month (Bulgaria) - it was the worst and longest one we've had! Still, now she looks all sleek and isn't so hot for the summer

15-08-2011, 22:39	#5
Gypsy Wolf Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Florida & Minnesota U.S. Posts: 252	No one shedding in our house, but I live in South FLorida, so I am not sure how their coats will "roll" down here...