Shedding Questions.
First I know this topic has been brought up a fair number of times I am sure, but here goes nothing. For some reason in mid winter Peiko is shedding like a factory. I was given a furminator and have used it a couple times before, but I read all these nasty things about it damaging his coat. (Some of those things I read on this website.) So I am kind of afraid to use the furminator on him now. So I would like to hear some alternative ways to work on his shedding. My wife and I bought this $2 brush when we first got him, and it worked alright when he was a puppy, but it just doesn't seem to do much about getting his loose hair. It does get some but a vast majority of his hair is still sitting on the top of his coat.
So I wanted to hear somethings my fellow dog owners might know about helping reduce his shedding, I would love to vacuum him with a hose, though I heard there are hose attachments for dog use. That would be a last ditch effort because I would have to work with him to get over his discomfort with vacuum present. I am looking for the most cost effective way of dealing with the shedding, while I do have a furminator it just doesn't seem like a good way to deal with his shedding problem as a whole.
Since I am sure there have been multiple discussions about this very thing, posting a link for the sake of not repeating the same topic over and over again, is perfectly fine by me.
Thank you all for your help.
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Permalink Reply by Ceci Barrios on
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We use the Furminator on Rocco almost everyday and we have not had any problems with damaging his skin. But even though we do it almost everyday he still sheds quite a bit. I have tried to vacuum him but haven't had much success. We recently bought the zoom groom made by Kong, we haven't used it yet but the groomer recommended for us to use a brush when we bathe him so that we can remove as much loose hair as possible. But we are almost to the point of knowing whatever we do, we are not going to be successful. So our solution has been to vacuum almost everyday and possibly replace our carpeted living room with tile. Sorry that this may not help you in any way, but we wanted to let you know the Furminator has not damaged or hurt Rocco in any adverse way. Good luck.
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Permalink Reply by Diane on
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Or, as other people have said on this site... you just get used to having corgi hair as a condiment ;->
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Permalink Reply by Emily Trupiano on
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I love the furminator. Use it twice a week, and he'll be fine. I also like Kong's Zoom Groom brush. Bringing him to the groomer for a blow out once a month helps a lot. Or invest in a good professional pet dryer yourself, thats what I did. But warning: it's a mess! Hair gets blown everywhere. When its warm i'll do it outside.
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Permalink Reply by Beth on
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After reading this, I may need to pick up a zoom groom, and one for the cat too!
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Permalink Reply by Aric Michel Cramer on
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Well I appreciate all of your advice, I finally took care of most of the shedding in one foul swoop in one day. I decided to buy that kong rubber brush, I forget its name. I then did a quick brush with our cheep wire brush and then gave him a bath myself. It has been so long since I myself have given him one because the last time he was absolutely terrified as if he was afraid he was going to die, and it wasn't a good overall bath, so I wasn't able to get him very clean that time.
But this time I had everything prepared, brought him some food to treat him with had my wife help me with materials and used the kong (Zoom Groom! that is what it is called!) with shampoo on it and was treating him until he was too upset to accept our bribes. But he never did any sounds of fear but just started accepting it showing protest in his eyes. We dried him and I brushed him with the cheep wire brush for quite some time after his bath and it seems the bath really loosened up his hair. I brushed him one last time later that night and his hair looked so good, and he didn't seem to shed nearly as much as before.
So today I gave the furminator another go on him and he did not have much to lose, for the first time ever. So for now it is safe to say his blowout seems to be over and he is not shedding too much at all.
Thank you all!
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Permalink Reply by John Wolff on
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Combing to control shedding is a lost cause. I comb the dogs for emotional therapy, like giving a massage. Sometimes > 2 months, but it gets a bit matted in that time. I just use a steel Afro-like comb with an ergonomic handle.
If you wear spandex lycra tights when you comb the dogs, you learn what it's like to have a fur coat.
WARNING: I'd think twice about replacing carpet with tile. carpet may be harder to clean, but it's a much more dog-friendly surface. Our dogs slide around on out hardwood floor like a hockey rink, and I have horrible nonskid throw-rugs all over the place in takeoff/landing zones.
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