Dogs That Do Not Shed
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All dogs shed, some more other less, particularly in the spring or fall. But if you are not prepared for handling fur you're better off with a goldfish. Many breeds, particularly curly coated or wirehaired tend ot to shed much. However, these breeds require special grooming on a regular basis. Long-haired require more grooming due to their fur matting.
Some double-coated breeds shed profusely once or twice a year. Others shed year-round. If you dog has little tufts of hair that look like pieces of cotton candy scattered throughout his coat, he is blowing coat, or shedding. You can pluck these tufts of hair out, but most dogs find that annoying. A better solution is to use a shedding blade or an undercoat rake.
The shedding blade looks like something you'd use on a horse. It's a flexible piece of steel with little saw-like teeth that catch the hairs. You cn operate a blade in a one-handed U-shape configuration, or you can keep the blade straight and use both hands. The undercoat rake is a rake with either long sets of teeth to pull the dead hair out or a dual set of teeth that work both the undercoat and topcoat.
Shedding blades need to be used carefully on thi-coated dogs because the blades can scratch the skin.
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