Keep in mind:<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\nIf you don’t routinely brush and groom dogs with thick, bushy coats, the normal shedding of skin cells is impeded and it creates an itchy layer of dandruff flakes that lies against the oily skin, making the dog smell bad and look worse. Air must get to the skin to keep it healthy.<\/p>\n
Unless you can comb through the coat all the way to the skin, it’s not likely you will be able to use a guard comb on your clipper to cut it. Then you have to use a much shorter blade.<\/p>\n
Undercoat is very hard to shave off evenly; it looks lumpy no matter how many times you go over it. One way to get it looking smooth is to shave the coat against the growth so you lift the coat as you clip it. Carding and removing undercoat also smoothes it.<\/p>\n
When you shave off the coat, many dogs will scratch because they suddenly have air to the skin that wasn’t there before, and the resulting scratching can cause some bleeding and infections to begin. In addition, the topcoat grows more slowly than the undercoat, and it may take six months to a year for your dog to look normal again.<\/p>\n
A better solution is to keep your dog on a routine of bathing, brushing, and grooming. They shed their undercoats in the springtime when the days get longer and it starts to warm up. This is nature’s way of protecting them. They keep the topcoat, and new undercoat begins to develop by fall to keep them warmer in the winter. If you can get a comb through the hair and down to the skin all over his body, at any time of year, then it’s best to leave it alone.<\/p>\n
Many tools work well on double-coated breeds. Each dog is a little different, and you may find a tool that you prefer. Using a wide-tooth comb, followed by shedding combs, or shedding blades, rakes, or pin brushes work well on these coats.<\/p>\n
Seasonal shedders need regular grooming so when they do blow coat, it won’t be so hard to brush out and you won’t be chasing hair bunnies around your house.<\/p>\n
If you have a double coated dog, with a seasonally shed undercoat, you’ll spend the spring and sometimes the summer brushing and removing undercoat. Then, during an entire summer of chasing hair bunnies around your house with your best friend and constant companion – the vacuum cleaner – your newly shed dog looks about ten pounds lighter.<\/p>\n
As the days become shorter, with less hours of daylight and cooler weather, your dog begins to look a bit heavier. Is he getting fat? No, he’s getting fluffy. His new winter undercoat is coming in to insulate him from the cold. No more heavy shedding until spring!<\/p>\n
Tip:<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\nShaving the hair doesn’t prevent shedding; the dog will have much shorter hair, but shaving it off won’t stop the shedding cycle. Carding out undercoat is a much more effective way to keep your double coated dog cooler.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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