Are your dogs moulting?

[FestiveSpirit]

I know the weather is very warm, but coat is pouring out of my lot, it is a nightmare! I keep trying to tell them that it is the wrong time of year to moult, but they arent listening

 

[CorvusCorax]

Yep, female is a bloody nightmare, pulling bagfuls out of her daily and had to bath her the other day.
Brother started his in April and is just about finished (I got a compliment about his coat the other day, unusual given his sableness ).
Think the weather is really taking them by surprise, heavy snow in April/May followed by a few scorching weeks in June!

 

[FestiveSpirit]

Mmm I guess so, just glanced across at Islay and she looks awful, all moth eaten and with large seal/brown patches when she is usually jet black

I hope the vets dont think I am ill-treating her when she goes in tomorrow

 

[GinaB]

Tina is moulting more than Cindy. Joey bunny is only moulting now, he moulted earlier last year. He looks rough as! Like he has been all blown about

 

[mollichop]

Am noticing it much more on their beds, once a week washing is not enough at the mo - poor washing machine!

They have been swimming a lot recently (Hecty once he's healed fully), does this encourage moulting or fetch it out do you know?

 

[CorvusCorax]

Mine usually have much better coat condition after swimming and is why I bath, it gets hair out of them. Wouldn't say it encourages a moult though.

 

[tinkandlily]

my dogs a husky, and boy is he molting, when i come down in the mornings its all blown from under the kitchen door. Good job i have wood floor.

 

[blackcob]

Yup, with great enthusiasm and despite a daily or twice-daily brushing the house is still full of it.

Between us and the husky lady from up the road our garden birds have amazingly luxurious nests, mind - keep seeing them filled with white and grey hair from her big male.

 

[MurphysMinder]

Having seen my girls at the AAD meet up you don't really need me to answer that question do you? Evie has just about finished, loads of grooming and a swim last night have nearly got it all out, but the other 2 are still leaving tufts everywhere.

 

[nat wood]

oooh my god yes they are i have two shepherds constantly pulling out dead hair!!!!

 

[FestiveSpirit]

Having seen my girls at the AAD meet up you don't really need me to answer that question do you? Evie has just about finished, loads of grooming and a swim last night have nearly got it all out, but the other 2 are still leaving tufts everywhere.

Well no I suppose not in this case Can we have some pics of your lovely 3 please? Having said that, I bet you have posted on the GSD thread now

My mobile home appears to be covered in a layer of black hairs everywhere - I am assuming Flick just isnt moulting

 

[FestiveSpirit]

my dogs a husky, and boy is he molting, when i come down in the mornings its all blown from under the kitchen door. Good job i have wood floor.

I found wooden floors worse! My scruffy lurcher used to leave tumble-fluff everywhere when he moulted, it used to block the hoover when I cleaned it up My ex used to get very stroppy when I didnt think to sweep the floor intead...

 

[tinkandlily]

I found wooden floors worse! My scruffy lurcher used to leave tumble-fluff everywhere when he moulted, it used to block the hoover when I cleaned it up My ex used to get very stroppy when I didnt think to sweep the floor intead...

You've got a point there, but i find when it goes up the stairs it's a bugger to get out.

 

[spaniel]

Ruby wocker has begun her first moult but Im not seeing anything coming out of the collie yet.

I was just thinking last night that Im surprised she hasnt started losing hair, normally its like a christmas card on our floors when she gets going but maybe she knows something about the british summer that I dont!

 

[slimjim]

Get a wire haired dog then you just have to clip them

 

[prosefullstop]

Blooming nightmare. My wooden floors look carpeted, thanks to Prince. The Dyson has been working plenty of unpaid overtime.

 

[FestiveSpirit]

Well I'm glad it isnt just mine then I will never again say smugly "of course that is why I have a short haired breed, they are so clean and easy to manage...."

 

[Slinkyunicorn]

Max never stops!! Still navy blue carpets help - you can't see it as much!!

The Sweepster gets clipped so no problem!

 

[MurphysMinder]

Well I'm glad it isnt just mine then I will never again say smugly "of course that is why I have a short haired breed, they are so clean and easy to manage...."

Well I wasn't going to remind you that you'd said that

 

[jasmine]

Well Isabel has finally just finished tufting everywhere SSSSSoooooooo many tufts from such a small dog

Supposed to be showing at Blackpool tomorrow, needless to be say, Isabel wont be there lol

 

[MurphysMinder]

Shame about Blackpool, I can remember wasting so many entries when dogs have blown their coat, and they're not cheap nowadays are they?

 

[Cyrus]

Nope not even a tuft.....sure that`ll change when they have a bath and a blast tomorrow

 

[Kellys Heroes]

I regularly sit and pluck my GSD daily and still don't get it all out!

Both my GSD and Goldie are moulting like mad, the hairy beasties they are!

 

[CorvusCorax]

I saw a poor bloody husky cross type thing today with coat half in, coat half out, absolutely stinking, being taken for his ten minute pootle at 6am before being chained back up to his kennel, in the next village.
So, you can't be arsed to brush/socialise/provide proper accommodation/provide enough exercise for your poor dog, but never mind, he looks well 'ard.
AWESOME!

KH, our local roads look like some sort of furry massacre has taken place, I either absent mindedly pluck tufts while walking along or lose the bap when I notice how bad they have got and start stripping them out along the roadside