How to control his extra shedding???

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  1. ana_charlie

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    Charlie is 11 months old and has shed once earlier and it was just for a few weeks and then normal. But this time its been almost 2 months and he still is shedding a great amount of hair. I comb him every other day but still there's hair every where in the house.
    He is eating Royal canine labrador junior twice a day. His coat otherwise is shiny and normal. Is something wrong that his shedding is still on or should i need to give him some meds for it??
     
  2. snowbunny

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    It sounds normal to me. My husband was sweeping up several times a day this time last year!
     
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    Labs shed, it sounds normal to me too. I just brush more often, outside.
     
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    When Arthur sheds a lot I use the Furminator on him once a week it removes the loose hair,other times the normal brush.
     
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  6. ana_charlie

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    Ohh so you mean shedding for almost 2 months is normal and it will ease down a bit slowly and gradually??
     
  7. Hollysdad

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    Yes, its the moulting season for Labs. Wherever they go they leave a few hairs behind. Whatever clothes you wear will be adorned by a thin layer of hairs before you leave the house. Open a door and the breeze blows a tumbleweed across the floor.

    A good brush every few days can help, but the best advice is just to accept it. After out first Lab I gave up trying to be house proud or well dressed. Its the price we pay for all the fun they bring into our lives.
     
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  8. Boogie

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    I groom my two every day - and put the fur out in a box for the birds, the blue tits are flying off with huge beakfulls!

    (I use a zoom groom and a comb)

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  9. JulieT

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    Er...well....shedding for about 10 months is normal! :D
     
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    Tatze sheds all year round and more in the Spring. But it's as nothing to the pups - they are half GR and shed for England. Their fur is much softer and less waterproof than a Labs too. When they've both been in water Tatze is nearly dry, Twiglet needs a really good towelling down.

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  11. MaccieD

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    I thought Labs moult twice a year, and shed for the rest of it :D
     
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    Well put... I'd forgotten how much dogs can moult, and, never having had full labs before, I hadn't realised the extent! We've had shedding since they arrived in Feb, but nothing too bad until the past few weeks. I have a lot of light colours in my house, so it's liberally covered in a layer of black fur! I groom every day now and it's amazing how much comes out. Wouldn't change it for anything! :D
     
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  13. MaccieD

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    We have wood floors so Juno's fur blends in quite nicely :) well at least better than it did on our light ceramic floors in France :D
     
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    you have to match your clothes house soft funishing sofas and carpets to the colour for your dog and use a dyson every day.... on yourself and the house.
     
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    ... And if you are getting a puppy as a second dog, if possible, stick to two dogs of the same colour. I speak from bitter experience... (sorry @JulieT ...)
     
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    As near as I can see, Labs shed 2x per year, each one lasts 6 months. I keep expecting to find a bald dog some day, but it never happens.
     
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    I know exactly what you mean! Every day I groom handsful of hair from the girls.. wonder where it's all coming from!:confused:
     
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    I was away for a week for work. Forgot how normal people get dressed: they just get dressed and walk out the door. They don't have to consider the implications of wearing a second coat of dog hair.
     
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