How often do you brush your dog?

RiotandKodasMomma · 10-26-2009, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by borzoimom

See.. here is the joke.. a long haired dog does not shed as much as a short haired dog. I have had both.. I swear my shepherds or dobies left a ring or more hair than my Borzoi ever did! Just because its long hair does not mean a shed and I have noticed a short haired breed sheds more as a Borzoi the coat grows length with age...

You're SO right! My husky doesn't seem to shed as much as my shorter haired dog! It's nuts.

BoxLove · 10-26-2009, 12:47 PM

I brush Billy every day. Well, it is more of a massage for him really. I use a flat plastic like glove with bobbles on it - no idea what it is called.

Mikey · 10-27-2009, 11:59 AM

Thanks Fawkese-I will show that to my parent's-we don't really have carpet, and our furniture is leather-but I know my mom has trouble getting dog hair off the carpeted stairs at their house and that might be just the tool!!!

TegansMyBoy · 10-28-2009, 11:39 PM

Sometimes I am good about it and othertimes I am awful. Tegan is a corgi (is mikey part corgi? Looks like...) and his undercoat is very out of control. I have a furminator, and I get him groomed professionally once and month. If I have a spare minute in the day I brush him... but our couch will tell you I don't do a good enough job! lol

Mikey · 11-02-2009, 03:57 PM

He is part Corgi

But he almost has no undercoat. So far not needing a jacket, but not really developing an undercoat at all ? He almost has hair like fur too-it's not very soft (I mean it's soft and shiny healthy but he certainly does not feel like my parent's husky-soft) ? I dunno! He's certainly low maintenance though!

TegansMyBoy · 11-03-2009, 01:49 AM

Yeah corgi hair isn't the softest... it's a little wirey unless it's fresh bathed and conditioned

Mikey · 11-03-2009, 12:29 PM

I wonder if that means they are less allergic then other dogs?

TegansMyBoy · 11-03-2009, 01:17 PM

not sure.. dander is a big problem for tegan, which i hear is a problem for most people who are allergic to dogs..

Mikey · 11-04-2009, 01:08 PM

That's true!
Mikey was actually pretty dandruffy when we brought him home. A busy shelter just can't really do the grooming needed

He's really balanced out and not dusty at all now.

ScentHound · 11-04-2009, 06:43 PM

I brush Cleo daily only because she sheds constantly (thyroid), and missy when she runs off with the brush or when she wants some extra attention.