Non Shedding Dogs?

[slickchick]

Just found this topic today. I own a grooming salon and have been a groomer for 15 years. I have been getting alot of goldendoodles and labradoodles in the shop lately. Some have poodle hair, and some have golden/lab type hair, which are shedding breeds. It all depends on the breeding. Alot of these customers where misled and told that they were a NON shedding breed, when in fact, they find hair all over their house. It all depends on the breeding and type of coats the parents had. It is like a 50/50 chance that the dog won't be shedding. It really angers me that these people sell these dogs as non shedding when they can't really guarantee that they are! And the price of these mixed breeds is usually rediculous. Anyway, sorry to rant....just voicing my opinion along with alot of my customers opinions!

 

[Buster]

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My mother-in-law's husband, while he was in a previous marriage, had an Irish setter. Rumor went around town that he had been seen driving around with a red-head sitting next to him in his truck. He couldn't figure out what would ever give anyone that idea. Then one day he was putting gas in the truck and saw the Irish Setter from the back sitting in the middle of the seat of his truck and it looked just like a red-head with long flowing hair.

 

[warhorse]

Gosh, three pages and still noone has said ACD (blue heeler)?

 

[Buster]

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I have a heeler- she sheds. Especially when the temps get warmer. It's not too bad because they are short-haired but heelers have an undercoat and do shed.

 

[EllyMae]

In one of the earlier posts, someone mentioned a pug not having an undercoat thus not shedding as bad...well, as a pug owner let me tell you they shed ENORMOUS amounts of hair for such a small dog. Pugs are notorious for being big shedders. If dog hair bothers you, stay away from that breed. They do have an undercoat and it looks like black wool (or fawn depending on what color your pug is) when you groom them.

 

[Wildsky]

How about a chinese crested?

 

[warhorse]

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I have a heeler- she sheds. Especially when the temps get warmer. It's not too bad because they are short-haired but heelers have an undercoat and do shed.

From cattledog.com:

The correct Australian Cattle Dog coat is what is known as a "double coat". The short, straight outer coat is protective in nature, keeping the elements from the ACDs skin while the undercoat is short, kinky and dense. Australian Cattle Dogs are not year-round shedders, instead they "blow" their coat once a year (sometimes twice in the case of intact females) just before the summer months. While the week or two an ACD is blowing his or her coat can lead to hair everywhere, many people find it preferable to constant shedding.

I have three ACD and they do not shed.​

 

[Buster]

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I have a heeler- she sheds. Especially when the temps get warmer. It's not too bad because they are short-haired but heelers have an undercoat and do shed.

From cattledog.com:

The correct Australian Cattle Dog coat is what is known as a "double coat". The short, straight outer coat is protective in nature, keeping the elements from the ACDs skin while the undercoat is short, kinky and dense. Australian Cattle Dogs are not year-round shedders, instead they "blow" their coat once a year (sometimes twice in the case of intact females) just before the summer months. While the week or two an ACD is blowing his or her coat can lead to hair everywhere, many people find it preferable to constant shedding.

I have three ACD and they do not shed.​

Ok, I see what you are saying. I didn't know there was a difference between seasonal shedding and constant shedding. Mine is going through her "blowing out the coat" right now and it is a mess, but yes, in general, there isn't much hair left by her.

 

[Redfeathers]

Buster, your Irish Setter story is funny! I once saw a man driving a very nice BMW, He had an older lady sitting next to him in the passenger seat with this perfectly round head of white hair. I was kind of amazed at how every single hair was in place, until she turned her head and I saw her long poodle nose. lol

 

[speckledhen]

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Yes, but I cannot stand any of them! I like short or smooth coated dogs, but they still shed.