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arasara · Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 9:58 pm Post subject: coat differences

Is there a difference between the whole colors/parti colors with the amount of shedding or does it just depend on the dog?

The reason I ask, is because Kosmo (God love him!) gets hair EVERYWHERE. I have hardwood floors all throughout my house. There are constanly fluff balls flying places.. the problem is, when I sit down to examine said fluff balls, I find predominantly white hair....

When I put on their winter coats, Kosmo has a whole layer of dog hair that Faith does not have.. I also find white hair all over my bed. I've noticed when I bathe them, Faith sheds like crazy into the brushes, but Kosmo doesn't really.. I guess that could be the difference, but his hair doesn't come out like that after a bath and I can only do so much..

Faith's coat is long and exceptionally gorgeous at the moment, but Kosmo's is shorter and courser. I got them groomed 2 weeks ago and had some taken off their top, and while Faith's hair was gorgeous and laying down flat, kosmo looked like he stuck his paw into a light socket Shocked

So what's the deal? Laughing

Avi says I'm banished to whole-colors forever if they really don't shed as much.. funny guy.. Evil or Very Mad

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Leigh Ann · Joined: 06 Apr 2004 Posts: 9220

Kallie seems to shed more. When brush Buddy, I get much more hair off of him than I do Kallie. Granted, Buddy has a thicker coat, but I still think Kallie sheds a whole lot more. I don't find much black hair (or red for that matter), it seems to be all white. When I do find black hair, it's in clumps on the carpet. The stuff that weaves into the couch is all white.
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Debby and Barkley · Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 10:06 pm Post subject:

Wow, I find it to be the opposite. I've fostered several B&Ts and some blanket-backed Tris and OH MY GOODNESS the black hair gets everywhere!!!!
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MaxandMindysMom · Joined: 07 Apr 2009 Posts: 708

Mindy has been shedding a lot. I think that's because she's ill though. I never thought she shed terribly much when she was younger but that may have been because we also had a Golden and we could make a new coat out of him every day I swear! I do notice that I'm always covered in white hair now though.
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Bruce H · Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 6:26 am Post subject:

I really think it depends on the individual dog. We have all 4 colors and I see no ryme or reason as to which is worse for shedding. Our worse AND best are both blenheims, with everything in between.
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Rio · Joined: 22 May 2009 Posts: 97

Rio seems to be a combination of both.

When i vacuum, most of the hair i pick up is white, but when i brush him i get a TON of brown hair from his ears, but hardly any white in the brush at all.

strange dogs.
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Litgirl01 · Joined: 21 Jul 2009 Posts: 1356

You should see Miles when he comes back from the groomers! He has a poofy butt that bounces when he walks. Laughing

It also looks like he has wings on either side of his butt! He's momma luv him anyway!
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liannescavaliers · Joined: 23 Jul 2008 Posts: 678 Location: Peterborough, ON

Lady has those wings like Miles too! We have two Blenheim's... but when we fostered Finnigan, a B and T, WOW did I notice a difference. We only seem to have the white shed from our girls, while Finnigan's black hair was EVERYWHERE. I could furminate him for hours longer than the girls. It's true though, when I brush the girls I only get red.
I have since just assumed that Ruby's would shed the least, followed by Blenheim's and B&T/Tri's. Maybe that's just me though!
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suec · Joined: 05 Jun 2005 Posts: 1238 Location: Cavalier

It seem that i find more white hair around. Of coarse when I brush I always get alot of Maxwell's hair (blenheim), but when I brush Bentley whom doesn't seem to shed as much but he has a thinner coat I can get plenty of blk. hair espesially form his beautiful long thick ears Confused

My bllack pants are always covered in white hair but if I have my white sweatshirt on and hold Bentley I can also have plenty of Black hair Rolling Eyes

. God love them!

drawadog · Joined: 18 Mar 2006 Posts: 5608 Location: Cavalier

Yea, poufy butt, lol, I can relate. At the wash place, I just let Pixelle sit, as she's already tired from agility. But I should really get a drying coat so that doesn't happen. I imagine Pixelle dog-talking to a friend, "Does this pouf make my butt look big?". I swear people think she's a bigger dog because of that poufy butt.
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