Where To Start

Learn How To Stop Dog Hair Shedding!

Where To Start

Start off your journey of controlling and living with dog hair shedding by understanding that all dogs shed their hair. Think of it as a little trade off for the pleasure they give to us.
Then you will need to start a weekly grooming routine and give your dog a properly balanced diet. To obtain a healthy looking, shinny, soft, less shedding coat you have to start on the inside. Healthy skin results in a healthy coat.
Healthy looking coats need the proper balance of essential fatty acids and biotin, a B-vitamin. The essential fatty acids make your pets coat thicker and more shinny while biotin works as a nutritional enzyme for their complete synthesis.
You first need to restore the essential fatty acids that have been processed out of most commercial pet foods.
Find out what your breed of dogs hair type is Short, Medium, Long, Coarse, Fine, Curly or Straight. Then you can decide the proper grooming tools you will need.

It is recommended for short hair use a soft bristle brush. Medium hair and long hair use a wire pin brush with long pins or medium bristol brush with long bristles and a slicker brush to remove mats and tangles. Fine hair use a wire pin brush with short pins and a soft bristle brush . Curly hair use a firm bristle brush and slicker brush. Straight hair use a wire pin brush or firm bristle brush to groom your dog weekly. During times of heavy shedding use a deshedding brush.

It is important to include bathing in your dogs grooming routine. Do not bath your dog more than once a week and no longer than once a month. Make certain to use a shampoo made specific for dogs. See the Bathing page for more details.