Regardless of the length of coat your dog has when summer gets here, they all shed, some more than others of course. Loosing that winter coat can mean having thousands of dog hairs floating around your house per day. And when these little hairs go floating around they end up sticking to everything possible - your clothes, your furniture, your couches, etc.
Of course not all dogs shed in one huge fashion like this. There are certain indoor pets that shed all year long, but the hair is minimal, nothing like a dog shedding for the summer.
Try these tips to help keep the dog's coat clean and your house "hair free":
1. Ask any professional what the best thing to do when your dog is shedding and they will all invariable agree that brushing your dog on a regular basis during shedding season is by far the best thing that you can do. You will need a brush that is tailor-made for your pet's coat. You will probably spend anywhere from one time per day brushing your dog's hair or as little as one week depending on what breed of dog you are dealing with.
2. Brush very deeply with firm strokes. Use short strokes instead of long ones because they penetrate the coat more thoroughly. If you are running over the coat quickly with the brush then you are not really getting deep into the area that you need to make the brushing effective.
3. Go against the direction of the growth as you brush the second time around. This will help loosen any hair that you may have missed on your first round of deep brushing. This may cause some static unless you have a static free brush so it is recommended that you get one so as not to shock your dog.
4. A second brushing technique is to use a comb to brush the dog after you have deep cleaned him with the first 2 brushes.
5. There are some dogs that just will not stand still for a good coat brushing because of the strangeness of the brush. For these types of situations there is a perfect solution called a grooming glove. And like the name says, it is a glove that fits on your hand to groom your dog. What makes it a grooming glove is that there are hundreds of tiny plastic or rubber teeth to help brush those dogs that simply cannot sit still for a standard brush.
6. Last but not least, it is advisable to properly bath and groom your dog all year round not only for the health and well being of your pet, but also it minimizes the amount of hair when it comes time to shed.
