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Fawn Dane shedding terrible

Shedding issue

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jamie7375

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Posted: 3:38:08 PM 2/7/2009

hello to everyone. we have a year old indoor fawn great dane. He is shedding so bad we are thinking of making him an outside dog but we dont want to. The vet has done the test and he is not allergic to anything and nothing mediacally is wrong. We vacum twice a day and everytime he shakes or we rub him, fur goes everywhere. He is on Nutro large breed and we just switched him to adult. We use salmon oil on his food and are at a loose. Any help is greatly appreciated...

Illusionminis

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Posted: 10:25:56 AM 2/8/2009

it sounds more to me that you should have do a bit more research before choosing a dog. All short and long haired breeds are heavy shedders. I don't think it is fair to him just throw him outside becuase you didn't do your homework. How would you like it if somone in your family to you, sorry you spilled your drink you have to eat outside now.

There are a ton of different products, and sometimes the quality of the food can make a difference. What kind of food is he on? Is it hight quality such as merrick, innova, etc? Also they make a tool for horses called a sheding blade. it is metal with small teeth on one side, and leather or plastic handles. Most horse supply places, farm supply places, and a few pet stores carry them. Just ask for a shedding blade, they should know. You use it teeth side on the coat and pull/brush going with the hair. You want to be very careful around bony areas such as the legs. You want to use good pressure, but not skining him. Do that probably once a day, and get all the dead hair out. you should see a difference.

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