ADVICE ON COAT SHEDDING NEEDED

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by Ruger1 on 04 February 2011 - 17:02

            We keep our show mare under lights and blankets, last spring for some odd reason she would not shed out her coat until late spring....Vet and trainer, as well as some research suggested adding corn/vegetable oil to her grain...It worked....: )

            It would make sense that using the salmon oil with your GSD could help...JMO

            And lots of gentle brushing to stimulate the hair follicles......: )

                    Deanna...: )

by hachiko on 05 February 2011 - 10:02

Thank u all for the advice, but one question still remains here, everybody has suggested how to accelerate the process of shedding but no one mentioned how to SLOW DOWN the shedding process, like the process of sprinkling water twice a day which was suggested to me by someone very experienced here.

by TessJ10 on 05 February 2011 - 12:02

Nature is nature and will take its course. The biggest no-no if you want to keep hair is don't bathe in warm water. That definitely accelerates a shedding coat. Otherwise the only way I know to reduce shedding/bad coat is when it's caused by poor diet or illness, then of course high quality diet and successful treatment of the illness fix the coat, but that's not your case here.

If the coat is going to blow, the fastest way to get it back is to give that warm water bath and brush out the shedding hair over the next few days so it's over with and the dog can start in on the new one. So it's up to you which way you think he'll look better on show day. I hope he has a successful show!

by hachiko on 05 February 2011 - 13:02

thank u tess, he won twice in junior class under different judges.

by yellowrose of Texas on 05 February 2011 - 17:02

RUGER1:

I wanted to ask,,what type of LIGHTS do you and the other person suggest to keep a show animal under?   FLourescent or incandescent ? or other?

and what wattage and how close to a dog kennel would you place the light?    very Interesting !

As I closed I thought of something funny                or a   GROW LIGHT? But as an afterthought,
Hachiko:

When the body is depleted of VITAMIN D< which we get from sunlight- maybe this dog needs more sunlight every day or you could use a light on the dog at intervals each day.   When the body doesn't get proper D then the body has to over re act to duplicate other needs.

I would use a light and get more sunlight outside daily.

YR

by starrchar on 05 February 2011 - 20:02

We used to keep florescent lights on through the night starting in the early spring to promote shedding of our horses, so that beautiful slick summer coat was suppossedly exposed much sooner than normal. I am not convinced it made a difference, but we did it anyway. Of course this is the opposite of what the OP wants :(. As the theory goes, the added period of light tricks the horse's brain into thinking the days are getting longer, which means spring is approaching, therefore promoting shedding.

by Ruger1 on 05 February 2011 - 20:02

YR....I had to asked the trainer... She uses 100 watt bulbs on our mare...She works for a a very top notch barn that needs their horses to be in show coat all year around and they use fluorescent lighting. The purpose is to simulate day light conditions, The lighting is set on a timer to mimic long hours of daylight. We live in the northeast so they are blanketed as well......The lights are set on the ceiling of the stalls at about 5-6 ft above the horses .....Our mare is in beautiful coat all year around using this method....: )

by TessJ10 on 05 February 2011 - 20:02

"When the body is depleted of VITAMIN D< which we get from sunlight- maybe this dog needs more sunlight every day or you could use a light on the dog at intervals each day."

Right, WE get Vit. D from sunlight. Dogs don't. Unlike humans, their synthesis of Vit. D from sunlight is extremely low.

by MR4166 on 23 February 2011 - 03:02

in Pakistan Karachi i know of breeder who keep their dogs in Dark for 18 hours a day to prevent them from molting and shedding/ also the room has to be cool
try it you will be surprised

by contimali on 23 February 2011 - 04:02

Ok. How about I keep you in the dark 18 hours a day.

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