grooming

our two only get bathed about 2 a year but go swimming once or twice a week.
Must say i didn't realise there was a difference between moulting and
shedding , although in saying that our chocolate "sheds" large amounts from
his hind quarters as in moulting.
"Spot" <noSPAMme DeleteThis @somewhere.net> wrote in message
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> Labs don't moult they shed and they shed year round. As for the brushing
> you can do it every day or a couple times a week it depends on how much
> they are shedding at the time. I only ever bath my dogs about every 4 to
> 6 months and if they get stinky some in between a good whiping down with a
> cloth soaked in white vinegar helps neutralize any odors.
>
> Celeste
> "Fixer" <steve.h111111111111111 DeleteThis @ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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>> how many times is too often to groom your lab whilst they are moulting in
>> that you dont ruin their natural oils in their coat?
>>
>
>
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Fixer wrote:
> our two only get bathed about 2 a year but go swimming once or twice a week.
> Must say i didn't realise there was a difference between moulting and
> shedding , although in saying that our chocolate "sheds" large amounts from
> his hind quarters as in moulting.
> "Spot" <noSPAMme.DeleteThis@somewhere.net> wrote in message
> news:r5hrg.2978$Sr1.2312@trndny08...
>> Labs don't moult they shed and they shed year round. As for the brushing
>> you can do it every day or a couple times a week it depends on how much
>> they are shedding at the time. I only ever bath my dogs about every 4 to
>> 6 months and if they get stinky some in between a good whiping down with a
>> cloth soaked in white vinegar helps neutralize any odors.
>>
>> Celeste
>> "Fixer" <steve.h111111111111111.DeleteThis@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
>> news:HLdrg.90943$uP.50477@newsfe2-gui.ntli.net...
>>> how many times is too often to groom your lab whilst they are moulting in
>>> that you dont ruin their natural oils in their coat?
>>>
>>
>
>
You can call it whatever you like, but Labs lose their undercoat in the
spring or early summer. This results in large quantities of fur; we
brush Rollo with a pink Zoom Groom every day during this period, which
is now. I've gotten a lot off just by rubbing "against the grain" with
my hand too.

I don't think you can brush too much with the Zoom Groom; I think it
helps the natural oils. Can't speak for other brushes.

BTW, we put the fur in the garden to repel pests.

Rollo is 8 and has had only one washing with soap when he rolled in
something dead. He does love to swim and run around in the rain.

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Do they really shed year round?
I find my dog sheds a hell of a lot more during spring summer, and then a
little more as it goes into winter. The rest of the year there's not much
at all.

I have this device that looks like a saw and it rakes out the loose hairs.
My dog LOVES this. When I pick it up, he comes over wagging like a lunatic
just the same as if I had a food treat. That's pretty much all I do for
grooming.



"Spot" <noSPAMme DeleteThis @somewhere.net> wrote in message
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> Labs don't moult they shed and they shed year round. As for the brushing
> you can do it every day or a couple times a week it depends on how much
> they are shedding at the time. I only ever bath my dogs about every 4 to
> 6 months and if they get stinky some in between a good whiping down with a
> cloth soaked in white vinegar helps neutralize any odors.
>
> Celeste
> "Fixer" <steve.h111111111111111 DeleteThis @ntlworld.com> wrote in message
> news:HLdrg.90943$uP.50477@newsfe2-gui.ntli.net...
>> how many times is too often to groom your lab whilst they are moulting in
>> that you dont ruin their natural oils in their coat?
>>
>
>
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Labs blow coat twice a year where it's really coming out in gobs the rest of
the time they are still shedding just not as bad. One thing is for sure if
you don't like hair in your house a lab is not a dog for you.

Celeste

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> Do they really shed year round?
> I find my dog sheds a hell of a lot more during spring summer, and then a
> little more as it goes into winter. The rest of the year there's not much
> at all.
>
> I have this device that looks like a saw and it rakes out the loose hairs.
> My dog LOVES this. When I pick it up, he comes over wagging like a
> lunatic just the same as if I had a food treat. That's pretty much all I
> do for grooming.
>
>
>
> "Spot" <noSPAMme DeleteThis @somewhere.net> wrote in message
> news:r5hrg.2978$Sr1.2312@trndny08...
>> Labs don't moult they shed and they shed year round. As for the brushing
>> you can do it every day or a couple times a week it depends on how much
>> they are shedding at the time. I only ever bath my dogs about every 4 to
>> 6 months and if they get stinky some in between a good whiping down with
>> a cloth soaked in white vinegar helps neutralize any odors.
>>
>> Celeste
>> "Fixer" <steve.h111111111111111 DeleteThis @ntlworld.com> wrote in message
>> news:HLdrg.90943$uP.50477@newsfe2-gui.ntli.net...
>>> how many times is too often to groom your lab whilst they are moulting
>>> in that you dont ruin their natural oils in their coat?
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
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"Spot" <noSPAMme RemoveThis @somewhere.net> wrote in message
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> Labs blow coat twice a year where it's really coming out in gobs the rest
of
> the time they are still shedding just not as bad. One thing is for sure
if
> you don't like hair in your house a lab is not a dog for you.
>
> Celeste

Labs shed? Dang! That's a dissappointment, because I thought I had self
rejuvenating carpet. The 5 o'clock shadow growing out of the linoleum was
starting to worry me though....
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