Moulting

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This may be a really stupid question but do dogs moult round about now because the weather is getting warmer? We've had Ddog for about 4 months and until the last week or two she's hardly moulted at all. Right now I'm surprised she has any fur left there's so much of it drifting about on the floor and all over my clothes! She seems to be getting slightly lighter coloured as well...is this her summer wardrobe? Or do I need a trip to the vets?

I'm no expert but my pup is moulting like mad!
I'm grooming daily to take out the loose fur. Well some of it!

Possibly depends on breed, but our GSD definitely does! You could make another dog out of all the fur she sheds.

My gsd pup is moulting!

Be extremely glad you don't have a husky. .

Yup about now dogs decide to change all their fur. I have two golden retrievers. The amount of fur would allow me to knit a whole new dog.

There are people out there who knit clothes from dog hair. .

Why?????

My lab ( 16mnths) is going through first proper moult. As she is our third lab I invested in a Gtech earlier in the year. We would be knee deep in black fur without it. She still hasn't grown a full double coat yet and I agree you do wonder how they don't end up bald.

Our 4 year old black lab is getting dandruffy which means he is about to moult. Last one was a nightmare and they seem to be getting worse as he get older. Dreading it,.

Thanks all! Naively I had sort of thought there were moulting and non - moulting dogs, and that I had a non - moulting one so I was a bit surprised when she started shedding everywhere. I have so much to learn....

How old is she? Is she neutered, or has she had an anaesthetic for any other reason?

Bitch moults are more based around their seasons than time of year, usually happening around 4 months after a season.

Post-spay, most bitches will mimic the epic moult that happens after a litter.

We have a Malamute. She moults 2 x a year but for 6 months at a time the hair is immense. It gets in your pants, in your mouth and I found one in my toothbrush (the dogs aren't even allowed upstairs)

What is she?

What breed is your dog? I recommend a ferminator. I've just used it to get a box full of hair off my toller. I use it every week and notice a lot less furry tumbleweeds drifting across he floors since I started.

Yes - definitely moulting time - well it's pretty much year round with a Labrador, but DDog is shedding more than usual. Spent a good 15 minutes hoovering him today!

My chocolate lab hardly moults, I could stuff a mattress daily with what comes off our yellow lab at the minute. The birds are loving our garden to line their nests. Pampered baby birds around here.