Shedding

[CorgiMum]

Originally Posted by Jespah

The Canadian Corgi site says that Corgis can have two shedding seasons - January to June and July to December. ; )

Montrose and Dylan are both very much Canadian Corgis.

[Chip's Mom]

Barbara:

You are so right on that one. My Digger would shed like that - he was born in northern NY about 20 miles from the Thousand Islands Bridge and Canada. Chip so far barely sheds at all but I still brush him quite often because he likes it so much. Digger always hated it and would hide under the bed.

[corgimom]

With all this shedding that we have been talking about, I am going to put in a plug for the "Dyson animal vacuum". We got one last December and LOVE IT. It is bagless - costs around $500

With 3 cats and Cody, this vacuum has been great and picks up so much hair including enbedded dirt, etc. I had a regular Hoover and after I had just vacuumed my house with the Hoover, and then the Dyson; I could not believe the hair and dirt that was left behind by the Hoover.

I ran into some people tonight while out on my walk and they wanted to meet Cody. I did not know them, but we got onto the subject of dog hair and vacuums and she mentioned to her husband that she wants the Dyson because she heard so many good things about it. I was telling her that I had one and how well it worked and then her husband was saying that now he will have to buy her one.

Linda

[dcole]

Mmmm, glad to hear that those Dyson vacs really work. I've been wondering
if they are worth the money, and it sounds like they are. Trevor does not shed all that much (although plenty of hair does come out when I brush him)
but the cats are another story. Everytime I pet one, I get about a kitten's worth of fuzz in my hand!

-Debi

[Michael Romanos]

Debi - loose hair is shedding.

Corgis shed big at least twice a year and shed lightly most other times. If you can get loose hair from running a comb through their coat then if they shake themselves, which my Taylor quite often does, loose hair will fly everywhere. Same as when they roll over, hair will be left behind. Shedding in large volumes or light sheds depends on a lot of circumstances - man-made or otherwise.

[corgimom]

Cody, sheds alot and I am sorry that I have the furniture that I do because it
is like a magnet towards his hair. A little over a month ago, he was in the midst of lots of shedding, but it has tapered off somewhat now.

linda

[Michael Romanos]

Taylor is well overue for a bath - talk about monthly baths - well he has not had one single bath this whole autumn and winter so far. It is lucky that I comb-brush-comb him daily. Yesterday, Taylor clashed for the first time at his regular visit to a retirement village, with a guy and his two Golden Retrievers. The two dogs smelt terrible and their coats were unkempt. Compared to them, Taylor looked in pristine condition. No wonder that everyone at the village raves about how clean Taylor is and what a lovely coat he has.

[corgimom]

I now give Cody a bath in my kids bathtub and I found a drain cover that catches the hair before it goes down the drain. I found him this morning sitting in their tub - that must mean he likes it; he doesn't fight his bath; he does seem to enjoy them and before I can get a towel around him to dry him off, he shakes all over!

He spent last Saturday at his Doggy day care boarding place and when I picked him up on Sunday, he felt dirty. Their outside play area is more dirt than it is grass because it just has not had a chance to grow in with our hot weather and them not watering it. I know he was romping and rolling around with the other dogs in the dirt - on Monday he got a much needed bath.

linda

[Corgis'R4me]

*~* Midnight & Sunshine will be 10 months old on August 1st. They do not have that much hair yet on their undercoat. It was shaved before they got spayed (at 6 months old)...but, it has not grown too much after that.

They do not shed that much...so far......so far.

** I give them a bath EVERY WEEKEND. They are small enough now to still fit in my kitchen sink. All I have to do is say, "Bath ?"...."Come on. let's take a
bath !" They run over to the kitchen sink and get all excited. They both sit still and seem to really LOVE their bath. They do not shake until I give them permission. SERIOUSLY ! I will get them out of the sink..bring them over to a spot in my family room...and then I will tell them, "shake" !! They honestly wait..to shake ! I guess I have them trained.

*~* Nikki

[Michael Romanos]

I would not recommend bathing a Corgi weekly. Really once every two-three months is ideal but we may have to bath them more often because bathing greatly helps getting rid of unwanted loose hairs - part of treatment for coat shedding. So a bath once a month or even every three weeks is ok. However, the natural oils in the Corgis coat suffer with monthly baths and a bath a week would be very damaging. Then a lot of dog shampoos are poor quality. That's another problem.

[milles2]

A few things to add to this....

I think Corgi pups come with a grace period! My Tucker never really shed a whole lot until he was about a year old. Now I use a Furminator (undercoat rake) and if I don't do it at least 2 times a week, when I go to comb him I could almost make a 2nd dog.

Tufts: Tuck has never "tufted". I was actually looking forward to pulling tufts! Bummer.

Both Tuck and Lulu have predominantly black coats. Tuck doesn't seem to know enough to find the shade. Lulu, always in the shade. I will push Tucker towards shade and when I touch him, I am amazed how hot is black fur gets. But he really doesn't seem to notice.

Love the idea of a groomer pulling up in the driveway. Wish we had that here. I swear I was the last person to find out about our self serve dog washes. You go in, they have the elevated groomer tubs, you can brush them out, wash them, and use their high power dryers. They ask you pick up the obvious hair but it's their drain!!!! One in the area is called "Dunkin Doggies" - kind of a spook of the Dunkin Doughnuts chain!

Susan

[bajoiner]

Regarding the shedding problem I was having with Sassy, it has slowed some and it has been in the 100s here in Florida for the past few weeks. But regarding clipping a Corgi, I have to agree I would never clip Sassy. She runs and plays outside and her tongue also hangs way down but our front door has a PetSafe door in it so she can come and go as she pleases during the day when my hard door is open and she also has a wading pool and dive rings which she absolutely loves. I brush Sassy on a daily basis and bathe her at least every 2-3 weeks. I will just keep that up as I could not clip her. Her hair is beautiful.

[Michael Romanos]

If Sassy is a fluff and you live in a hot climate, it would be totally in keeping with Corgi management and ethics to trim Sassy a little. If her hair stands out more than say a Rough Coated Collie or a Shetland Sheep Dog ( Sheltie), then it would further be entirely acceptable to trim the parts which are fluffed. Don't bath her every two weeks - the minimum is once every three weeks.

[bajoiner]

I have changed my avatar picture of Sassy hoping that possibly you all could tell me if she is a fluffy. She has some feathering but her coat is not as long as the fluffies I have researched and seen on the internet sites. I do not think she is a fluffy and she is not for show only a very spoiled and loved pet, I am just curious whether she is or not. Any and all input appreciated.

[corgimom]

Bajoiner,

your Sassy does not look like a Fluffy to me.

linda