Shedding Light on Shedding: Minimise Your Dogs Hair Loss

Dog shedding on furnishings or on the seats of a car is one of those frustrating first-world problems that can cause a major headache. It's enough to put off the best-intentioned friend or family member from dog-sitting.

Whether your precious pooch is a show dog or your well-loved furry family member, controlling their shedding helps keep our homes and cars clean. Read on for the best ways to minimise shedding from your dog.

Understanding Dog Shedding

A dog's coat helps them to regulate their body temperature. It also offers protection to their skin from the sun and environment. If a dog's hair stops growing, it will shed naturally. Stress, health issues and a dog's breed may also cause a dog to shed hair.

Double-coated breeds typically shed their undercoats in the Spring and Autumn. In Spring, dogs tend to lose hair to lighten their outer coat for Summer. And in the Autumn, they can shed hair to make way for a new undercoat to keep them warm in Winter.

How to Minimise Shedding

Here are the best ways to minimise shedding at home:

Bathe Your Dog Regularly

This is going to help remove any loose hair. You're effectively transferring the shedding of unwanted, dead hair from the environment and into the water you bathe your dog in.

Always use a quality shampoo specially formulated for dogs. All professional dog shampoos from the Plush Puppy range are formulated from primarily derived ingredients. The range is all high quality, extremely performant and caters for all coat types. A good quality shampoo is essential as it opens the cuticle to release any unwanted dirt and grease from the hair.

Sealing the cuticle after shampooing is essential when assisting in the de-shedding process. This is generally done by using a Plush Puppy conditioner or by using Plush Puppy Seabreeze Oil. Shampoo opens the cuticle and the conditioner seals the cuticle. This allows the hair ready to slide out with better ease.

Brush Your Dog as Part of Their Grooming Regime

Regularly brushing your dog is going to help you remove loose, unwanted, dead hair. If you make it part of your dog's daily routine, you'll soon see how much hair you've removed that would otherwise have ended up all around the home on floors and furniture.

Always remember that brushing a coat dry can cause damage and make the brushing process much harder. Always use a great quality grooming spray like OMG anytime you brush or comb your fur friend.

Use the Right Brush!

A bad workman blames his tools as the saying goes. Investing in the right dog grooming products will help minimise shedding. To do so, you'll need a brush designed for your dog's specific coat type. Here are some of our Plush Puppy favourites:

• Ultimate Pin Brush Regular: great for any breed, especially those with short coats
• Ultimate Soft Slicker Brush: gets through the densest of coats (eg: Retrievers)
• Ultimate Anti-Static Porcupine Brush: soft/double density coats (eg: Pomeranian)

Provide Plenty of Fresh Water to Drink

Ensuring your dog is always well-hydrated is going to help keep its coat and skin healthy and in the best possible condition. It helps deliver vital nutrients to the skin and beyond.

Keep Your Dog Cool

You'll find some dogs may shed more hair when the weather's warmer in order to stay cooler. You can reduce the likelihood of this happening by keeping them cool. Use fans and air conditioning to help minimise shedding as well as keep their water bowl full at all times.

Check Out the Plush Puppy Range

Plush Puppy has a range of tried and tested products that will help to minimise your precious pooch's shedding. Get dog shedding under control today by ordering from our range of speciality, luxury dog grooming products. We have an extensive range of shampoos, conditioners, brushes and tools for all breeds of dogs and all coat types.