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My last lab (yellow) had more of an undercoat than any of the black labs we had growing up. Making brushing a regular part of the routine (at least 3-4x/wk) helps decrease the visble shedding at other times, IMO.
This time of year, and basically anytime of year when the temps. were above 50 degrees, the undercoat rake was my main grroming tool of choice for my lab. Hair, hair and more hair for seval weeks in the spring. At least the songbirds got something nice with which to line their nests.
Yes, labs shed, even with the best foods and supplements/oils added to their diet, especially those with longer hair and more undercoat. Sometimes you just have to accept it and work with it. IMO, labs are worth it.
My last lab (yellow) had more of an undercoat than any of the black labs we had growing up. Making brushing a regular part of the routine (at least 3-4x/wk) helps decrease the visble shedding at other times, IMO.
This time of year, and basically anytime of year when the temps. were above 50 degrees, the undercoat rake was my main grroming tool of choice for my lab. Hair, hair and more hair for seval weeks in the spring. At least the songbirds got something nice with which to line their nests.
Yes, labs shed, even with the best foods and supplements/oils added to their diet, especially those with longer hair and more undercoat. Sometimes you just have to accept it and work with it. IMO, labs are worth it.
My dog just won't stop shedding it's so annoying so every morning I get the vacuums out and suck her dead hairs up and she loves it! I haven't seen a single fur since
I use my furminator on all four of my black labs EVERY day. cuts way down on the amount of fur floating around the house and it only takes about 15 minutes to do all of them.
Try the ShedMonster brush from Walmart ($14.99) in the pet section. My black lab shreds like crazy and this helps a lot, but nothing totally stops shedding...especially when they blow their coats in spring & fall. He loves being brushed and I find it very relaxing & bonding. Shredding also keeps your lab cleaner. They shed fur as well as dirt and dry skin.
As for oils...fish oil stinks and then your dog kind of smells fishy. Olive oil seems like a good option, but keep the quantity small. It lubricates the inside of the dog just like it does for people!
Labradors are notorious for being heavy constant shedders. People who are upset by dog hair should not own Labs.
OP, you can take the dog outside and give him a good going over with a hound glove every day. That should reduce the hair in your house a little bit. But if you are going to own a Lab, you are going to have a lot of hair in the house.
Seriously, people who get upset about dog hair on the floor and their clothing really should not own dogs. Dogs come with shed hair as a complete package; you can't separate the two.
OP, if the dog is not allergic to corn, try a tablespoon of corn oil every day. It will make the dog nice and shiny, but no amount of any kind of oil is going to stop a Labrador from shedding.
I use a rake on my dogs every couple of days which helps cut down on the hair that ends up as dust bunnies or on my clothes. It really helps this time of the year when my blue heeler starts to blow her coat.
I guess I take dog hair for granted; it is just part of life with dogs.
I do really want a roomba to help keep up with the mid-week between vacuuming hair on the floor, but my border collie would either try to herd it, kill it, or would be terrified of it. And my blue heeler would similarly think it was a large metallic rodent and try to kill it.
I decided a long time ago that life with dog hair was vastly superior to life without dogs
It's just a fact of life owning a lab. You've got to love them, hair and all because they are one of the sweetest tempered family dogs walking the face of the earth.
When our boys were young, we lived in the country and our lab followed them everywhere through the bush, on hikes, fishing trips to the creek, etc. She was like a teacher, babysitter and their best buddy and they both love animals, especially dogs to this day. They are now in their late 20's and early 30's.
I now own two tiny non-shedders and I love having no hair in my carpets and in corners, but back then, I'd have never owned a different breed than our labs. They were a perfect dog to have at that time.
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Totally worth it.
Try the ShedMonster brush
