Shedding heavily

[Guest Anonymous]

My 11 month old boxer is shedding so bad. Everything has hair on it. We were in warmer climate 2 weeks ago 60 degrees and now we are in WI. She is not scratching and its mostly in her hip area.What can be wrong??

[ShatteringGlass]

her coat is probably just adjusting to the temperature change. Get yourself a rubber curry brush and give her a good brushout. The more hair you brush out, the less hair in the house :D

[AllAmericanPUP]

Hips are where most of the shedding is done, though i dont know why :lol:

If it's warmer now, she's probably just shedding her winter coat.

[DogPaddle]

Fur, flanks and spring.
Ugh, don't remind me. I just hope its warm enough to brush Zaphod in the yard when he starts this spring.
Sounds fairly normal, if there are no other symptoms I'd not worry.

[ObedienceGrrl]

The big boys started about a week ago.

It's not pretty in our house!

Thank doG for the Cresteds!!!!

[mouseatthebusstop]

I just love dog hair - with three dogs I get knee deep

[imported_Kat]

Meg at the moment is shedding like there is no end to her fur! Thanks to her prat owner keeping her in such wonderful condition :roll: her coat isn't going to be in decent condition until a good few months yet I think.

[imported_Matty]

I think a damp cloth or a hounds glove works great on short coated dogs. Also those shedding blades are great to use.
If your concerned that it may be a medical issue then get a blood test done on your dog just to rule out Thyroid problems etc. It might ease your mind just to be sure. :wink: