half and half

[Brittany]

What the hell am I suppose to do with half puppy fur half adult fur!?!? :cussing2: My poor Busa looks like someone poured baby oil only on certian parts of his body. :uglyhammer: Adult fur is laying down and puppy fur just as fluffy as can be. I know with summer almost here I will get his hair cut (not shaved). Is it better to just wait for all the adult fur to come in? He is shedding so much! Is that from the seasons changing or losing his puppy coat? Or both? He is like a dandelion. You touch him or the wind blows to hard and POOF! White fur everywhere. I comb him and rake him at least twice a day. I know all the loose fur is only going to make him hotter. Any suggestions, advice or personal experience welcomed. Except get a good vacuum. Ordered one yesterday. LOL

 

[DAWNMERIE]

It's both, tis the season Keep brushing and raking and vacuuming

It's normal.

 

[YorkvilleNewfie]

Yup, like Dawn said, 'tis the season! Buy a rake! I like this one: http://www.amazon.com/Evolution-W61...qid=1365456587&sr=8-2&keywords=undercoat+rake

Super cheap and works PERFECTLY. Love it.

 

[nowhavethreebears]

Yep....The undercoat rake is definitely your friend.

I took Hannah out on the upper deck yesterday and turned the force dryer on her. When I finished there was enough hair flying around the yard for condors to build a nest.

 

[Brittany]

Thanks ever.

 

[Brittany]

Sorry accidentally hit send. Thanks everyone. I guess I will rake and rake some more.

 

[Elizabeth]

Keep brushing
And if I may ask, why would you get his hair cut?

E

 

[Bojie]

Mars coat king is my best friend. Pretty much everyones Newfs are blowing coat this time of year. Totally normal, and the different types of coat is totally normal too. They all go through a transition while they grow in their new coat.

 

[Brittany]

Keep brushing
And if I may ask, why would you get his hair cut?

E

I was thinking it might help with keeping him cool. I am not going to cut short just professional trimmed up I guess is a better word.

 

[Elizabeth]

I just looked at the pics you posted, he's adorable!
But he doesn't have a coat to cut yet
Really, just getting the undercoat out helps immensely. He won't fully have his adult coat until about 3 years or so.

E

 

[Bojie]

Riggs is 2.5yrs old and just getting his adult coat in from his adolescent coat. It takes a long time. Trim to keep it neat and tidy but don't let them shave or use clippers on him That shiny oily looking stuff coming in is actually the healthy stuff. The floof might be starting to get a brown tinge to it? That's dead coat. The joys of owning a Newf! The blowing of the coat!

 

[DAWNMERIE]

Just wait till he goes through the lanky teenage stage...it's an in between stage where they just don't look like a newf, they look a bit odd but they grow into themselves. I think when I got the coat king for Zeke at age 3, he still had an orange patch on his back I couldn't stand and the coat king helped to finally get rid of that

 

[victoria1140]

another thing we do is in the summer I have his belly hair tunnelled , just a strip off so he can get better contact with the tiled floor, also we have cool coats, large fans and last year l bought them an air con unit

spoilt babies here

 

[Brandie&Maggie]

Yup, just keep brushing.

No need for a haircut to keep him cool. You can have the belly tunneled like Victoria said. Otherwise, just trim around the edges. Getting the undercoat out is the key.

Capri has a great booklet on grooming that I love. You can find the link to order it under the "Newfie stuff for sale" - highly recommended!

 

[dumainedogs]

Ahhh.. you've reached the truly ridiculous stage of newfy development Brush, rake, mars coat king, comb ... and a camera to document it so you can laugh later.

 

[mrs big dogs]

Also my K-9 dryer is my best friend this time of the year comb-blow-comb-blow

 

[Brittany]

I know this might sound stupid but can I just use an air compressor? For just blowing off the loose fur?

 

[Elizabeth]

I think the air compressor might be a little too direct and scare him, plus the noise?
But I know people use a shop vac sometimes.

E

 

[mrs big dogs]

Belle my crazy Landseer loves to be Vacuumed, she follows us around the house, it would work too if your newfie would allow it

 

[ElvisTheNewf]

We used to use our shop vac, but really, nothing compares to a real high velocity dryer. We fought it for a long time thinking it was too expensive, but we finally caved and bought one. We use it ALL THE TIME on Elvis and really regret not biting the bullet and getting one sooner.

If it's one thing I've learned from NN it's that if everyone on here recommends something, just go on and get it. There's a reason everyone loves it!