When is the shed over?

[chris nanney]

I've been using an undercoat rake to remove dull/dead hair from my Bernese Mountain Dogs. With my old male, I haven't been getting much hair out now that his dull undercoat has been removed. However, with my young female, I can continue to rake out coat by the bunches. However, it is no longer the dry/dull coat, it is dark in color.

Is this a clue that the shed is over and I should quit using the rake and just brush as normal? Or should I continue to rake as long as coat is coming out? I felt like I could have continued to rake out hair until she became a Greater Swiss Mountain Dog.

 

[AngusMcDubhsMom]

Can't speak for Berners, but with a Newf....IS IT EVER OVER?? Nope!

 

[Raventerp1]

It's NEVER over....LOL..... I use a commercial blower which really helps get the hair out, then use the good 'ol Mars Coat King.....

 

[gitchegumee]

Ask our Dyson, the shed never stops!!! At least the local birds have plenty of nest lining material.

 

[Sue M.]

If it's the darker hair, that is the guard hair and although you will still get some shedding, it shouldn't be massive once the dull undercoat is out.

Are you using a Mars Coat King? The MCK will start to take out guard hair after the undercoat is out and you should stop using it after that.

 

[R Taft]

Yes it is Never over for newfs, but their is a definite difference between the undercoat and guard hairs, I just brush once the undercoat is out.
But I have found i do not get much undercoat since I have only one newf and brush a minimum of every second day.........

 

[newfy]

With Newfies, it is never over,
just be glad you do not have a Border Collie,
the one I have sheds more than the 2 Newfs!!