Does the shed reduction grooming help at all?

[jasonq]

I've heard it's called Shed-x or something and it is supposed to reduce shedding by like 80% - anyone that can vouch for it or debunk it's claims?

Thanks so much for any help - trying to decide if I want another golden after a 4 year layoff and the shedding is my only item in the negative column.

[theGoldenPup]

Spend a few minutes 2-3 times a day outside/laundry room brushing. Slicker brushes work well for this, and depending on your area there may be a few other options. These few minutes of brushing and a bath every 2-3 weeks can really help reduce the shedding.
I'm not really sure how those products work though...

GoldenPup

[groomer1]

I have been a groomer for 6 years I have seen all the claims about shed reducing services for an extra fee on top of grooming fees. They are unecessary. A groomer should do a force drying after a bath that is what helps to blow out alot of the dead coat.

[Karen and Katie]

Hi,

I have a 10 month old Golden and I remember when she was about 4 months old back in September how much she was shedding. I saw a post on this forum about a product called Lipiderm that reduces shedding. You can find it at better quality pet stores or on the Internet. It contains all natural, wholesome ingredients with Omega 3 and Omega 6 oils and some other types of fish oil. I put about a teaspoon in Katie's food every day. I can tell you from my experience that it definitely reduces the shedding problem. Within 2 weeks of using it, Katie's coat not only got much shinier, but the shedding was much, much better. She still sheds somewhat-- I am by no means saying that this will completely stop shedding, but it really drastically reduces it. I was amazed.

Hope this helps!
Karen

[OwnedbymyGolden]

When Izzy was 10 months old, she completely lost her hair coat.She looked like a yellow lab.Her tail got all scraggly.

I switched her dog food to a high quality one and added salmon oil capsules to her diet.Within a month, her tail bloom came back, her coat was shinier and she started growing her under coat back.Today, she has a beautiful coat and the salmon oil capsules have drastically cut back on her shedding.

I had a friend who started using Lipiderm on her Lab/Chow mix who was having some dry skin issues and it works great for him.

[Ruby's Mom]

Ruby started getting the Shed-X treatment at her groomer this spring. I'm ashamed to say that we have had her get a short cut for the past couple of Springs because the shedding was sooo bad that my son's allergies would flare up really bad. But I heard about the Shed-X treatment and thought we should try it. For 3 months our house has been almost hair-free! I'm losing more hair than my Golden! Please note that this is a GROOMING process of using special tools to comb out the hair. I think that there is a liquid supplement with the same or a similar name. This is not what I'm talking about!
Here is a link that has a list of groomers that provide the Shed-X treatment. http://kennelwood.cybermill.com/SHEDxNEW.tpl I would highly recommend it. The groomer that previously stated that extra treatments aren't nessesary probably doesn't take the Goldens she grooms home with him/her. :happy2 I think I could brush and comb for the rest of my life and there would be an endless supply of hair. We could clothe the country in dog hair sweaters just from our dog!

[WeLoveBailey]

Last year I found a procedure called furminator, it is a solution and brushing tool they use after the bath, and it works great. I brush Sammy 2 - 3 times a week, and I can enjoy wearing dark colors again. I think the website is www.furminator.com there is a search to find a groomer near you that uses it. I take Sammy every 4 - 6 weeks.

[ChicagoCanine]

Baths loosen the hair, and vigorous brushing with a shedding rake, slicker brush, and/or fine-toothed comb can get a lot of that loose undercoat out. I was able to get rid of most of the winter coat of a Collie/Malamute mix just by a long bath using a Zoom Groom during the bath and then combing out the hair for about 30 minutes with an undercoat rake and a greyhound comb. (I am not a groomer, you don't have to be one do to this.)
I mentioned that dog because she had the coat of a malamute, her owner (a friend) usually had fur tumbleweeds rolling around the house until that winter coat was shed out. I haven't had to do this with my Golden because she does not have tons of undercoat and so does not shed half as much as some Goldens do.

[missinbeau]

I don't know about this shed reduction stuff but I am going to look into it for my lab/shepard mix. In the past when bathing my golden or mixed breed while I have them in the tub and all soaped up I brush them. It is easier to control the hair and this really works. I also bathe my dogs every 4 weeks. The golden really enjoyed the blow drying. I use my own hair dryer on the dogs but someday maybe I'll buy one just for dogs. Has anyone seen this thing that hooks to your vac and has a really long hose with a brush and you can brush the dogs wet or dry? I think it was grooming buddy or somthing like that? I believe it was a commercial during an Animal Planet show :woofpup

[Maddie's Mom]

I have a 7 months old and haven't really noticed a lot of shedding. He comes from show lines so he's got quite a bit of coat already. I do brush him daily and get a whole brush full of fur out of him every day, so maybe the daily brushing helps with the shedding also. :204

[Lenny]

Last year I found a procedure called furminator, it is a solution and brushing tool they use after the bath, and it works great. I brush Sammy 2 - 3 times a week, and I can enjoy wearing dark colors again. I think the website is www.furminator.com there is a search to find a groomer near you that uses it. I take Sammy every 4 - 6 weeks.

I have one of these and when I'm done there is, literally, a pile and I mean a pile of hair from my GSD! So, I guess it works. My Golden is only 7 months and doesn't shed much yet. I remember when my GSD was 7 months and she didn't shed much and I thought wow, this is not that bad. Then she turned a year old and bam! I have hair on top of hair. But anyway, the Furminator is the best brush I've ever owned...in spite of it's cheesy name. It even came with a shirt. It says, "Got Hair" on the front or something like that.

[HappyHappyUs]

I'm going to try a few of these reccomendations. I just adopted a GR she is red not blonde and I didn't look up anything about them which was bad on my part.
The dog is great in every way. She knows commands and houstrained. Very sweet dog but sheds really really bad.
I gave her a bath. I have brushed her. I think I need a different brush though. Clumps of hair came out. I vaccummed and brought her back in and hair covered the floor (rug in living room) within 15 minutes.
I'm finding hair everywhere. One good thing is the previous owner taught her not to get up on couches or they would be covered in hair.
I'm going to see if any of these will help her.
I'm going to start giving her http://www.nzymes.com/index.ht I found this before I found this site to see if it works at all.
I do not mind some hair but not too tons and handfuls.
I just know that this hair is going to kill my mom when she comes over. She has allergies and asthma and it's really bad.

[GoldenJoy]

I just ordered a Furminator tool tonight. A groomer recommended it and showed be how it worked on Tucker before swim class. I'm going to give it a try. I'll let you know what I think.

This person also gives the treatment at her grooming salon, but I think I'll go with normal grooming and try using the tool myself. If you go to the website and watch the video....you might be turned off. The person in the video really brushes with brut force.... :rolleyes: IMHO