Originally posted by sugarbird:
Yep, regular brushing is the only way to control it. Forget ending it all together, it's not gonna happen. Personally, the best two things I have to remove dead hair from my dogs is a regular shedding blade ($7 from petsmart) and that Shed Ender tool ($14 from Walmart). I'm waiting for the price to go down on the Furminator so I can try it out too.
Vacuuming your dog can also help if you don't have a cheap vacuum like ours that gets clogged with pet fur and if your dog isn't afraid of the vacuum.
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or get a cockapoo like me yay! ( or any poodle cross and hope they get the poodle side of the family tree)and avoid it all together LOVE IT!
Sorry, can't resist not commenting on this one.....Why would you pay hundreds of dollars for a glorified MUTT and HOPE that it's got the non shedding poodle gene when you can just buy or adopt a purebred poodle, save a life or get a dog you can compete with, and not have to worry about luck of the draw? Poodles aren't the only minimal shedding breed either. Besides, getting rid of the dog she has because it sheds too much and replacing it with another dog isn't an option (or at least shouldn't be as that is very irresponsible).
