Is Your Dog Shedding? ----5 Reasons Your Dog's Hair May Be Coming Out

Dog hair on your dog is a beautiful thing. Dog
hair all over the furniture and floor is not.
If you feel like you're losing the battle
against your pet's hair, here are 5 reasons that
may be causing your dog to shed.

Light---If you run your fingers through your
dog's coat, you will find that there is a thick
undercoat beneath what you see when you just
look at your pet. How long this coat remains is
determined by the length of the days.

So in the winter months when the days are
shorter, their coat remains mostly intact
because shorter days mean less sunlight which
generally equals colder weather---a time when
your pooch needs its fur to insulate it from the
cold.

As the length of days increases, this triggers
shedding of the undercoat. Isn't it awesome how
animals' bodies are programmed to react in this
way?

Temperature----If your dog is an outside dog,
its undercoat will remain intact until warmer
temperatures trigger shedding. If your dog is
an inside dog, the comparatively mild
temperatures year round may cause your dog to
shed year round (good news right?). The upside
is that your pooch may not develop as thick an
undercoat as it would normally because
temperature remains moderate.

Illness---Just as in humans, illness can cause a
lot of natural body functions to go out of whack.
So many more dogs seem to be affected by cancer
which can certainly cause shedding; and the
chemotherapy used to battle this disease often
causes shedding.

Stress--- This can result from physical and
emotional issues. Examples of physical
stressors include being left in a crate for too
long, hunger, thirst, infection, surgery, lack
of sleep, pain.
Emotional stressors include fear (thunderstorms,
car rides, meeting people and or other dogs,
fireworks), separation anxiety, depression, and
lack of companionship.

If these situations occur on a regular basis,
it's easy to see how this can affect the overall
health of your pet. Doing all you can to help
your dog avoid these situations can reduce
shedding.

Scratching----Continuous scratching will take
hair out in a fast and furious way. Many times
this behavior happens because of allergies.
They can be triggered by diet, or because of
something with which your dog has physical
contact.

For instance, if your dog is allergic to wool,
and the rugs on your floor are wool, laying on
them is enough to keep your dog continually
itchy. Allergies can also result from allergens
that are inhaled. So itching may be more
pronounced at a certain time of the year.


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