PetGroomer.com Magazine
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July / September 2022
The Details of Deshedding By Christein Sertzel It’s summertime in the Midwest USA, and time for many groomers to start talking about deshedding. We’re past the interim phase of Spring season coat shed, and on our way to the next phase, late Summer coat shed.
are the longest of the year, the heat is usually high. Dogs let loose all they can to create comfort. They also shed more guard coat in an effort to make way for the bulking up of undercoat production in late summer and early fall.
Spring coat shed consists of predominately blown undercoat, but summer shedding consists of both undercoat and guard hair.
This phase is more noticeable to pet owners because of the amazing amount of undercoat their pets lose at home.
The reason for this pattern is the function of the coat as an environmental barrier and thermoregulator. The days 34
We start getting calls around June with complaints of “tufts of hair all over” and, “My dog is so hot.”
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