Shedding help

PrincessPeach05

Lucy the Corgi Wonder Mutt is shedding a ton.  I vacuum every day, but her hair is still getting all over the place.  We just had her groomed and I have been brushing her twice a day.  Tonight, a hair got into one my my DS's eyes, and he went to bed with this huge allergic reaction, so I am obviously not getting all the hair up (Lucy had been on his bed beforehand, so we'll try to keep her off now, she sneaks back to the boys room and enjoys the bottom bunk-stinker.)  Any other ideas?  Is this mass hair dropping going to be the norm for us, or is it like the twice yearly mass shed that my mom's dog does? Our last dog was a poodle, so I am out of practice with the shedding.  Any tips are appreciated!

jdbmjm

Oh, shedding. I have a love/ hate relationship with my dogs long hair. I sometimes find that a really good bath followed by a lot of brushing seems to help more than just brushing alone. Can you brush outside? I also designate "brushing clothes" (pants and a t) so I don't get all of my clothing covered in hair. I also use 4 different brushes in rotation- furminator (for one dog only, it causes static on the other), a pin brush, an undercoat rake and a rubber kong brush. I find that using some combination of them helps more than any one type of brush. 

I also feel like this crazy weather (hot/cold/hot/storm) has totally messed up their schedule as far as blowing their coats twice a year. They seem to just be steadily shedding this year, but no massive drops. Admittedly, they shed a least a little all the time.

Can you put a baby gate up at DS's door to keep Lucy out?  

What are you feeding Lucy? Possibly changing her food could help with some shedding.  

PrincessPeach05

Thanks for the reply!  I will pick up a different kind of brush and throw it into the rotation (I have a pin brush, a stiff bristle one, and a rake.)  I feed Wellness, the puppy kind.  My DH also pointed out that it is maybe time for a new vacuum, we got ours as a wedding gift 10 years ago!  The shedding sort of stinks, but it isn't a huge deal, I just need a better system to keep it clean!  I am so thankful that most of my house is hardwood, it doesn't seem as hard to sweep up the hair.  We try to keep Lucy out of the kids rooms (we had an unfortunate incident with a beloved Barbie who now has a bandaged hand-ha,) so I will just try to remind them to keep their doors closed.  My son wasn't that traumatized, and he has seasonal allergies, so it's just something he deals with, so it was no big deal really.  Thanks again!

justaname

I highly recommend a furminator. They are really expensive, but do wonders for the length of coat a corgi has. I have used it on my lab probably 3 times this year and the amount of hair in the house has been cut down dramatically. Ditto the PP to brush them outside and in designated clothes. Our yard looks like it snowed out there! (her undercoat is a very light gray even though she's a dark chocolate).

Caz1221

What type of food are you feeding?  A high quality food can help to limit shedding.  Supplementing with salmon oil can also help with shedding and generally help maintain a healthy coat and skin.  I also recommend the Furminator as a great tool.  That being said, I employ all three of these tactics (high quality food, salmon oil, and Furminator), and my pugs still shed a lot, one more than the other, so while you can't eliminate the shedding, you can limit it.  GL!

ETA: Just saw you are feeding Wellness Puppy.  That is a great food, but I'm not sure it's grain-free, so you might consider switching to a grain free food (Wellness has its CORE line, which is grain-free, and there are lots of other brands as well) to see if it cuts down on the shedding.

Mrs.Palmison

As a fellow corgi mom--the furminator is a must! We use it weekly, more this time of year. It helps SO much. And use it outside if possible. There are two benefits-- 1, the clouds of fur aren't in your house and 2. birds can build nests from it

Hope that helps! 

PolarBearFans

It's spring. I brush my cats twice a day getting a TON of hair and still get handfuls when letting them lol... Just getting rid of those heavy winter coats. It will get better 

RedheadBaker

The furminator is less expensive if you buy on eBay -- I got mine new in the package for about $15.