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Skin and Coat Info
Quick Itch Relief for Your Dog or Cat
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Skin and Coat Blog Topics
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Dr. Michael Dym
Holistic & Conventional Veterinarian
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"Over 19 years of caring for
the well-being of pets"
Visit his Ask the Vet blog.
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Dog Coat Hair/Fur Characteristics and Shedding
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Dog Coats: Amount of Hair, Coat Texture
and Coat Length
Dog breed coats vary markedly. For example, there are hairless dogs, dogs with double coats–having both a primary or outer coat and an undercoat–and dogs with a primary coat but no undercoat. There are dogs with different coat textures, from wavy or curly, to straight, to wiry, harsh or hard. There are also coats of different lengths, from short to long.
Naturally, the hairless dogs shed the least. These dogs still need attention for their skin, which can sunburn easily. They are also easily chilled. Dog breeds with only a primary outer coat appear to shed less than dogs with both primary and undercoats. Dogs with wiry or wavy coats appear not to shed because their hairs are trapped in the coat and don't fall to the floor. Dogs with short hair appear to shed less than dogs with long hair because they have much more hair. The following lists breeds according to coat characteristics: amount of coat hair, coat texture, and coat length.
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Dog Breed Grooming Requirements
Toy Dog Breeds (10 lbs or less) |
| Minimal Grooming |
Weekly Grooming |
Daily Grooming |
Chihuahua
Dachshund
Chinese Crested
Italian Greyhound
Miniature Pinscher
Toy Fox Terrier |
Bichon
Brussels Griffon
Havanese
Pomeranian
Poodle Toy |
Japanese Chin
Norwich Terrier
Papillon
Pekingese
Silky Terrier
Yorkshire Terrier |
Small Dog Breeds (10-20 lbs) |
| Minimal Grooming |
Weekly Grooming |
Daily Grooming |
Boston Terrier
Dachshund
Fox Terrier
Jack Russell
Pug |
Australian Terrier
Bichon
Border Terrier
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
English Toy Spaniel
Lakeland Terrier
Miniature Schnauzer
Norfolk Terrier
Norwich Terrier
Poodle Miniature
Schipperke
Scottish Terrier
Sealyham Terrier
Tibetan Spaniel
Welsh Terrier
West Highland White |
Cairn Terrier
Lhasa Apso
Shih Tzu |
Medium Dog Breeds (20-50 lbs) |
| Minimal Grooming |
Weekly Grooming |
Daily Grooming |
Airedale
Australian Cattle Dog
Basenji
Basset Hound
Beagle
French Bulldog
German Pinscher
Harrier
Ibizan
Plott Hound
Saluki
Shiba Inu
Staffordshire Bull Terrier
Whippet |
American Eskimo
Cocker Spaniel
Water Spaniel
Australian Shepherd
Bedlington Terrier
Border Collie
Brittany
Dandie Dinmont Terrier
Springer Spaniel
Irish Terrier
Kerry Blue
Nova Scotia Tuck Tolling Retriever
Portuguese Water Dog
Puli
Pyrenean Shepherd
Shar Pei
Skye Terrier
Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier
Sussex Spaniel
Welsh Springer Spaniel
Welsh Terrier
Welsh Corgi |
Bearded Collie
Keeshond
Shetland Sheepdog
Standard Schnauzer
Tibetan Terrier |
Large Dog Breeds (50-80 lbs) |
| Minimal Grooming |
Weekly Grooming |
Daily Grooming |
Airedale
American Foxhound
Boxer
Bull Terrier
Bulldog
Chesapeake Bay Retriever
Curly Coated Retriever
Dalmatian
Doberman Pinscher
English Foxhound
German Shorthaired Pointer
Greyhound
Pointer
Redbone Coonhound
Saluki
Vizsla
Weimaraner |
Belgian Malinois
Belgian Tervuren
Black & Tan Coonhound
Briard
Chow Chow
Clumber Spaniel
English Setter
Flat coated Retriever
German Shepherd Dog
German Wirehaired Pointer
Giant Schnauzer
Golden Retriever
Gordon Setter
Irish Water Spaniel
Labrador Retriever
Norwegian Elkhound
Poodle
Siberian Husky
Wirehaired Pointing Griffon |
Afghan
Collie
Irish Setter
Keeshond
Old English Sheepdog
Samoyed
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Giant Dog Breeds (80+ lbs) |
| Minimal Grooming |
Weekly Grooming |
Bulldog
Beauceron
Bloodhound
Bullmastiff
Doberman Pinscher
Great Dane
Komondor
Mastiff
Neapolitan Mastiff
Rhodesian Ridgeback
Rottweiler |
Akita
Alaskan Malamute
Borzoi
Bouvier Des Flanders
Great Pyrenees
Greater Swiss Mountain Dog
Irish Wolfhound
Kuvasz
Newfoundland
Otterhound
Saint Bernard
Scottish Deerhound |
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