Dutch Shepherd Forum

Do Dutch Shepherds shed like German Shepherds do? I have little fur babies all over the place! Haven't had those since my GSD passed away.

Im not sure how much GSDs shed, but my DS sheds quite a lot. I brush him with furminator every 2-3 days, and there is hair all over the place. I vacum every 2-3 days, tho I should do it more often if I wanted my house to be super clean. There isn`t any hair in my hands when I pet him, tho.

They definitely shed ... but nothing like a friend of mine's GSD.

My GSD shed a new carpet daily!! Thalie dosnt shed much at all, Sadie sheds a little also. I really dont have much hair around.

I've heard about GSD shedding. Boaz sheds a lot of clumps from his butt in the spring, but not like a GSD. We were at classes for conformation practice during that time and every time the judge touched him, hair would fall off. I think it's pretty much finished now. I just needed to rake him daily for a while.

Thanks! Nice to know it won't be GSD shedding again! I loved that dog and miss her to this day but the fur was impossible to keep up with! The weather in Ohio has been so up and down this spring. That does mess with the old dog's coat so it could be hers.

I think their coat also can get thicker as they get older. Dante is 15 and this year it is shedding off like lambs wool. Willow is 12 and I feel like she is much thicker too.

Christie M wrote:I think their coat also can get thicker as they get older.

Thats interesting, I have noticed Thalies coat getting thicker. Sadies coat is not very thick at all, but I think her hair is a tad longer.

I think GSD's do shed a bit more, and it takes them longer to shed out. Also they have the double coat thing so they shed a bit all the time.
The DS seem to have different coat densities within the shorthaired dogs, not all the same, so probably the shedding varies with each dog.

Mine shed but no where near as much as a GSD, although right now as they're blowing fur it sure does feel like there's a GSD in the house.

Odin did shed alot right before it got warm for about 2 weeks, but that's it. He really doesn't shed.

DSs have a double coat, too...

But hands down, there's nothing like a GSD blowing a coat. Geyser's coat blowing is nothing like it. Still a mess, but so much easier to keep up with and get rid of with the furminator.

Last year Sugar seemed to shed more then this year. There is fur everywhere, but not the "small fur puppies" like I remember from last year.

Vada blows alot more coat than Letty does.