Many dogs have gorgeous coats and colors, but some come with a caveat: shedding hair. Behind the beauty of some of the world’s favorite dogs, lies a trail of fur. But with regular brushing, you can prevent hair everywhere.
10. Great Pyrenees
Great Pyrenees, known as the Pyrenean Mountain Dog outside the US, has a medium-length double coat with abundant fur. Luckily, its long outer coat and soft undercoat are resistant to tangling, dirt, and weather. However, Great Pyrenees do shed moderately to heavy year-round, and require brushing at least once a week to prevent hair all over the house.
9. Alaskan Malamute
Originating from frigid Siberia, Alaskan Malamutes have a dense, double-coat, with an oily and wooly undercoat that can be two inches thick. It’s also waterproof. Their coat requires constant upkeep and checking to prevent matting. Malamutes require daily brushing with a pin brush and metal comb. Twice yearly, during shedding season, an undercoat rake should also be used.
8. Golden Retriever
Golden Retrievers have a thick, water-repellent double coat. They are moderate, year-round shedders, requiring a once or twice-per-week brushing to prevent hair everywhere. Golden Retrievers will do their heaviest shedding once or twice a year, particularly in summer, requiring daily brushing. Always brush them when they are completely dry.
7. Saint Bernard
Saint Bernards are giant dogs with a dense, double coat that developed to keep them warm in harsh environments, such as the Swiss Alps. Saint Bernards come in long-haired and short-haired varieties. Both versions shed year-round and require weekly brushing. Shedding gets heavier twice per year, during the shedding season in spring and fall.
6. Labrador Retriever
Labradors have a short, dense, and water-resistant double coat. They shed year-round, but heavier twice a year. In spring, they’ll shed their thick coat for a thinner one. In fall, they’ll shed their thin coat to grow their thicker, winter-ready coat. They require regular brushing to reduce the amount of hair that ends up in their environment.
5. German Shepherd
German Shepherds are one of the most popular dog breeds in the world for their intelligence, temperament, and working and protective abilities. These large dogs have a double coat. A wavy medium-length outer coat, and a dense undercoat. They shed year-round and require regular grooming to prevent covering their environment and people in their hair.
4. Siberian Husky
Siberian Huskies are known for their thickly furred double coats, which keep them warm in the extremely cold environment of the Siberian Arctic where they originated. Siberian Huskies have a double coat thicker than most dog breeds. During heavy, seasonal shedding, its undercoat is often absent. They shed year-round and require weekly grooming.
3. Bernese Mountain Dog
Originating from Switzerland, Bernese Mountain Dogs were bred to serve as all-around farm dogs. Bernies have tricolor double coats that are long, wavy, and thick. These large dogs shed year-round, but do their heaviest shedding twice a year, during spring and fall, with seasonal transitions. Brushing once per week can reduce the fur on the floor.
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2. Chow Chow
Chow Chows were bred in China for herding, hunting, guarding property, and pulling sleds. These medium to large dogs have a very dense double coat that is particularly thick in the neck area, almost like a lion’s mane. They are considered seasonal shedders, as their coats change for the seasons in the spring and fall.
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1. Akita
Originally bred in the mountainous regions of Japan, Akita’s have a thick double coat for keeping them warm. These large dogs have a soft undercoat, while their outer coat is medium length. This breed sheds all year long. However, their heaviest shedding comes twice a year – in the spring and fall.
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