[Daffynition]

>>Their shedding is legendary isn’t it?<<

Goodness YES!

We had black Labs for years and years; when it looked as if our ancient old girl was going to have to be put down at 14 y/o, I told the boys to go out and get *some other type of dog*...at that point in our lives, everyone wore black pants and trousers, carpets were dark grey; well, boys came home with a yellow Lab! *She's *different* right mom?* That initiated all trousers and pants and carpeting to change to khaki color! and it ushered in an era of yellows. Whom we loved to death! but shed just as bad as a black.

We're back to black it seems....Salamander sent me this image we can relate to.....;D

[afraidfortherepublic]

2 Golden Retrievers caused me to carpet my house in matching fiber.

[riri]

We had a half lab/half cocker for about ten years. She didn't shed. Well, nothing to cause a neat freak like myself any sort of anxiety.

After her passing, we got a black lab.

I can't believe the amount of hair that comes off this dog. I didn't know dogs did this. We've had her for about seven years now though so I have adjusted, sort of. (:

I am not sure I will ever own another dog again after this though. Not just because of the shedding but because I really like to travel and leave for long periods of time.

Anyhow, to the person who started this thread ---the crate. It works like a charm.

[Apple Pan Dowdy]

"Their shedding is legendary isn’t it?"

My husband ties his famous "Huck Finn" fly made with the under fur of our old Chocolate Lab. We saved a life-time supple of it when Huck passed on. GREAT trout fishing with the "Huck Finn" fly.

[TexasRepublic]

I don’t think you know how bad shedding is until you have lived with an Australian Shepherd or two. How they can replenish shed hair so quickly is a mystery that defies rational explanation! Who needs carpet when wall-to-wall dog hair covers the floor so well? :-)

[goat granny]

LOL my Pepper shed bad but twice a year when you could manually pull out clumps I took her to a dog groomer and she came out slick looking and no more shedding for 6 months. She was cut short about 1/2 to 1 inch long. I stil miss her, had to put her down last January. Some say she commited suicide.