Some people want to shave their Golden Retriever thinking it will keep them cooler, but this is not true. Goldens have two coats — the long outer coat and the soft fuzzy undercoat. There are health risks to shaving your Golden as well — skin cancer.
A double coated dog is any dog with a harsh outer coat and soft under coat. The soft undercoat is what sheds a leaves tumbleweeds all over your house. German Shepherds, Golden Retrievers, Labrador Retrievers, Australian Shepherds, and Siberian Huskies are just a few examples of double coated breeds.
A double coated dog is any dog with a harsh outer coat and soft under coat. The soft undercoat is what sheds a leaves tumbleweeds all over your house. German Shepherds, Golden Retrievers, Labrador Retrievers, Australian Shepherds, and Siberian Huskies are just a few examples of double coated breeds.
Double Coated Breeds. German Shepherds, have two types of hair on them. If the coat is shaved really short, it can also damage the hair follicle and the coat may never grow back again after, or may grow in patches where the soft undercoat grows back and the overcoat never does. This is Tucker, a Golden Retriever.
Double Coated Breeds. German Shepherds, have two types of hair on them. If the coat is shaved really short, it can also damage the hair follicle and the coat may never grow back again after, or may grow in patches where the soft undercoat grows back and the overcoat never does. This is Tucker, a Golden Retriever.
If the coat is shaved really short, it can also damage the hair follicle and the coat may never grow back again after, or may grow in patches where the soft undercoat grows back and the overcoat never does. This is Tucker, a Golden Retriever. What happens if you do decide to shave down your double coated dog?
The breeds most commonly affected include the German Shepherd, Pembroke Welsh Corgi, Cardigan Welsh Corgi, Boxer, Borzoi, Rhodesian Ridgeback, American Eskimo Dog, Bernese Mountain Dog, Golden Retriever, Great Pyrenees, Kerry Blue Terrier, Poodle, Pug, Shetland Sheepdog, Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier, Wire Fox Terrier,
Double Coated Breeds. German Shepherds, have two types of hair on them. If the coat is shaved really short, it can also damage the hair follicle and the coat may never grow back again after, or may grow in patches where the soft undercoat grows back and the overcoat never does. This is Tucker, a Golden Retriever.