Shedding

[Shianne Mack]

Hi! This is my first post on here, so hello everyone :) anyways, my 8 week old f1 goldendoodle is shedding when I pet him. Is that normal? Or has anyone else experienced this at such a young age?

[Nala and Cooper]

Hi Shianne, welcome to Doodlekisses! I'm pretty new here as well. Sounds like you got a shedder on your hands.

Since goldendoodles are a mixed breed, you never know what you're gonna get. Some doodles I know only shed seasonally, others shed at one point in their life then stop spontaneously, some shed only into the brush and some none at all! Puppy coats usually blow around 8 months, but your pup is barely 2 months so that's out of the question. My Nala looks identical to yours, but she doesn't shed a single hair. There are just so many possibilities! You'll just have to wait and see how your dog's coat works out, but shedding this early means you'll be dealing with a lot of fur the coming months. Brushing his coat a few times a week can dramatically reduce the tumbleweeds around the house. This is completely normal, by the way- shedding at this age.

But don't fret! You have such a blessing in your hands. This dog will change your life and bring you so much joy!

[Ginny Nightingale]

I agree that he is a shedder now, but that could improve or you just may want to keep him trimmed pretty short if the shedding bothers you--many of our most gorgeous doodles have long straight coats and shed like crazy--this is especially true with an F1--the generation that is half lab would be the most likely to shed. F1b (crossed back to poodle), would shed less but that is not always true either ....But all dogs shed a bit, even the "non-shedders".

[Ginny Nightingale]

I agree that he is a shedder now, but that could improve or you just may want to keep him trimmed pretty short if the shedding bothers you--many of our most gorgeous doodles have long straight coats and shed like crazy--this is especially true with an F1--the generation that is half lab would be the most likely to shed. F1b (crossed back to poodle), would shed less but that is not always true either ....But all dogs shed a bit, even the "non-shedders".

[SoSa]

Our puppy came home at 7 weeks. He was a heavy shedder then and is still shedding now at 4 months old. There are fur balls everywhere and our clothes are always full of fur, ugggghhhh.

We took him for his first groom, but they didn't want to shave him down, because it was his first visit. They did not want him to have a bad experience.

Next time we will try a shave to see if that helps.

[Gracie, Jade, & Barkley]

Gracie is 5 month old f1 labradoodle came to us shedding at 8 weeks. She still sheds, mostly in tumbleweeds. ;) Except in the car, then it's like a Gracie hair masterpiece.

We aren't going to shave her, but brush her often and continue to get her feet and facial features trimmed. I love the fuzzy scruffy look.

[Judy, Meg & Polly Wolly Doodle]

My Meg is a labradoodle, she has been a seriously heavy shedder since we first got her.  I admit to sometimes wanting to crawl straight up the wall, it can be so frustrating.  However, she does not know it is a problem and she loves us fiercely and we lover her the same so we deal with it.  Hope you are lucky and yours outgrows it, otherwise just get used to keeping Swiffer and Roomba in business.

[Mendy]

Hi:) Yes we have experienced the shedding also. It started at about 31/2 months and still continues. From what I understand you will not be able to tell if they are shedders or not until they are at least a year old. I have been told ours is loosing its puppy fuzz.. And some go through this and some don't. So I hope that is true and it will subside or at least ease up. Your pup is adorable!

[Mendy]

From what I have been told all pups are different. Some shed there puppy coat at a younger age than others some don't at all.

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

Shaving doesn't make less shedding once a coat re-grows. Shaving decreases shedding only in that the coat is short and the shed hairs are shorter.

[Jessica, Loki and Moose]

I think with doodles you truly never know what your going to get. Loki came home shedding like a mad man (of varying degrees) until he was just shy of a year and now only will lose a few hairs in a brush. My second doodle, Moose just came home this weekend and isn't shedding a bit- I'm sure he will start shedding at some point because he has a bit less wave to his coat than Loki did. We also have great family friends who brought home a GD F1 and it looks like a doodle but sheds just as much as a golden and always has and it is 5 years old now. To my knowledge puppies don't lose there puppy coats until the are a bit older however even purebred lab puppies can be none shedding at just 8weeks old and then the shedding starts. Hope this helps, I would say you have a shedder but who knows! I though Loki would never stop and he eventually did, I will have to see what Moose does!