Guest BrianRke Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 Is it just a coincidence or do white/light color greyhounds shed more than black/dark colored? Any thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vjgrey Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 Is it just a coincidence or do white/light color greyhounds shed more than black/dark colored? Any thoughts? I think the white hair is just more visible. Even though I'm a neat freak, you'll find hair from my two white girls on pretty much everything in my house. It gets on, and shows up on, everything. I don't tend to see Gabe (red/blue brindle)'s hair around the house, but I know he sheds - it comes off in my hands when I pet him. Quote Valerie w/ Cash (CashforClunkers) & Lucy (Racing School Dropout)Missing our gorgeous Miss Diamond (Shorty's Diamond), sweet boy Gabe (Zared) and Holly (ByGollyItsHolly), who never made it home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winnie Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 Well, we have a dark brindle, black and a red fawn. Bonny, our red fawn, sheds way more than the other too. She also has that soft "bunny" fur while the other two have coarser coats. Quote Laura with Celeste (ICU Celeste) and Galgos Beatrix and Encarna The Horse - Gracie (MD Grace E) Bridge Angels Faye Oops (Santa Fe Oops), Bonny (Bonny Drive), Darcy (D's Zipperfoot) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mbfilby Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 The coat type, diet, and genetics has more to do with shedding then anything else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sobesmom Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 I'm sure that others are right, and color doesn't matter. BUT - my current foster, mostly white, sheds more than any other grey we've ever had. He does have a thick coat, and that may be the reason, but I've NEVER swept up this much dog hair in my LIFE with greys! Call it an urban legend - but this white dog sheds a LOT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yamaha_gurl Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 To me it seems like white dogs have thicker fur...imo. Quote Greyhound Collars : www.collartown.ca Maggie (the human servant), with Miss Bella, racing name "A Star Blackieto" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krissn333 Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 All of the white dogs I've known have longer and fluffier hair, and shed much more. My dark colored dogs have all had very short, sleek coats. Quote Kristin in Moline, IL USA with Ozzie (MRL Crusin Clem), Clarice (Clarice McBones), Latte and Sage the IGs, and the kitties: Violet and Rose Lovingly Remembered: Sutra (Fliowa Sutra) 12/02/97-10/12/10, Pinky (Pick Me) 04/20/03-11/19/12, Fritz (Fritz Fire) 02/05/01 - 05/20/13, Ace (Fantastic Ace) 02/05/01 - 07/05/13, and Carrie (Takin the Crumbs) 05/08/99 - 09/04/13. A cure for cancer can't come soon enough.-- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kronckew Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 i still haven't figured out millie. she is dark brindle and white (with spots) but her shed/brushed hair fluff is uniformly gray. the stuff in the dyson is gray. everything in the house has gray grey dog hair on it or in it of course. she seems to exude bits of hair uniformly thruout the year. my bridge angel, blue, a blue brindle, never shed, did not have any undercoat and when brushed, never had any fluff in the brush. Quote Regards, Wayne KronckeCAVE CANEM RADIX LECTI ET SEMPER PARATUSVegetarians: My food poops on your food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFullHouse Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 My fawns have the thickest coats but my black boys shed just as much. Now that we have a white girl, it's her fur i'm noticing more. Quote Judy, mom to Darth Vader, Bandita, And Angel Forever in our hearts, DeeYoGee, Dani, Emmy, Andy, Heart, Saint, Valentino, Arrow, Gee, Bebe, Jilly Bean, Bullitt, Pistol, Junior, Sammie, Joey, Gizmo, Do Bee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest burgerandfrey Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 Is it just a coincidence or do white/light color greyhounds shed more than black/dark colored? Any thoughts? We have had one red brindle & white female, one very light colored reddish fawn male, and one brownish fawn female. The fawn colored female sheds the least. The brindle and white shed a little more, and the male would shed like crazy! He also had the softest coat of any dog I have ever felt. He raced in Colorado so I don't know if the colder climate has an impact or not on their coats. Our other dogs raced in WV and Florida. It was like he got an undercoat in the winter... he would get slightly fluffier. You couldn't really see much of a difference, but you could definitely feel it. Then come Spring he would shed and shed and shed. My niece would brush him for an hour sometimes (which he thoroughly enjoyed) and he would still be shedding. Here is a photo of Zeke wearing a tupee of his own making after one of those brushing sessions: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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