Heat Wave! Should You Shave Your Pet?

Thursday, July 19, 2012 - 11:45am












Patti Teall

There's this beautiful himalayan that comes in my yard almost everyday, I don't know who he belongs to,but he has so many mat's and it hurts him. I would like to get him shaved , but I don't know what to do since he is not mine. What would you do????

felicia hernandez

OMG, THIS IS BAD?! ive been clipping my dogs hair for 11 years! he is a shizu mixed with poodle and is very very fluffy!! i ususally cut his hair very very short on the summer hot days... oh god shuld i get him checked for anything?!


my cousin has a dog like that she named him fluffy and he was white and for christmas they got a outfit at PET SMART and when it came to christmas he was santa claus LOL:O

Maltipoo mom

I have a maltipoo and he doesn't have "layers of coats" This article should address which types of dogs it is referring to. I agree with the comments on cutting the hair, my dog is miserable and panting and when he gets his haircut, he is so much better. His "coat" doesn't keep him warm in the winter either, he has to wear coats or he shivers and gets sick. There are too many breeds of dogs for this article to pertain to all of them.



Kathy C

Come on everyone. I'm a groomer and have had dogs all my life. Ask yourself this common sense question-if you ware a fur coat in the winter, will that insulate you from the heat or make you VERY uncomfortable. It's the same with your pet. Don't be fooled by the stuff above. My long and short hair dogs are shaved every year and their coat is gorgeous in the fall. Their dandruff problem has resolved and they are cool and comfortable. Heavy fur in the summer acting as insulation is simply nonsense. Use common sense and don't fall for something that makes no sense at all. Just sayin!