My pit bull shepard mix sheds terribly is there a way to stop it or at least so its not as bad?

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Shepherds are affectionately known as "German shedders" for a reason! If your dog has a more shepherd-like coat then there's no way you're gonna stop the shedding. You can do some things to reduce the shedding though.

Feed a high quality food. No alpo, ol' roy, or gravy train! I personally would also avoid Iams, eukanuba, and most purina products...there are much better foods out there. The difference it will make in your dog's coat is amazing! Look for a food that has a specified meat meal as the first or second ingredient (if it's second, then a specified meat should be first). Avoid foods that have more than two grains listed in the first five ingredients. Usually foods with corn on the ingredient's list are also pretty bad. A quality food may seem more expensive on the store shelf, but you will need to buy less of it, your dog will poop less (because they will actually be using more of the nutrition) and your dog will be much healthier over-all. So in the long run it is the cheap foods that will end up costing you the most.

You could also add vitamin E and essential fatty acids to your dog's food. You can buy these at most pet food stores, your vet, or even drug stores (in the human suppliment section). They come in both liquid form (probably the easiest way to add it to the food) an capsules (which you can give to your dog the same way you would any other pill...hidden in a treat...or you could puncture with a pin/needle and squeeze over their food). Do an internet search or ask your vet (or if you buy a product sold for pets, look on the label) for dosing.

Finally, you can brush your dog. Preferably outside. It's spring, which means that ALL dogs are shedding their winter coats. I recommend a rubber brush (you can buy them at almost any pet store, or you could buy a rubber curry comb in the horse section of your local farm or feed store) because not only do they do a great job of grabbing hair, but they work great to rub in shampoo when you need to bathe your dog. A shedding blade (the kind that looks like a big metal loop) is also useful and can do double duty as a bath-time tool (use the flat side to squeegee excess water after the bath). I also find my undercoat rake to be very helpful for pulling out under coat.

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No there is no way to stop it. It's spring time and all the dogs are shedding their winter coats. You just have to be very good and brush him every day.

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Get a good brush and brush everyday. What is shedding is the animals undercoat and will continue until it is gone. Happy Brushing!!

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If your dogs hair is long, you can cut it down and it will make in not as bad. If not, theres nothing really you can do

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groom or brush him