Tips for Shedding?

[AllisonRaeB]

Hi everyone!
Looking for some tips for my 11 month Doberman’s shedding. I do live in Arizona and it’s pretty hot here but he is shedding like crazy. I have to sweep/lint roll my house multiple times a week, if not once a day. I am currently giving him daily probiotics and coprophagia for his poop eating. Could that have anything to do with it? Is he just shedding because the heat or his puppy coat? Any tips for less shedding would be much appreciated

 

[JanS]

I'm guessing he's blowing his puppy coat since they really don't shed very much otherwise. Ours shed a little bit twice a year; spring and fall but other than that it's a hair here and there but nothing real noticeable. Sometimes they will shed more from stress too but that usually goes away as soon as the source of stress goes away.

Diet can be another thing - what are you feeding him?

 

[AllisonRaeB]

I feed him high protein and quality kibble, Victor Pro-Plus High Protein + a couple scoops of 100% pumpkin. He’s been in quite a bit of trouble lately, acting out a bit. Maybe that’s the stress. I also haven’t been able to take him out to play outside very often, with it being 110 degrees the past few months. I usually run him outside 2x a day + a couple days of all days of cage free day care. But I haven’t been able to do that for a while due to financial distress

 

[JanS]

I also haven’t been able to take him out to play outside very often, with it being 110 degrees the past few months.

Gosh I couldn't handle that but I guess it isn't a lot different than us having -40° days where they can't be out too long.