Bath time blues: Why does my dog shed so much after a bath

DOG PRICE admin 19/02/2025 0 Comments

Bath time blues: Why does my dog shed so much after a bath

Okay, so the other day I gave my golden retriever, Buddy, a bath. Everything seemed normal, but afterward? Holy moly, the fur was EVERYWHERE. It was like a shedding explosion! I was seriously wondering, "Why does my dog shed so much after a bath?" So, I did what any normal pet owner would do - I dove into a mini-research project.

My Investigation Process

First, I grabbed my trusty lint roller (a dog owner's best friend, am I right?) and started cleaning up the immediate fur-nado. Then, I hopped on my phone and started searching.

I started with simple searches, like "dog shedding after bath" and "why is my dog shedding so much."
I read through some forum posts, where other dog owners shared similar experiences, which was, kind of comforting.

Realizations

I started by thinking, brushing your dog before bath and using some special shampoo. I thought to myself 'that can not be all about it'

So I kept searching and found something saying that, the warm water and the scrubbing action of the bath actually loosen up all that dead fur that's already ready to come out. It's like the bath is just speeding up the natural shedding process. I also saw the thing about blow-drying.

The "Aha!" Moment

Then it hit me. When I'm drying Buddy with a towel, I'm probably rubbing him in a way that further loosens the fur. And since I don't have a professional dog dryer (who does?!), I'm not blasting all that loose fur away like they do at the groomers.

My New Routine

So, here's what I'm doing differently now:

Brushing Buddy before his bath to get rid of as much loose fur as possible.
Using a dog-specific shampoo.
Towel-drying him gently, and then...
...using my regular hair dryer on a cool setting to help fluff off some of the remaining loose fur. It's not perfect, but it's way better than before!

It's still a bit of a furry situation after bath time, but at least now I understand why it's happening. And honestly, a little extra fur is a small price to pay for a clean and happy pup, right?