Best Non-Shedding, Shedding & Least Shed Dog Breeds List

What Does it Mean When Dog is Shedding?

I can guess that many of you would observe that your dog is losing hairs and found somewhere on floor, bed or sofas.

It’s very natural that in some seasons or may be all the time dogs start losing old and damaged hairs and can be found in home easily especially where your pet spend most of time.

Well, it’s not about to worry as I said it’s natural with them. Some of the breeds shed or lose old and damaged hairs . There are also many breeds among which even don’t shed and we call them non-shedding dogs. But depend upon your choice whether you like the shedding habit of dog or not.

Excess of Shedding May Frustrate You!

You had or would also observe that kind of excessive shedding but although it’s natural process, you might heard about snake shedding too. a snake also shed the skin and get into new skin.

Often shedding of hairs also depends upon their health and breed type. It depend upon seasons too, many dogs develop thick coats in the winter that are then shed in the spring. Clearly means that it will done in a year eventually,

Their shedding may frustrate us,and it does not matter a lot how much we love our pet. Excessive falling of hairs can do really disturbing to owners when your boss or relatives are ringing the door bell and you will have to ask them to sit. Cleaning is enough to manage but doing time to time and all the time, may disturb you. Your cloths can be all covered with fur.

Why Do Dogs Shed?

Not even dog or cat but all of the animals including snakes and fishes along with human beings shed.

That could be hairs, skin or something else which is a part of body . This is the natural life cycle phenomena of shedding hairs and skin . All animals with hairs and furs on their body shed on regular and seasonal basis.

According to biological term hair shafts go through shedding and growing phases. The phrase go through all breeds types and kinds but vary from types, health, age, immunity and hormones.

They shed generally on daily basis but mostly in spring and fall seasons.

Other reason for shedding could be your dog’s health which can cause the process and affect the rate. Now you will have to take note on this whether it’s because of seasonal or health issues.

Like skin problems, nutritional deficiencies and metabolic disorders could be the reason behind process of unexpected and excessive hair falling/losing.

I would suggest you to keep take care of their health and nutrients. If you found something like this then you need to contact your  veterinarian immediately to confirm whether it is because of an health issue or seasonal phase is going on .

What Can You Do to Reduce Shedding?

Well, you can not completely stop the normal healthy dog from shedding if it is because of your dog going through natural seasonal phrase.

Meanwhile some of the dog really shed a lot but what can you do for that?  I can say here that grooming and brushing on daily routine is the key if you follow perfectly.

On the other hand you will surely observe mess of losing hair but it will fail/lose either in this way or by time to time, so it will be better to brush all at once and allow old and damaged hairs to fall off.

Your veterinarian can suggest you better what brush is good for doing this and they will also guide you more on this. She/he will be  able to recommend you better brush or comb.

Again saying don’t bother yourself about a lot of hair losing while brushing, it will be more better to see them while brushing rather than on floor, bed and sofas.

Reason for Excessive Hair Loss or Bald Patches can be:

• Parasites
• Fungal or bacterial infections
• Inhalant or food-related allergies
• Kidney, liver, thyroid or adrenal disease
• Pregnancy or lactation
• Certain medications
• Self-induced trauma due to licking
• Cancer
• Immune disease
• Sunburn
• Contact with irritating or caustic substances

What is the Right Time to See the Vet?

If you observe any of the following situations, or if your dog’s initial skin problem persists for more than a week, consult with your veterinarian for treatment.

• Skin irritation, including redness, bumps, rashes or scabs
• Open sores of any kind
• Bald spots or thinning of coat
• Dull, dry hair that pulls out easily
• Scratching
• Constant foot licking or face rubbing

Dogs That Shed The Most:

Double-coated breeds are among of the most profuse shedders.  What I think is that every Dog owners should know and understand that dog shedding is normal, natural and necessary for the new coats to grow in, with all such dogs going through this process to some extent for about 30 days.

Some breeds, like the Dalmatian, shed year round. But for those who are allergy suffers and want to adopt one but couldn’t due to allergy so they can choose the ones that don’t shed. I’ve listed down list of dog breeds and you can choose one of them according to your choice.

The following dog breeds are heavy shedders:

• Akita
• Alaskan Malamute
• American Eskimo
• Australian Shepherd
• Beagle
• Belgian Sheepdogs – four different breeds, the Belgian Sheepdog, Belgian Malinois, Belgian Tervuren and the rarest of the four, the Belgian Laekenois.
• Bernese Mountain Dog
• Border Collie
• Chihuahua
• Chow Chow
• Collie –the double-coated rough coat and to a lesser extent, the smooth coat varieties.
• Dalmatian
• German Shepherd
• German Shorthair Pointer
• Golden Retriever
• Great Pyrenees
• Keeshond
• Kuvasz
• Labrador Retriever
• Newfoundland
• Norwegian Elkhound
• Old English Sheepdog
• Pomeranian
• Pug
• Rottweiler
• Samoyed
• Shetland Sheepdog (Sheltie)
• Shiba Inu
• Siberian Husky
• St. Bernard
• Welsh Corgi – Cardigan Welsh Corgi and Pemboke Welsh Corgi

Small dogs that don’t shed:

• Affenpinscher
• Australian Terrier
• Basenji
• Bedlington Terrier
• Bichon Frise
• Bolognese
• Border Terrier
• Brussels Griffon
• Cairn Terrier
• Chinese Crested Hairless
• Chinese Crested Powderpuff
• Coton de Tuléar
• Dachshund
• Dandie Dinmont Terrier
• Havanese
• Italian Greyhound
• Lhasa Apso
• Maltese
• Manchester Terrier
• Miniature Poodle
• Miniature Schnauzer
• Scottish Terrier
• Sealyham Terrier
• Shih Tzu
• Silky Terrier
• Toy Poodle
• Welsh Terrier
• West Highland White Terrier
• Wirehaired Fox Terrier
• Xoloitzcuintli
• Yorkshire Terrier

Medium dogs that don’t shed:

• Irish Terrier
• Lakeland Terrier
• Lowchen
• Kerry Blue Terrier
• Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen
• Portuguese Water Dog
• Puli
• Standard Schnauzer
• Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier
• Tibetan Terrier
• Whippet

Large and Big dogs that don’t shed:

• Airedale Terrier
• Bouvier Des Flandres
• Giant Schnauzer
• Standard Poodle
• Irish Water Spaniel
• Komondor
• Saluki
• Standard Poodle
• Wirehaired Pointing Griffon

Hybrid Dogs List:

Continues to rise of the trend for non-shedding dogs , Poodles have been introduced into the breeding of purebred dogs in order to create non-shedding versions of popular dog breeds.

These dogs called and recognized as designer dogs or hybrids include dogs such as Labradoodles or Goldendoodles

Once the puppies are older, it is easier to decide what type of coat they are having mostly. If you are interested in a hybrid because of it’s low-shedding qualities, make sure to speak with a breeder about your expectations and take in depth guidance. I hope it will help you to understand things.

• Labradoodle
• Goldendoodle
• Schnoodle (Generally low-shedding as the Poodle and the Schnauzer are both low-shedding breeds)
• Cockapoo

Dog Breeds That Shed the Least

• Chinese Shar-Pei
• Airedale Terrier
• Portuguese Water Dog
• Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier
• Bull mastiff
• Bichon Frise
• Papillon
• Rhodesian Ridgeback
• West Highland White Terrier
• Vizsla
• Maltese
• English Springer Spaniel
• Brittany
• Mastiff
• Chihuahua
• Boston Terrier
• Shih Tzu
• Miniature Schnauzer
• Doberman Pinscher
• German Shorthaired Pointer
• Rottweiler
• French Bulldog
• Boxer
• Poodle
• Yorkshire Terrier

Final Thought:

I hope you get everything you needed. I’d tried a lot to provide you complete information and list of dog breeds that don’t shed (non shedding) or if shed then shed the least and also those who shed the most dog breeds and according to choices and size.

Keep the good breed and enjoy your happy life. I would suggest you to ask veterinarian personally and discuss to get more in depth guidance on this. Don’t forget to Share it with your friends and relatives and let us know your suggestion and views in the comment section.