Do Dachshunds Shed?

By Howard Young Apr 13, 2011

Yes, they do shed.  Even Odie, our short-haired Dachshund sheds his hair. It is only about one half inch long and somewhat course, but does come out especially around his neck where it is a little longer.

Our two long-haired Dachshunds are persistent shedders and we have to keep our pillows covered with a sheet just in case the hop onto our bed during the day when they decide to take an afternoon nap.  This keeps their fur out of our face during the night when we remove the sheet.

All three dogs keep our vacuums working overtime to keep the house.  Luckily we have two best vacuums for dog hair making the cleanup job must quicker than it otherwise would take.   The Oreck is extremely lightweight and cleans up the stairs with a powerful suction that removes Chloe’s black fur in the crevice of each step of the stair.

We use the Dyson Animal mostly downstairs and it was designed to vacuum dog at cat hair.  It works very well at cleaning up after our dogs.  It is too heavy to vacuum stairs and due to its weight, we only use it downstairs since we’re too lazy to carry it up and down a flight of stairs.

With regular bathing and grooming, our dogs shed less.  At least that is the appearance.  More likely than not, their fur is washed down the drain with the rinse water or ends up on a brush than on our carpet or furniture.  Bathing and grooming also cuts down on their dander which may cause an allergic reaction and sinus problems to the owner.

I hate to discourage anyone from getting a dog, but Dachshunds do shed.

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