Who has a dog that sheds and is it a pain in the ****?

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My partner and I will finally be moving into our own house out of a rental in the next month hopefully and for as long as we can remember we have wanted to get a dog.

We're both dog people and grew up with dogs when younger but admittedly had breeds of dogs that were fairly "low" maintenance/didn't shed.

Turns out all of the breeds of dogs we like are breeds that shed but having never owned a dog that sheds before I'm struggling to understand just how bad it is for the owners.

We'd really like a golden retriever or choccy/black lab but have read they are prolific shedders. Are we going to regret getting one and forever be living in a hairy, sheddy house or is it just a case of needed to be on top of the vacuuming a bit more?

 

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Yeh the positives of dog ownership do outweigh it for me but just wondering if it ends up being something that consumes your life.

But a daily hoover isn't the end of the world and regular brushing is fine.

 

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Indeed. Our eufy has been amazing (manual empty. Takes 2 mins).
I think it probably is the optional product (for example dishwasher, tumble dryer) that saves the most time.

I never need to vacuum where it goes. Except irregularly in corners it physically cannot get to.

Parts are cheap and as said, with no bag, last ages.

I had been wondering whether a Robovac would be a good cleaning aid. The downstairs of our new house is tiled throughout so is nice and flat for a vac to meander its way round. I guess taking 1 min to empty it every day is still better than actually having to spend 5-10 mins hoovering every day.

 

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I've got a Labradoodledor. He sheds more hair every day than i've ever had hair on my head. I could spend all day brushing him , and it would keep on coming and his coat would look no different.

I thought the whole point of a labradoodle was that they didn't shed? The same as anything crossed with a poodle?

They would be one of my choices but the gf doesn't like them as much as a full on lab, however she also isn't keen on the shedding aspect of it so something is going to have to give!

 

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It's a real predicament. I've always had Yorkshire Terriers and Westies when growing up so malting/shedding was never an issue and something i've never had to put up with.
The problem lies with my partner not really liking any of the breeds that are shedders, so we may have to do some research into which breeds shed the least.......