Well Zoe is definitely double-coated. I’ve been noticing little puffs of white undercoat sticking out of her shorts (which I pull out), so today I took her outside with an undercoat rake. Last time I tried using the rake it accomplished absolutely nothing. (That was months ago, I guess when she was still transitioning from her puppy coat.) Well this time that certainly was not the case. I got tons and tons of white fuzzy undercoat coming off of her. So yes, undercoat rake is excellent. I might go over her topcoat later with a bristle brush or slicker brush (though I hate slickers). But now her fur is beautiful looking (as always) and she must feel a lot better.

I’m curious as to why she’d be blowing her coat at the end of summer though. Very strange. Maybe I just haven’t noticed it until now.