For the dogs that snow indoors. We release the dead undercoat at our place — so it stops releasing itself on your black pants.
Double-coated dogs — huskies, shepherds, retrievers, corgis and their many magnificent mixes — carry two coats at once: a weatherproof outer layer and a dense, downy undercoat that insulates them. Twice a year, that undercoat lets go all at once. Groomers call it "blowing coat." You call it the reason your vacuum filed for overtime.
Our de-shedding treatment intercepts the whole cycle. It starts in the tub with an undercoat-release shampoo and conditioner that loosens dead down at the follicle. Then the high-velocity dryer does what no brush at home can: it literally blows the released undercoat out of the coat in sheets, while the topcoat stays put. We finish with a methodical rake-and-comb pass, line by line, until the comb comes through clean.
Fur tumbleweeds in the hallway? Book the de-shed
Every spring, someone asks us to shave their husky "to help with the heat." We'll always say no, and here's the honest why: a double coat is climate control in both directions. It traps cool air against the skin in summer, blocks UV, and sheds rain. Clip it off and the dog is hotter, sunburn-prone, and the coat often regrows patchy and wrong — sometimes permanently. De-shedding gives you everything shaving promises (a cooler, lighter, dramatically less shedding dog) without sacrificing the system that protects them.
Timing matters more than frequency. In Charlotte the big blows usually land in March–April and again in September–October. Book a de-shed at the first sign — fluff tufting at the hips and neck is the tell — and one treatment catches most of the season. Maintenance visits every 8 weeks keep year-round shedders like labs civilized in between.
De-shedding is an add-on to any bath & brush-out or full groom, priced $20–$40 by coat density. Heavy blowers take real time, and the one-dog-at-a-time studio means we can take it — your husky won't be rushed through the part that matters most.
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Book the de-shed before the blow peaks — confirmed by text within 2 hours.