Blowing Fur or Shedding?

[Rachel429]

I'm a first time labradoodle owner. I got Gatsby when he was 8 weeks old from the animal shelter. He's 5 months now. Over the past few months I've noticed tiny tufts of fur on the floor. Not a lot, and not very big. However, within the past few weeks I've found more and more. Also, I've never found just individual strands -- they're just tufts.

In your opinion, is he blowing his fur and this will stop? Or is he shedding and it's going to get worse?

I don't know what generation he is. I'm guessing his parents were full blood lab and standard poodle respectively.

He's a shaggy little fellow, though. Here's a picture. (:

[lindamarie]

Awwwwwwww.......so cute!
Is he an F1 or an F1b and how old is he?
They will blow their puppy coat for quite some time.
Then, seasonal changes may produce more shedding.

[JaredJay]

Are you sure its the topcoat fur coming out? We have a malamute and he sheds a few different times a year and when he sheds the undercoat starts to come up and looks like white tufts that you can take right off in clumps..

[LabyLabradoodle]

Just in case the fur shedding got worse, Try buying medicated dog shampoo to regenerate the hair that was lost.